Welcome
Welcome to Working with Sound: Introduction to Audio Recording and Editing an asynchronous Boston College Libraries 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 such recordings. This workshop has been designed to provide you with a range of possibilities on how to produce the best quality sound with the understanding that many of you will be recording in your homes and offices and will be doing so with minimal equipment, perhaps just your computer and a pair of headphones.
There are three exercises. One to get you up and running in Audacity (the recording end editing application we will be using) and to plant the seed for exercise four. One to get you thinking more consciously about the sound environment around you. And one that will take what you have learned about recording and use it to teach you more about Audacity. Keep in mind, we’re not looking for perfection in this workshop. We are simply looking to move the needle of your sound knowledge as, I hope you will discover, a little knowledge can go a long way in when it comes to sound production.
As you move through this workshop and think of questions or run into technical problems, please do not hesitate to ask for help.