Audacity Mac User Guide
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1. Introduction Install Succeeded The software was successfully installed A The installation is now complete and you can click Close to quit 2 Getting Started To start the application click on the icon in the dock Audacity A message will be displayed asking you to confirm that you want to open the application which has been downloaded from the internet This message will only appear the first time you start the application Click Open Safari downloaded this file today at 10 04 from sourceforge net o Audacity is an application which was downloaded from the Internet Are you sure you want to open it The application will open with the main view see below 00000 Este Piel eee 1 0 go 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 0 s 4 Project rate 44100 LA The screen is very simple and by default includes 2 toolbars This can be changed later in the Preferences Interface menu 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 naaa eo alla NN l Project rate 44100 Control Toolbar This toolbar works very much like a video or cassette recorder Record Initiates the recording of an audio file Pause Temporarily stops the recording or playback This comes in useful if you record one part of your podcast and then want to prepare yourself for the next section To restart the recording press the pause button again ek Stop Ends the recording or playback This mus2. GER2_55217_0041 e s Time Artist LIBRARY Name Rating h Genius Sidebar K GER2_55217_0041 o 1 09 Movies al TV Shows O Podcast Q Ringtones OA Radio STORE Tunes Store 15 Purchased Y SHARED Q Home Sharing Y GENIUS Genius A Genius makes playlists and Y PLAYLISTS mixes from songs in your Tunes DJ library that go great iE 90 s Music together Classical Music E The Genius sidebar PESES recommends music music B My Top Rated videos films and TV hh Recently Added programmes that you don t b Recently Played already have from the m Top 25 Most Played iTunes Store rning on Genius will send information about your Tumes library to Appl Learn more Q To pause the recording click 1 To start playing click gt To listen to a specific part of the recording move the tab to the correct position iTunes GER 55217_0041 Name Time Artist J GER2_55217_0041 1 09 Blues Once you have finished playing the recording you can close iTunes or delete the file from the iTunes library By default iTunes does not play the file from the original location but imports this file into the library 20 To delete the file select the file in the library Highlighted in blue then select delete from the menu Edit Tunes File 200 View Controls Store Advanced Wincow Help iTunes A py E els w Name Time Artist Album R A GERZ 55217
3. Audacity Release version 1 2 5 For use with MFL Speaking Tests User Guide Apple MacOS X version 1 4 AQA and City amp Guilds are working together to provide Diplomas Copyright 2010 The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance and the City and Guilds of London Institute All rights reserved The Assessment and Qualifications Alliance AQA is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales company number 3644723 and a registered charity registered charity number 1073334 Registered address AQA Devas Street Manchester M15 6EX The City and Guilds of London Institute Incorporated by Royal Charter Founded 1878 Registered Charity in England amp Wales number 312832 and in Scotland SC039576 Registered address 1 Giltspur Street London EC1A 9DD Table of Contents RedUreEMENTS orrian eiea E A EE 3 MOCI ONE A 3 1 eaa O Ee S E a A dees enecienesesen sence oenauen 4 kre Dte Auda y ae AA 4 EZ ostaline Lame MPSS merai iie A NAE ia 5 2 GOUT Stat OG AA e eo A eaves 8 3 Using a USB external WUCFOD AONE cat alias 15 4 Considering Recording CONGIvIONS nants RSENS BE ES 16 5 AOE Record Burriana aI TAR 17 6 Savine Your Record 18 7 O 19 8 Helpdesk Contatti T N 21 Requirements Please find bellow the correct Audacity version available from our website depending on your Apple Mac Computer Mac with Intel Processor Audacity 1 200 Mac with G3 G4 G5 processor Audacity 1 2 6a Audacity is supported
4. N Open Close W Save Project aS o Plo pk Save Project As E Recent Files Export As WAV Export As MP3 CyAnrt Calactinn Ac AD 3 Export As Ogg Vorbis Export Multiple Page Setup Print This will open a window which asks you to name your recording and select where you would like to store it on your computer see below Save Save MP3 File As Save As mp3 Where lib 4 Format MP3 files mp3 j Cancel Save Ensure that you give the recording an appropriate name in the File name box When the recording has been given a name and you have selected the destination folder click Save A further window will open which will let you personalise the recorded file by adding a tag which will then display in most mp3 players Edit the 1D3 tags for the MP3 file Format O ID3v1 more compatible 2 ID3v2 more flexible Title Artist Album Track Number Year Genre Blues Comments 18 This is optional information but it could help to recognise your recordings while playing using an mp3 player such as Tunes or Winamp For example you could fill the Artist field with the candidate name and the title field with the examination name Once this has been done click OK When closing the application AQA Audio Recorder will ask if you want to save changes before closing
5. 7 z Y Installation Macintosh HD 87 7 GB available 8 3 GB available 116 GB total 31 9 GB total Installing this software requires no additional space You have chosen to install this software in the folder lib on the volume Macintosh HD Choose Folder ae Continue You will be given the option to change the default path of the software It is recommended that you do not change the default and click Install Standard Install on Macintosh HD Introduction Destination Sel This will take 740 KB of space on your computer O Installatio Click Install to perform a standard installation of u O Installatian 3 this software on the volume Macintosh HD u Change Install Location Cinsa User authentication is necessary to continue the installation by default it will display your user account but in cases where several users work on the same Computer type the admin user account then type the password and click OK Installer requires that you type your password Y Name aga Password P Details O Cancel OK gt Once the password is checked the installation will start automatically and will end with the message Install Succeeded Installing Lame Library v3 98 2 for Audacity Introduction The software was successfully installed Continue Installation completed successfully
6. All your recordings will have been exported into MP3 files there is no need to save Click No Save changes Save changes before closing 7 Playback Mp3 files can be played with a wide range of different players All Apple Mac Computer comes with Tunes and Quicktime by default Be aware that iTunes may copy the mp3 files into its own library If the computer is used by several people it is highly recommended that you delete the file from iTunes once you finish the playback Locate the mp3 recordings on the computer or USB Memory Stick depending on where you saved the files see section 6 above For our example the mp3 files will be located in the USB Memory Stick Browse the computer to locate the files click Macintosh HD The hard drive icon if you renamed the disk Macintosh HD Once the window has opened select the correct device Right Column on which the files are located e606 _ NO NAME ij 4 55 E OD m He Q DEVICES Name Date Modified Size Ki ee E GER2_55217_0041 mp3 1 October 2009 13 33 LIMB M E Disk E GER2_55217_0042 mp3 1 October 2009 13 34 881KB M E GER2_55217_0043 mp3 1 October 2009 14 31 1 3MB M PLACES fA Desktop A Applications Docum Movies SEARCH FOR 3 items 506 MB available A 19 Double click the file to open it with iTunes The file will start automatically Select the library Music Right column to see the list of files added into itunes a00 iTunes
7. WAV Microsoft Signed 16 bit PCM OGG Export Setup 16 32 a 5 OGG Quality 40 0 MP3 Export Setup 64 Y MP3 Library Version 96 Find Library _ PSA ANA 1 Bit Rate Y 128 B RANA 12 Spectrograms will be not used for your recording so leave at the default value ANA Audacity Preferences Audio I O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse FFT Size O 64 most wideband O 128 256 default O s12 O 1024 O 2048 O 4096 most narrowband FP Grayscale Maximum Frequency Hz 8000 gt Cancel gt oa Directories gives the location path where the record is saved until it is exported temporary folder It is recommended that you do not change this default but make a note of the folder in case of problems with the recording ot oa Audacity Preferences Audiol O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Temp Directory Location tmp audacity1 2 Choose Free Space 87 8 GB gt Cancel Ca Interface here you can add 2 useful toolbars which are in addition to those added by default Tick the boxes Enable Mixer Toolbar and Enable Meter Toolbar In addition change the value of dB mode display to 96 db Shown below x fs Audacity Preferences Audio I O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse m Autoscr
8. _ 0041 1 09 ORA Special Characters Podcasts QS Ringtones DA Racio Delete p elect At Select None STORE A confirmation to delete the file will be displayed click Remove Are you sure you want to remove the selected song from your iTunes library This song will also be removed from any iPod or iPhone which synchronizes with your iTunes library Do not ask me again i aA Cancel Another confirmation to delete the file copy into the library will be displayed click Move to Trash Do you want to move the selected song to the Trash or keep it in the Tunes Media folder Only files in the Tunes Media folder will be moved to the Trash x _ _ e Move to Trash ___________ Make sure the files are correctly saved on the original location and then you can empty the trash to delete the files from the computer a Cancel A To close iTunes click the red button on the top left corner 6006 8 Helpdesk Contact Exams Office Support is open Monday Friday 8am to 5pm Telephone number 0844 2096614 e mail eosOaga org uk 21
9. ality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Playback Device Built in Output Recording Device Y Built in Microphone ES A no i C Media USB Headphone Set IS Play other tracks while recording new one g Hardware Playthrough Play new track while recording it 2 Software Playthrough Play new track while recording it mM Do not modify audio device settings such as sample rate Car FZ Am Click OK to save the changes 4 Considering Recording Conditions When making a recording you need to remember the microphone will pick up most of the sound made around it during that time Here are some tips to consider Background noise the recording will pick up other sounds made in the room including other people talking machine noise and telephone rings To avoid this it is best to record in a quiet and secluded room Microphone position You must ensure that the location of the external Microphone enables both speakers to be heard clearly during the test It is essential that this is tested in situation well in advance of any recordings It is highly recommended that you use an external microphone as built in microphones pick up extraneous noises and prevent high quality recordings 16 5 Starting Recording Before you start recording it is important to check if you are using an external microphone that it is plugged in correctly When you are happy that the environment is co
10. ies Interface Keyboard Mouse Default Sample Rate 44100 Default Sample Format Real time sample rate converter Fast Sinc Interpolat High quality sample rate converter High quality Sinc 1 Real time dither None High quality dither Triangle H C Cancel ok gt File Formats this has the parameters of the export file format You need to set the application to use MP3 format This is important because it tells Audacity where to find the Lame MP3 encoder 2 2 Installation Lame MP3 Click Find Library wow Audacity Preferences Audio 1 0 Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse When importing uncompressed audio files into Audacity O Make a copy of the file before editing safer Q Read directly from the original file faster Uncompressed Export Format WAV Microsoft 16 bit PCM WAV Microsoft Signed 16 bit PCM OGG Export Setup ee o 5 0 OGG Quality 10 _ MP3 Export Setup MP3 Library Version MP3 exporting plugin not found Find Library Bit Rate 128 lt Cancel y Co gt A confirmation window will be displayed explaining why Lame is used to export MP3 click Yes to continue Export MP3 Audacity does not export MP3 files directly but instead uses LAME an MP3 exporting library available separately See the documentation for more information Would you like to locate libmp3lame dylib now 11 By defau
11. ind and launch the application open the folder Audacity and drag and drop the icon into the dock see below 000 C Audacity 1 2 5 gt DEVICES 2 a 2 m A Languages LICENSE txt Desktop a N ee B Na Bi Documents LL E Movies nyquist plug ins README txt fa Music ig Pict gt SEARCH FOR The application can now be started directly from the dock 1 2 Installing Lame MP3 Once you have downloaded the package from the website the installation should start automatically If not click on the package from the download folder gt DEVICES gt SHARED Y PLACES Desktop Lame Library v3 98 2 for Audacity 1 2 5 A Audacity pkg A Applications Bi Documents a Movies ip Music Ej Pictures gt SEARCH FOR The installation will start with the introduction window click Continue Welcome to the Lame Library v3 98 2 for Audacity Installer O Introduction You will be guided through the steps necessary to install this software Destination Sele Installatio Installati n _Go Back _ Ms Select the destination where you want to install the software For information disks with a red exclamation mark on the bottom right corner are not valid for the installation Select a disk with a green arrow and click Continue Select the volume where you want to install the Lame Introduction Library v3 98 2 for Audacity software O Destination Sel 7 o instalation lm 3 i
12. lt Audacity will search in the correct directory select the folder audacity and then the file named libmp3lame dylib Click Open to activate the mp3 export in Audacity ns Ss TS Open Where is libmp3lame dylib air e Mm 7 audacity H Q search P DEVICES E audacity la A libmp3lame dylib P SHARED a AE b a libfuse 2 7 3 dylib a Y PLACES libfuse 2 dylib Desktop a libfuse dylib j is E libfuse la Pe Applicati libfuse_in 7 3 dylib F Documents libfuse_ino64 2 dylib El Movies libfuse_ino64 dylib gt Music E libfuse_ino64 la 7 i Gay Pictures T Enable Only libmp3lame dylib 2 Cancel Open If the application does not open in the correct folder the path to find the Lame file is Macintosh HD gt Usr gt Local gt Lib gt Audacity Y MM audacity EJ lib E Y local Y usr 4 Macintosh HD Once the Lame MP3 library is activated in Audacity return to the File Format tab of Preferences you will then be able to set the bit rate for the MP3 export Change the value Bit Rate to 56 shown below Audacity Preferences Audio I O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse When importing uncompressed audio files into Audacity O Make a copy of the file before editing safer Q Read directly from the original file faster Uncompressed Export Format WAV Microsoft 16 bit PCM B
13. nother free application called Lame MP3 install it and configure Audacity to use this encoder Follow the steps below to install and use the tool To download Audacity please go to www aga org uk audiorecorder On the page click the link of the correct software application for your Apple Mac Computer Audacity Audacity for Windows version 1 2 6 We recommend you save the software locally on your pc click Save Then on the page click Lame MP3 for Mac version 3 98 2 Audacity Audacity for Windows version 1 2 6 Lame MPS for Windows version 3 98 2 Audacity for hac Audacity for Mac Intel version 1 2 5 ADA Ti Es LI Or wae Poe ergo Lame MPS for Mac version 3 96 2 We recommend you save the software locally on your pc click Save 1 Installation 1 1 Installing Audacity Once you have downloaded the folder copy and paste or drag and drop the Audacity folder into the Application folder OOO Downloads O we ie Bees a A IRA gt DEVICES Es Fa gt SHARED al PP err OMe y PLACES ile pity Desktop Audacity 1 2 5 gt DEVICES gt SHARED i A Web Work 08 Mail Desktop q o Sy Documents Photo Booth Preview QuickTime Play E Movies fa Music z oe y Ej Pictures pl Wo ected 87 82 GB available gt SEARCH FOR SnapNDrag Spaces Stickie y TextEdit Time Machine Audacity 1 2 5 To add a shortcut in the dock to help to f
14. oll while playing Always allow pausing M l Always allow playing mM Update spectrogram while playing m Enable Edit Toolbar Enable Mixer Toolbar Quit Audacity upon closing last window m Enable dragging of left and right selection edges Enable ergonomic order of Audio I O buttons Language English Minimum of dB mode display range Q 36 dB shallow range for high amplitude editing O 48 dB PCM range of 8 bit samples 5 96 dB PCM range of 16 bit samples 120 dB approximate limit of human hearing O 145 dB PCM range of 24 bit samples Cancel Coa 13 Below is an example of the screen with the 2 new toolbars wH TE TI Project rate 44100 Cursor 0 00 000000 min sec Snap To Off r A Keyboard this is used to set shortcuts for the application using the keyboard Audio I O Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface K Mouse New Cmd N Open Cmd O Close Cmd W Save Project Cmd S Save Project As Export As Export Selection As Export As MP3 Export Selection As MP3 Export As Ogg Vorbis Export Selection As Ogg Vorbis 4 Fynort I ahel lt Y LJ gt Coar Note Pressing Cmd Q will quit All other keys are valid aS A CC E 14 Mouse explains how to use the mouse It is recommended that you leave the values as the default Click OK Owl _ Audacity Preferences Audio I O Quali
15. only for the following minimum configurations MacOS X 10 1 or later 64Mb RAM 300 Mhz Processor None of the beta versions of Audacity available to download from the Audacity website will be supported Important MacOS 9 will not be supported This operating system is no longer included with any Apple computer by default Also you may need Administrator rights on your computer to download and install this software Please contact your IT Department It is highly recommended that users record using an external USB Microphone for better audio quality For example the following microphone has been tested successfully by AQA Logitech USB Desktop Microphone PN 980186 0914 USB memory sticks can be used to save your recordings Introduction AQA recommend you use the application Audacity to record your audio files which is available at the link provided below http web aga org uk mfl audio recorder index ph This software is the latest stable release version available There is a beta release version 1 3 6 but you could experience problems and so we will not provide support for this version To save your recordings we recommend you use MP3 format which is currently the most popular and compatible audio format You will then be able to play your recordings with all music players on computers such as Windows Media Player Tunes Winamp and more However Audacity does not include the MP3 encoder so you will need to download a
16. rrect you should begin recording Press Record and start speaking As you talk you should notice the sound wave trace shown below is produced You may also notice the Meter Toolbar will move to the sound of your voice and the Timer Positions at the bottom of the screen will be counting R R 827 210 Pw 21 O ad 22 0 23 0 24 0 L E lE ij if pag i SS eS eT Project rate 44100 Cursor 0 00 000000 min sec Snap To Off Go It is recommended that you listen to your recording in case you need to adjust some of the parameters For instance if you think the volume of the recording is too loud or too low you can adjust the volume level by moving the tab on the microphone section of the Mixer Toolbar It is suggested you test this until it is at a level that is suitable to you TE P 24 0 25 0 I oe bia biz 17 6 Saving Your Recording When you are happy with your recording you will need to save it To save the recording follow the steps below Individual candidate recordings should be saved as mp3 files The filename must contain the component code centre number and candidate number eg GER2_55217_0041 mp3 On the File menu select Export as mp3 This will open a window which will ask you to name your recording and select where you would like to store USB Memory Stick recommended Audacity M5 Edit View Project Generate Effect Z New
17. t be done before any further editing is carried out Play Plays back a recording Back Skip Skips to the beginning of the recording Forward Skip Skips to the end or to a position where the cursor is placed CEE Most of the settings are available from the Preferences menu of the application E Preferences 3 Services Hide Audacity H Hide Others 3H Show All Quit Audacity 0 The Preferences will display the audacity settings in 8 tabs Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse L The first tab Audio I O is the most important one as you will have to define the source of the microphone Audio I O select the source of audio device you will be using for your recording Quality File Formats Spectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Playback Device Built in Output rY Recording Device f Built in Microphone a Channels FT Play other tracks while recording new one Hardware Playthrough Play new track while recording it Software Playthrough Play new track while recording it mM Do not modify audio device settings such as sample rate Mi 10 Quality define the quality of the recording We recommend you change to the following settings Default Sample Rate 44100Hz and Default Sample Format 16 bit these settings are used by the BBC to produce their ANNO Audacity Preferences Audio 1 0 Quality File Formats Spectrograms Director
18. ty File Formats 5pectrograms Directories Interface Keyboard Mouse Mouse Bindings default values not configurable Tool Command Action Buttons Select Set Selection Point Select Set Selection Range Select Extend Selection Range Zoom Zoom in on Point Zoom Zoom in on a Range Zoom Zoom out one step Zoom Same as Left Drag Time Shift Time shift sequence Envelope Change Amplification Envelope Pencil Change Sample Pericil Smooth at Sample Pencil Change Several Samples Pencil Change ONE Sample only Multi Same as select tool Multi Same as select tool Multi Same as zoom tool Multi Same as zoom tool Left Click Left Drag Shift Left Click Left Click Left Drag Right Click Right Drag Left Drag Left Drag Left Click Alt Left Click Left Drag Ctrl Left Drag Left Click Left Drag Right Click Right Drag Pl A a 3 Using a USB External Microphone Before starting your recording plug the microphone into the computer shown below Start Audacity on your Apple Mac computer The input device will be the only Default Input Source Show Below with or without the USB Microphone plugged in Default Input Source Open the Preferences window 15 y Services Hide Audacity H Hide Others 36H Sho w All Quit Audacity Q Audio I O select the source of audio device you will be using for your recording in our example C Media USB Headphone Set Audio 1 0 Qu
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