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The Audacity of it- a quick guide to how to make a Podcast

The Audacity of it- a quick guide to how to make a Podcast. Task: to record a description of how to form the future tense in a language of your choice, without scripting NOTE: the explanation is to be given IN ENGLISH to edit the description

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The Audacity of it- a quick guide to how to make a Podcast

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  1. The Audacity of it- a quick guide to how to make a Podcast

  2. Task: to record a description of how to form the future tense in a language of your choice, without scripting NOTE: the explanation is to be given IN ENGLISH to edit the description to add backing music – there are 3 tracks saved in P: to export the recording as an .mp3 to repeat the process HAVING scripted the description to explore a number of further websites

  3. Audacity can be found by pressing Start, All Programs Look for There is no right or wrong in this process- just be creative, press buttons and see what happens!

  4. The Audacity Work Area Window

  5. The Audacity Control Buttons

  6. How to… record 1) Press on the record button How to… delete sections 1) Highlight the unwanted section with the cursor 2) Click on the Cut button or press Delete on the keyboard

  7. The Audacity Editing Tools

  8. How to… amplify 1) Press Effect, Amplify… Slide the bar to the right to increase volume, to the left to decrease Click Allow clipping Press OK

  9. How to… begin recording more material 1) Ensure the cursor is at the end of the recorded section 2) Press record as per normal

  10. How to… fade the beginning / end in / out 1) Select the appropriate section 2) Click on Effect and then either Fade In or Fade Out

  11. How to… repeat a section • 1) Select the appropriate section • 2) Click On Effect, Repeat… • 3) Set to repeat for the appropriate length • 4) Click OK

  12. How to… add a musical background 1) Click Project, Import Audio… 2) Find the appropriate track saved on your computer 3) Use the sound bar on the left to increase / decrease the volume to appropriate levels

  13. How to… save your final recording 1) Ensure that all editing has been completed 2) Press File, Export As MP3… 3) When the Export… window opens, choose where you want to save the .mp3 to and ensure that you are saving as MP3 Files

  14. In order to be able to Export as .MP3 you will need to have the Lame Encoder installed. If you do not have this, you can download it for free from www.download.com The first time you Export as .MP3 you will be asked to tell Audacity where the file (.dll) is saved. Simply follow the Audacity steps and you will not have to do this again.

  15. Further websites to explore www.voki.com(simply a must have classroom tool using recordings of up to 1minute in length) www.ed.voicethread.com(ideal for collaborative projects) www.edu.glogster.com (the opportunity to create individualised, online posters including a variety of media forms) http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator(a great way of ensuring that the audio levels are standard across a recording) www.podomatic.com(a good, free, podcast host) http://radiolingua.com/(teaching podcasts in a variety of languages) http://web.mac.com/sanferminuk/Advanced_Level_Listening/Spanish,_French,_German_AS_+_A2.html (A-level exercises from podcasts)

  16. Audacity version 1.3

  17. The Audacity Work Area Window

  18. The Audacity Control Buttons

  19. How to… record 1) Press on the record button How to… delete sections 1) Highlight the unwanted section with the cursor 2) Click on the Cut button or press Delete on the keyboard

  20. The Audacity Editing Tools

  21. How to… amplify 1) Press Effect, Amplifier, Amplify… Slide the bar to the right to increase volume, to the left to decrease Click Allow clipping Press OK

  22. How to… begin recording more material 1) Ensure the cursor is at the end of the recorded section 2) Press record as per normal

  23. How to… fade the beginning / end in / out 1) Select the appropriate section 2) Click ON Effect, Utility and then either Fade In or Fade Out

  24. How to… add a musical background 1) Click File, Import, Audio 2) Find the appropriate track saved on your computer 3) Use the sound bar on the left to increase / decrease the volume to appropriate levels

  25. How to… save your final recording 1) Ensure that all editing has been completed 2) Press File, Export… 3) When the Export… window opens, choose where you want to save the .mp3 to and ensure that you are saving as MP3 Files

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