Setting up - resources needed
  • Audacity installed locally onto computer
  • Internet connection
  • Microphone / Headphones / Smartphone with recording facility

What is Audacity?

How a sound editing tool works
Product features

Record your own sound effects

Record your own voice or effects
Integrate the effects of others
What is a sound board? (www.soundboard.com)
Creating your own sound board
Telling a story using only sound effects

Beat-box creation into Audacity

Create your own enjoyable beats in Incredibox
Import them easily into Audacity using computer sound recorder

Create a mix track

Mixing songs together
Fades and echoes

Karaoke anyone?

Splitting tracks
Removing centre of the tracks

Bringing it all together

Making something!
  • A news / music / documentary
  • A mobile phone ringtone
  • A jingle for a new advertisement

Web integration

Bring your creativity online using Audioboom or Soundcloud
Uploading on your own web site

PROJECTS

Audacity Skills Builder

Record sound for a PowerPoint slideshow

Incredibox mix

Creating a DJ set - mixing multiple songs together

Create your own sound board

Karaoke night!

Assessment task: Podcast

Extension: Create your own Beep Test mix

Extension: Story using only sound effects