Audacity Editing for Beginners: 16 Tips in 9 Minutes

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16 Audacity Tips in 9 minutes - based on v2.3.0
A tour of useful editing techniques used to complete the "countdown" exercise. A good tutorial for beginners wanting to learn the basics of audio editing.

0:00 - Intro
0:50 1. EFFECT-NORMALIZE
1:20 2. NOISE REDUCTION
2:32 3. SELECT and TRIM with the delete key
2:48 4. ZOOM IN with CTRL-E
3:05 5. ZOOM OUT with CTRL-F
3:17 6. SPLIT CLIP with Ctrl-I
3:37 7. TIME SHIFT TOOL
4:00 8. SPLIT NEW
5:18 9. ZOOM VERTICALLY with Ctrl-Shift-F
5:37 10. TIME SHIFT to invert the order of speech
6:18 11. SELECT ALL with Ctrl-A
6: 47 12. SELECT SPECIFIC tracks with the [CTRL] key
7:12 13. TRACKS | MIX | MIX & RENDER
7:30 14. SELECT SEQUENTIAL tracks with the SHIFT key
7:55 15. PAN tracks
8:17 16. EXPORT the final mix into an MP3 file
8:45 Outro

[ull]

The true test of if you know something, is being able to explain it successfully and effectively to a 5 year old. You passed the test in flying colors. Congratulations !

[Bluesoutdamannish]

0:50 - Tip#1: Normalize Audio Levels
1:21 - Tip#2: Noise Reduction
2:33 - Tip#3: Trimming Clips
2:48 - Tip#4: Zoom In (Ctrl-E)
3:05 - Tip#5: Zoom Out (Ctrl-F)
3:17 - Tip#6: Split Clip (Ctrl-I)
3:38 - Tip#7: Time Shift Tool
4:00 - Tip#8: Spit New (Ctrl-Alt-I)
5:25 - Tip#9: Vertical Zoom Out (Ctrl-Shift-F)
5:37 - Tip#10: Time Shift to rearrange
6:19 - Tip#11: Select All Tracks (Ctrl-A)
6:48 - Tip#12: Ctrl-Select Specific Tracks
7:16 - Tip#13: Mix and Render
7:28 - Tip#14: Shift-Select To select a group
7:55 - Tip#15: Pan Tracks
8:17 - Tip#16: Export as an MP3 (or WAV)

[Environmenthrall]

Dude. Best Audacity tutorial ever. No BS, no fluff– just hopped right into it.

[Skyloftt]

My biggest worry was how to get rid of background noise and I am using a budget microphone. You took less than 2 minutes to explain it. Thank you so much!

[fzfate]

I just basically edited my first 20 minute podcast episode using nothing but this video. Brilliant. Thank you.

[Abbizu]

Finally! a video with no long introductions whatsoever and get the topic done fast. Thanks!

[guidedmeditationwithwade]

Absolutely the best tutorial I’ve found on audacity so far. You covered a lot of ground in a short period of time and I understood all of it. I’ve seen tutorials just on noise reduction which were just as long as your 16 tips video. And those were harder to understand. You have a gift. Thank you.

[whatsportscards]

i've watched this and referred back to this video countless times. appreciate the tips as i get ready to launch my podcast in a week!

[lusserrano]

Ok so obviously I'm doing something last-minute for college. Audio recording for a movie I'm making. Turns out my computer's super noisy and my microphone is absolute crap, like 1 dollar crap. Somehow a normalize and a noise reduction following your exact numbers made it sound extra good. Good enough to make me stop what I'm doing to type this. great work friend.

[ianoliver]

Thank you very much. Most informative. And no extraneous rubbish - no screeching, 'What's up yawl', no back to front cap, nothing except the information. Jolly good.

[JustWhyGamer]

Thanks so much, probably gonna watch this 100 times to remember everything! Ive been looking for someone who actually knows what there talking about for audacity and I finally found it, thanks again man!

[VicZablanVoiceLesson]

I found this gem only now 2021.
This is the best tutorial i got for audacity. I discovered a lot of techniques and tips here. Thank you for this best tutorial on audacity.
God bless you sir.

[wolftanium]

Thank you, 20 tuturials that aere all 8 mins long with no noise removal and I FINALLY FOUND YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH .

[hydrate]

Thanks for the informative video 😊 I hope you havr a great day 😁👍

[painkillerjones]

8:10- Thanks for letting me know about the "mono" conversion, thought I was having a technical problem that could have been serious.

[darrinsmith]

These are some really cool tips. I just downloaded version 3 which has the mp3 ability pre-installed so you don't have to do anything else to get it. Anyone who gave your video a thumbs down, in my opinion is a Karen and sucks! This was a superb video! Good job bro!

[johnlawrence]

Fantastic tutorial. Very clear and precise. Will watch this lots of times as most people do with tutorials. Thank you very much.

[divaldoperespedrao]

EXCELLENT VIDEO TUTORIAL. Thanks a lot.

[edwinperez]

Fantastic! thanks for taking the time to show others how to use Audacity. You are an excellent instructor. You are easy to understand and your tutorial is well constructed. Everything is clear and easy to see what is being explained. You enonciate most effectivly. Congradulations!

[americandreamshow]

Thank you so much. Best tutorial I've found on Audacity.