Welcome
Welcome to Working with Sound: Introduction to Audio Recording and Editing an asynchronous workshop that will help you gain or improve your sound related skills. The main focus will be on voice recording, be it for voiceover/narration or podcasting, and the editing of those recordings. This workshop has been designed to provide you with range of possibilities on how to produce the best quality sound you can given a variety of conditions, be them that you are recording in your home, office, or in a sound dedicated space.
Technology used:
• Audacity, a free open source application available for Mac and PC, will be the primary editing tool discussed and used with there being some coverage of Garageband and iMovie, which are freely available for Macs.
• You are welcome to use the microphone of your choice, e.g., the mic built into your computer, your smart phone, or any external mic you might have.
What you will learn:
• The basics of how sound works and how to be more conscious of sound.
• What considerations to make when recording sound.
• The difference between microphone types and how to use microphone more effectively.
• Basic sound editing and sound filtering techniques. (This includes how to improve lower quality recordings.)
You will be introduced to:
• Adding sound to a video project (using iMovie) and editing sound within the project.
• Garageband, a more advanced sound editing tool.