BAIN MUSC 336
Introduction to Computer Music

Learning Audacity

Return to: MUSC 336


 Go to: Audacity Tutorials

  1. Audacity logoWhat is Audacity?
    Audacity is free and open source software (FOSS) for audio editing/recording that is developed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
  2. Download Audacity
  3. Documentation
  4. Getting Started
  5. Help Features
  6. File Formats
  7. Effects, Generators, Analyzers and Tools
  8. Advanced
"Free" Sounds Effects
  1. BBC, Sound Effects Library – https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk
  2. Free SFX – https://freesfx.co.uk

Unless otherwise specified, all hyperlinks point to the AudacityTeam.org website.

WP - Wikipedia

References

Burk, Phil, Larry Polansky, Douglas Repetto, Mary Roberts and Dan Rockmore. 2011. Music and Computers:
      A Theoretical and Historical Approach
, Archival Version. Available online at: <http://musicandcomputersbook.com>

Dannenberg, Roger B. and Mary Simoni. 2013. Algorithmic Composition: A Guide to Composing Music with Nyquist. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. {GB; Full text: E-book Central}

iZotope. 2020. "Understanding Spectrograms." iZotope Tips and Tutorials (April 3, 2020). Available online at: <https://www.izotope.com/en/learn/understanding-spectrograms.html>.

Seah, Daniel. 2021. "Audacity has been acquired by Muse Group, which also owns MuseScore and Ultimate Guitar: The popular recording and editing software will remain free." MusicTech (May 4th). Available online at: <https://www.musictech.net/news/industry/audacity-acquired-muse-group-ultimate-guitar-musescore/>.


Updated: September 20, 2021

Reginald Bain | University of South Carolina | School of Music
https://reginaldbain.com/vc/musc336/