Bibi Blocksberg STUDY GUIDE - Toronto International Film Festival

Appendix Ten: Audacity Recording Instruction Sheet
Audacity is software that allows students to create audio recordings using multiple tracks of sound, including
narration, music and audio effects. Audacity allows users to merge these multiple tracks into a single file that
could be played on an MP3 player or Microsoft Media Player.
Audacity is freeware that can be downloaded off the Internet. Students are encouraged to independently
create their own audio recording. The Audacity software and MP3 utility download page can be found at
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
More detailed tutorial can be found at:
• http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/tutorials.html
• http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacity-tutorial.htm
Students will use Audacity to narrate and record a short piece of text. It is important that students rehearse
reading the text with inflection and meaning before recording their passage.
When you record and save a project in Audacity it is saved an .aup file. This file cannot be opened in a media
or MP3 player. In order to listen in a media player it must be exported as either a .WAV or .MP3 file, which
will merge all of the files into a single track.
1. Rehearse reading your short story before you record in Audacity.
2. Record short story using Audacity.
• If your story is long it may be a problem to record it as a single track without making mistakes
along the way.
• It is highly recommended that you break your story into multiple “tracks.”
• Use a highlighter or marker to break your story into tracks of a maximum of 60 seconds.
• Once complete, make certain that the tracks are aligned.
3. Under “File” pull down menu, click “Save Project As…” and save your recording in “My Documents”
using a name that is unique, for example, “Mr Grant passage 1”
• It is highly recommended that you save the project onto a memory stick as well.
4. Optional – add other audio tracks, such as sound effects and copyright-free music.
5. “Save Project”
6. “Export as a WAV…”
• This will merge your recording into a single audio track.
7. “Export as an MP3…”
• You must first have the MP3 utility and then locate it.
8. 8. Your recording is now complete. Your file can now be opened using Windows Media Player and could
be imported into other programmes such as Microsoft Movie Maker or PowerPoint.
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