Getting Started with Audacity

What is Audacity?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audacity

To download Audacity

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Useful Screencasts:

How to use Audacity - Free Recording Software

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7-2KSqj4s&feature=fvw

Great overview

How To Use Audacity- Basics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w5L3gy9IJI&feature=related

(how to compress, amplify, and download lame mp3 recorder so you can export as MP3)

How-to split audio files

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4wvDFtEq58&feature=related

Favorite effects to use:

1) compression

2) noise removial

3) amplify (if needed)

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