Starting AudacitySelect Edit Preferences to choose the soundcard that has your microphone.

STEREO (takes 2x as

much)Play back old

track when you recording new

track

File FormatsIn order to export as MP3 you will need to download lame_enc.dll.

Click On Edit Preferences Library to find the file on your computer if you downloaded it.

Starting Recording Your First PodcastClick the Record IconTo Record Your First Track

Zoom ToolClick the ZOOM Tool to ZOOM into your track

Basic Editing and TrimmingSELECTION TOOL

Selection the part of the audio file that you don’t want and press the DELETE KEY

Before the file has been trimmed

After the file has been trimmed

Adjusting the LevelsTo adjust the sound level of certain words click

on EFFECTS menu And Amplify

Importing Audio(adding music as part of the Introduction)

Select Project, Import Audio

Notice when you import Audio it is a stereo file with a Left Channel and A Right Channel

Using the Time Shift Tool To Move The AudioClick on

the Time Shift Tool

Drag the Audio to where

you would like

the file relative to the song.

Fade In/Out Music

Select the file, choose EFFECTs and FADE IN or FADE OUT.

SAVE PROJECT(As you are working you should save your project )

Later on you can open up the project file when you need to work on it.

SAVE YOUR PODCASTID TAGS ARE HOW THE MEDIA PLAYER

IDENTIFIES THE PODCAST. NAME – ARTIST- TRACK

This allows people to know what the Podcast is about and where it came from

Later you can load the podcast intoITunes or Windows Media Player and change the genre.