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Audacity Tour Guide - quick tour of selected features of Audacity

Audacity tutorial series for complete beginners. You'll be an Audacity audio editing expert by the end of this video playlist.

Warning.... Different versions of Audacity are not compatible with each other. ... After you stop recording, before recording again, MUTE the previously recorded audio track(s). Each · time you stop recording then start recording again, a new audio “track” will be created. Remember to

This document is a guide to the basic functions of Audacity.

For a detailed reference guide to all the Audacity menus and controls, click here or Help > Manual in the Audacity application.

September 11, 2025 - You’ll find the sample rate menu at the lower left side of your workspace. This is essential when learning how to use Audacity. It is advisable to use a sample rate of 44100 Hz for most standard audio projects, as it provides a good balance between audio quality and file size.

After you delete the selected parts or trim the audio, the remaining excerpt might be away from the track’s beginning. Use Tracks > Align Tracks > Start to Zero to align it. However, this is not necessary when exporting the file because Audacity ignores the white space while exporting.

September 11, 2025 - To get started, open Audacity and click the green maximize button to open the window up to a full screen so you can see clearly what you’re working with. If you’re a complete beginner, head up to the Core Audio section at the top of the ...

This guide provides a brief overview of some of these tools and features; for more detailed information check out Audacity’s Tutorials and How-to pages. ... Go to https://www.audacityteam.org/download/. Per your operating system, click the corresponding download link and follow the relevant installation instructions. Windows users will be given the option to download the software as an .exe installer or a ZIP archive; the former is preferable for easy installation.

November 19, 2025 - With this knowledge, we’re ready to take our first steps in the wonderful world of Audacity! Let us install the software and proceed to work with it. Here’s the main window, with our project’s sample rate at the left bottom, you can change it if the default one doesn’t fit your needs. Here you can see two very important selectors: where the sounds we play will be heard (for instance, our computer speakers), its volume, and where the sounds we record will come from (and its input level).

January 6, 2022 - Learn how to use Audacity in this tutorial with classes and step-by-step instructions for beginners.

June 16, 2025 - You can apply a variety of effects, from those built into Audacity, to VST effects, and effects native to your OS. With the selection tool, select all or part of your track. From the Effect menu, choose your desired effect. For this example, we’ll use Echo, as applied to a simple click track.

This document provides instructions for using the free audio software Audacity. It explains how to download and install Audacity, describes the basic interface and tools for recording, editing and exporting audio files. The document also provides examples of amplifying audio and joining tracks.