Project One

Let's start with the basics. I want you to use your microphone with Audacity to record narration of a test paragraph. Begin by taking your book (or any book) and recording one paragraph of your choice. Listen back to your enunciation and pronunciation. Focus on making your speech clear for the listener. Now use Audacity to: (1) remove any excess time, (2) compress the audio, (3) reduce audio peaks with the Limiter, and (4) reduce background noise. Export this to mp3 and upload your test paragraph to the Project Gallery! Other students and I can give you feedback on ways to improve your recording and editing!

Project Two

Now I want you to experiment a bit. Take your test recording and use the Equalizer in Audacity to enhance or reduce certain frequencies of the audio. You may want to use the Spectral Analyzer to help here! Furthermore, try removing any breathing with the Noise Gate, as I described in the course. Now compare this with your original audio edit and see which you prefer. Upload both versions to the Project Gallery for feedback!

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