Audacity

** Keeping it simple **
Audacity Tutorial -
 * **Practice First -** Before recording practice reading through your script a couple of times
 * **Test** - Once you are comfortable record a short piece then listen and make sure you are happy with the volume of each persons voice (-6dB is good to aim for) and that the background noise is not too distracting.
 * Click on **Edit - Undo Record** (to remove the test recording)

Recording

 * 1) ** Record ** - Press the Red Record button **OR** Press R key
 * 2) ** Pause ** - If you need to cough or forget your lines press the Pause button **OR** the P Key . This way to continue to record you only need to press pause again and it will continue from where you finished off and will not start a new recording.
 * 3) **Stop** - If you do press stop but wish to continue recording from where you left off hold down the **Shift Key** and either press Record or the R key.
 * 4) **Save** - Don't forget to save regularly! **File -Save.**
 * 5) To listen in something other than Audacity you will need to save in another format. Choose **File - Export - Save.**

Editing
It is a good idea to edit out long silences at the beginning and end of your recording.
 * 1) To cut a piece of audio select the **Selection Tool** to highlight the piece you wish to remove and hit **CTRL-X** or **Edit** - **Cut**.
 * 2) To move a piece of audio select the **Time Shift Tool** <--> and drag and drop the piece of audio to the correct position.

Audacity Tutorial -

To get a better picture of everything happening in your Audacity Program click **CTRL-SHIFT-F** to zoom in vertically.

Insert Audio (Sound byte or Music Track)

 * Copyright Free** - Make sure any audio you insert is free of copyright restrictions. The best way to do this is search for Royalty Free music or sound clips.
 * 1) Search the internet or using the websites below as a guide choose an appropriate sound effect or music track and save in an mp3 or wav format.
 * 2) To add to your recording select - **File - Import - Audio**
 * 3) It may be easier if you want it to appear at the beginning to do this first rather than move it around later.

[|SoundJay] Free music and sound effects which can be used royalty free in your own projects. [|Soundbible] Sound effects which are both for free and royalty free in wav or mp3 format. To save right click on mp3 or wav symbol and select **Save File As.** Great site to download free music in various styles and lengths (ie can choose 10sec to 2min piece of a track)
 * [|Freeplay Music]**

To Play outside of Audacity

 * 1) **File** - **Export** - **Save As** .wav file