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[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.  
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'''Audacity''' is a free, easy-to-use, cross-platform audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.  
  
 
You can use Audacity to:
 
You can use Audacity to:
* Record live audio.
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* [http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Tutorial_-_Your_First_Recording Record] live audio.
* Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
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* [http://wiki.themixingbowl.org/Digitising_cassette_tapes Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs]
* Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, and WAV sound files.
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* Edit [[Ogg Vorbis]], [[MP3]], and [[WAV]] sound files.
 
* Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
 
* Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together.
* Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
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* Change the [http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Effect_Menu#List_of_Built-in_Effects speed or pitch] of a recording.
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==Use LAME==
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Exporting audio as an [[MP3]] is easy to do in Audacity and uses [[LAME]] as the in-built encoder. If you want to make use of extra LAME settings, such as the [https://wiki.themixingbowl.org/LAME#lowpass_Advanced_Setting_for_FM_.26_Satellite_recordings lowpass] setting, then you'll need to do the following:
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''File > Export > Save as type: (external program)''
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Then in the ''Format Options > Command:'' field enter:
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C:\Path\To\Lame\lame.exe - -V 0 --lowpass 16 "%f"
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'''Be sure to change the "C:\Path\To\Lame\" to where the lame.exe is actually located on your computer.'''
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==External Links==
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*[https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity Homepage]
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*[http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page Audacity Wiki]
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[[category:Audio Tools]]
 
[[category:Audio Tools]]

Latest revision as of 17:48, 21 April 2021

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use, cross-platform audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.

You can use Audacity to:

Use LAME

Exporting audio as an MP3 is easy to do in Audacity and uses LAME as the in-built encoder. If you want to make use of extra LAME settings, such as the lowpass setting, then you'll need to do the following:

File > Export > Save as type: (external program)

Then in the Format Options > Command: field enter:

C:\Path\To\Lame\lame.exe - -V 0 --lowpass 16 "%f"

Be sure to change the "C:\Path\To\Lame\" to where the lame.exe is actually located on your computer.

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