Audio Editing Tutorials and Handouts

Check out our collection of tutorials and downloadable reference documents. Tip sheets and how-to's are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

Audacity: Record, Import and Export

Learn how to record, import and edit audio. Use this open source application to create podcasts and edit research.

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Selecting Audio Equipment for Audio Recordings

Use this guide to select mics and recorders for audio recording.

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Selecting Audio Equipment for Live Presentations

Use this guide to select mics and speakers for projecting audio.

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Using a Zoom H4n as a Two Person Podcasting Station

Use the Zoom H4N and external mics for two-person recording.  Split the recording into two tracks to edit each person separately.

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Using an External Microphone with a Mac

It is advisable to use an external microphone to improve the quality of a recording and to minimize ambient noise. When using an external microphone, the microphone must be selected in the System Preferences and, in most cases, the application. Follow the steps in this document.

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Using an External Microphone with a Windows computer

Using a USB microphone, for example, can be tricky to set up. This documents provides step-by-step instruction for setting up a microphone.

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Using OBS Studio to Record Your Screen for Instruction and Presentations

OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software) is an open source program that is used for streaming and screen recording. Use for streaming on platforms. This is a guide to set up OBS for screen recording and voiceover.

 

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Using the H4 Zoom Audio Recorder as an External Mic.

Follow these steps to use the H4 Zoom recorder as an external mic with a camera/camcorder.  The H4 may be placed close to the subject when the camera is too far away to capture quality audio.

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Web Resources for Downloadable Copyright Free Audio Files

A list of websites that have copyright free sound bytes and music files that are downloadable for use.

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