Getting Started
Exercise One:
Now you are going to do a quick recording of you reading the text you have chosen. The following video will take you through the recording process. (Also, see technical notes below.)
Technical Notes
Mono vs Stereo: In the Recording Channel dropdown menu, choose mono unless you know you are using a stereo mic (read more).
MS Windows: Audacity suggest the following for setting up the inputs and outputs: Where on a Mac it says, "Core Audio," select "MME." If using a built-in mic, select "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input" and "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output" for the mic input and playback output (read more).
Microphone: If, when setting up Audacity, you have plugged in a mic that does not appear, restart the application. Mics that are plugged in after the app is launched won’t show in the dropdown menu.
Mono vs Stereo: In the Recording Channel dropdown menu, choose mono unless you know you are using a stereo mic (read more).
MS Windows: Audacity suggest the following for setting up the inputs and outputs: Where on a Mac it says, "Core Audio," select "MME." If using a built-in mic, select "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Input" and "Microsoft Sound Mapper - Output" for the mic input and playback output (read more).
Microphone: If, when setting up Audacity, you have plugged in a mic that does not appear, restart the application. Mics that are plugged in after the app is launched won’t show in the dropdown menu.
For now, put your recording aside. We’ll get back to that later. Let’s think more about sound...