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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

Creating a new project


When you open Audacity for the first time, it automatically opens a new, empty project. To begin, you'll want to make sure that you give the project it's own name and folder location for file management purposes. Then you'll know where the files are saved and stored for your project. To do this is simple: from the main menu, select File and then Save Project As.

The Save As window is displayed, prompting you for a filename for your project. Type a file name, and then click on Save.

You'll notice that there are now two files in your save location: an AUP file with your project name, and a directory or folder named project name_data.

The .aup file is the Audacity-specific project file, and is what you would select to reopen your project once you have closed it. The _data folder is exactly as it is named— a data directory that Audacity uses to store all of the recorded audio and changes that you make to the .aup file.

Note

Remember, these are file names and types that only...

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Getting started with Audacity 1.3
Published in: Apr 2010
Publisher: Packt
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