Audacity How to Edit Tutorial

This video gives a detailed, step by step guide on how to edit with Audacity.

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Audacity is a very easy piece of software to use. It makes editing music and sound a pleasure.

The first thing you learn in this Audacity tutorial is how to open an existing recording. It is as simple as drag and drop the MP3, WAV, etc. onto the Audacity window.

When you are ready to remove some sound from a recording you need to select the sound by holding your mouse button and sliding over that sound. Once you have the sound selected, to delete the sound you just hit your delete key on your computer's keyboard.

If there is a section of your music you would like to zoom in on you just need to select it with your mouse and click the 'fit selection to window' button in Audacity. If you find a button you are unfamiliar with you just need to hover your mouse over it and its name will appear after a couple of seconds.

It is simple to fade out a sound recording in Audacity. First select the portion of your music you want to fade out, go to the EFFECT menu and select FADE OUT. It's that simple! The same process applies to FADE IN.

Audacity Tutorials
Audacity is a free, easy to use sound recorder and editor. Audacity may be simple to use, but very powerful in its features.

This series of easy lessons is meant to help solve the most common issues faced by musicians using Audacity to record their music.

Audacity is a great educational tool for use in the music room. There are countless exciting ways to use Audacity with your students.

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[BlackManiac94]

i have a question . does audicity can edit any format ?

[buckydurddle]

@BlackManiac94 Thanks for the question. When it comes to audio, yes it can edit mostly anything. Are there any formats in particular you want to know about?

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[BlackManiac94]

@buckydurddle wav. format

[buckydurddle]

@BlackManiac94 Yep, Audacity can open edit and export .WAV files. 

[iAmHolyStupid]

how to remove the sound ( talking ) and leave the music in the background?

[buckydurddle]

@iAmHolyStupid Thanks for the question. I have a video on how to remove the vocals from a song and leave the instruments. I will send you the link in your YouTube inbox.

[VarmkorvRugby]

@FeELiNgSaLty you need to press the stop button before placing an effect

[IronPandoraBox]

Thanks a lot (You remind me Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory with your voice) :D Bazinga!

[MarTarProductions]

@buckydurddle can you send me a link to?:) you are realy helping my out with the music stuff tank god that its finaly someone who can explain how its work!!

[matameh]

mmmm,I lost nine min. here,

[buckydurddle]

@awesomezebra It doesn't have to be. It might be some silence at the end of a track that you want to shorten. It would completely depend on the music and what you were trying to do.

Thanks for the comment,

Andrew

[awesomezebra]

When your selecting the part you want to edit out should there be a little sound in it??