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• 1 2020-10-27T07:42:38-07:00 Practicum: Adjusting the Timing and Clean Up 34 plain 2020-10-27T11:55:01-07:00 At this point, you are going to smooth out the sound by adjusting the timing between the clips (the pacing of the reading), cleaning up clicks and pops, and adding crossfades (see the technical note below) . You will also be shown two ways to use the multitool.
  
  Here are some steps you can use to adjust and clean up your assembly:
   

  Technical Note
  
  Crossfades, which are used to merge clips and help one clip blend more smoothly into another, are introduced here because they are a sound editing best practice. You will notice, however, that Audacity automatically merges sound clips when you click on the split (black line) between them. If you choose to merge the clips by clicking on the split, make sure to listen closely to verify that there is not a pop or click where the split once was. If there is, undo the auto merge (Command Z on a Mac and Control Z on a PC) and use a crossfade.

  Split clips (left) Clips after being merged (right)
• 1 2020-10-02T09:17:01-07:00 Editing in Audacity 10 plain 2020-10-27T07:31:48-07:00

  Step Four: Assembling Your Sound

  Here you will learn how to split, copy, and move audio clips. As part of this step, you will need to listen to the recordings to identify the best takes. When you have concluded, your assembly should look something like this:
  
  This video will show you the skills and techniques to create your assembly:
  

  Step Five: Adjusting the Timing and Clean Up

  At this point, you are going to smooth out the sound by adding crossfades and in and out fades, adjusting the timing between the clips (the pacing of the reading), and cleaning up more difficult clicks and pops when possible. This video will show you the skills and techniques you will need as well as teach you about the multitool.
  

  Step Six (optional): Improving Vocal Quality 

  Finally, if you would like, to experiment with effects that might improve the audio quality by following CasualSavage's "How To Improve Voice Quality in Audacity 2020" video. (CasualSavage has a number of helpful videos on Audacity and audio recording more broadly.) I recommend you create a new track and copy your sound clip so that you can compare the two clips.
  

  Step Seven: Exporting

  Now that you are done, it’s time to export your audio. If you feel comfortable with it, share your audio file with me. I’d love to hear how it turned out and about your process.
  
  To conclude, we'll look at some other tools. That information will be made available October 3rd.