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1. gt Export as MP3 Navigate to where you want to save the file desktop P Drive Flash drive etc and click Export Saving Your Podcast as an MP3 3 Audacit Edit View Project Generate 1 To save your audio as an MP3 click on File gt Export As MP3 pece al ew 8 e Open 0 BZ ng Close dW Save Project S 2 On the next screen Navigate to where you want to save your e x i Save Project As MP3 file P drive F drive thumbdrive etc and name your file Be sure not to erase the mp3 file extension Recent Files gt Export As WAV selection As WA Save MP3 File As i 44100Hz N it Save As mp3 fa ite Solo er furl N fr Export As MP3 Selection As MP3 Selection As Ogg Vorbi Export As Ogg Vorbis Fyr rt n Ac Oana shel lt Export Multiple 3 The next screen asks for ID3 Tag information Enter the Title your name Artist and the Genre if you would like Keep the Page Setup ID3v2 checked Click OK when finished Print Edit the ID3 tags for the MP3 file Format O ID3v1 more compatible p ID3v2 more flexible Title My First Podcast gt Artist Daniel Sutherland Album Track Number Year Comments kae Audacity will now export your file as an MP3 file Depending on the size of your file this may take some time When you quit Audacity Audacity will ask y2. 8 Double Click on the C Drive 9 Double Click on the Program Files Folder 10 Double Click on the Audacity Folder 11 Right Click in the empty white space and choose Paste from the pop up menu This will copy the LAME folder into the Audacity folder 12 Close all windows and return to the blank desktop gt You are now ready to prepare audacity for recording your podcasts and exporting your MP3 files Please read through the next handout Preparing Audacity for Recording Preparing Audacity for Recording 1 Open Audacity Start gt Programs gt Audacity 2 In the menu bar click on File gt Preferences 3 On the Audio I O Tab make sure that your sound card is selected for BOTH recording and playback 4 In the Channels dropdown menu choose 1 Mono Audaritu Preferences y File Formats Spectrograme Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Device M Audio Revolution TT Play other tracks while recording new one TT Soltware Playthrough Play new track while recording Audacity asm es Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse ple Rate EEE Defaut Sample Fomat 16bt gt 5 Click on the Quality Tab Realtime sample rate converter Fast Sinc Interpolation Set the following High quality sample rate converter High quality Sine Interpolation Default Sample Rate 44 100 kHz Realtime dther None High qualty dither Tr
3. Podcasting Patrick Higgins Sparta Township Public Schools November 29 amp December 6 2006 a Handouts Part I Podcasting How To s Microphone Set Up and Windows XP Installing Audacity and LAME Preparing Audacity for Recording Saving as MP3 Audacity Quick Reference Sheet Additional Web Resources Seba Part II Audacity User s Manual Selected Parts Toolbar Control Edit and Audio Recording with Audacity Tutorial I Basics Part 4 Cut Copy and Paste Tutorial II Editing for Beginners Part 2 Effects Menu Microphone Set Up and Windows XP To narrate your timeline using a microphone do the following Microphone Setup 1 Obtain a microphone and plug it into the microphone port on the computer If the headphones are attached plug those in too 2 Go to Start gt Settings gt Control Panels or Start gt Control Panels Double Click on the Sound Control Panel or Sounds and Audio Devices Control Panel 3 Click on the Voices Tab along the top of the Sound Control Panel 4 Under Voice Recording click on the Volume button 5 Set the volume slider for the microphone at approximately 75 This may need to be adjusted accordingly Also make sure the microphone is selected x Options Help CD Player Microphone Balance Balance d Microphone Level ee a Control eee approx 75 quessossazeazsoneea Make sure this is selected 6 When d
4. iangle v Default Sample Format 16 bit Leave everything else the same 6 Click on the File Formats tab Audacity Preference Audio 1 0 Qualty Spectrograme Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Click on Find Library under the MP3 Ae canoes ee ee Export Setup Make a copy of the fie before editing safer Read dieci from the original file faster Click Yes to the Export MP3 Pop Up pressed Export Foemot AV Micsoson bt PCM WAV Microsolt Signed 16 BRIM Navigate to lame_enc dll on the C Drive The Path is ORE Epon Sone My Computer gt C Drive gt Program et Ef Files gt Audacity gt LAME gt lame_enc dll MP3 Export Setup MP3 Library Version MP3 exporting plugin not found Find Library and click Open B Rate 7 Set the bit rate to 64 adequate for voice change to 128 for music 8 Close the preferences by clicking OK 9 From the Audacity Program window click on the microphone icon and choose Monitor Input from the menu Begin talking into the microphone You should see the red bar fluctuate indicating that it is picking up your voice 10 Press the Record button and start talking When you are finished press the Stop button 11 To save the file click on File gt Save Navigate to where you want to save the file desktop P Drive Flash drive etc This saves the recording as a WAV file TOO big for podcasting 12 To save the file as an MP3 click on File
5. one close the windows Installing Audacity and Lame Installing Audacity 1 Insert CD If a Pop Up appears asking what to do with the CD click on Open CD In a Folder and skip to Step 4 2 Double Click on My Computer 3 Double Click on the CD drive Podcasting 4 Double Click on the Installers folder 5 Double Click on the Windows folder 6 Double Click on Audacity win 1 2 4b to begin the installation 7 Click next to continue through the installation Note the Following e You must agree to the Terms of Use Policy e You will be prompted if you want a desktop icon e When installation is complete you have the option to launch Audacity If you are also going to install LAME uncheck this box and click Finish 8 Close all windows and return to the desktop before installing LAME Installing LAME 1 Double Click on My Computer 210 Lod 2 Double Click on the CD drive Podcasting Toe 2 Files stored on This Computer E Shared Administrator s Documents Documents 3 Double Click on the Installers folder a D nts 4 Double Click on the Windows folder _ Hard Disk Drives 5 Right Click on the LAME folder and choose Copy ments 6 Close all windows and return to the desktop fi Audacity File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q iD pO search gt Folders EEJ E C Program FiesvAudacity z File and Folder Tasks 7 Double Click on My Computer
6. ou to save the file Audacity wants to save the file as a native Audacity file If you would like to save the file for future editing navigate to where you want to save the file give it a name and click Save Click here to get erase or Click here to Silence To Select Part of the To Move your Audio Trim everything EXCEPT the a selected part of the Track along the selected part of the audio audio track Audio Track timeline track p Click on the Click on the Time Selection tool and Shift Tool Click and then click and drag drag on the audio over the audio track you wish to select Record track you wish to move in the timeline Undo amp Redo Play Pause Stop To Delete an Audio Track Click on the X Speaker and Microphone Monitors 4 0 Click here to Mute the track Adjust this slider to increase or decrease the volume of the track Gain Beware this could cause distortion This will adjust the balance Left or Right Recording time remaining 77 hours and 30 minutes Project rate 44100 Selection 0 02 159456 0 03 773243 0 01 613787 min sec Snap To Off
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