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Getting started with Audacity 1.3

You're reading from   Getting started with Audacity 1.3 Create your own podcasts, edit music, and more with this open source audio editor

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781847197641
Length 220 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Getting started with Audacity 1.3
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
1. Audacity and the World of Audio Editing 2. The Basics: Setting Up a Project FREE CHAPTER 3. Ready and Action! Creating a Voice Track and Recording Interviews 4. Making It Sound Better: Editing Your Podcast 5. Advanced Editing: Fixing the Glitches and Removing the Noise 6. Saving Projects and Exporting Podcasts 7. Beyond the Basics: Editing for Even Better Sound 8. Importing and Adding Background Music 9. Giving Your Audio Some Depth: Applying Effects 10. Making Audacity Even Better With Plug-Ins and Libraries Toolbar, Menu, and Keyboard Shortcut Reference
Glossary of Terms
Index

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Because we are discussing the ways in which we can manipulate sound, here's a few others that you can change in your test project, if you see fit:

Changing pitch

Changing the pitch in audio editing means changing the high or low tone that we hear in the track. Technically, this means that we are decreasing the time interval between the voice waves (which means that we are increasing frequency). In theory, if you do this, it will also increase the speed or tempo of the entire track. But with Audacity, you can change this pitch setting without changing the speed of your audio track because Audacity will re-adjust to maintain the original speed.

To change the pitch, follow the steps shown below:

  1. Open up your test project, and select the portion you want to change the pitch (or select the entire track).

  2. From the main menu, click on Effect and then Change Pitch. The Change Pitch window is displayed.

  3. Use the slider bar along the bottom of the screen, and move it to the left-hand side...

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