This tutorial is designed to assist students, faculty, and staff of UC Santa Cruz, and is not intended to offer comprehensive support for Audacity. For further information, consult the UC Copyright web site, the UC Office of the President Copyright Matters web site, and the UC Office of the President Digital Copyright Protection web site. If you would like to learn more about streaming, please contact the FITC.Ĭopyright Information : Note that if you use copyrighted material you should either obtain permission or make sure you have followed fair use guidelines.
Streaming is another option for handling large audio files. Sound files can be very large, and although MP3 files are already compressed, you may want to compress them further. To do this, choose File -> Export Selection as MP3. Once you have selected the clip you want, you can export the selection as an MP3 file. Use the Selection Tool to select a clip by highlighting it on the waveform display.Ħ. You can also record a sound file using a microphone, and then edit the file using Audacity.ĥ. Make sure you are viewing the files on your CD.Ĥ. In the FITC lab, it is in the Audio folder in the Applications folder. Save sound clips for your web page or PowerPoint demo.Capture sound from a CD ( copyright information.).If you want to create MP3 files, as shown in this lesson, you should also download the LAME MP3 encoder, which is listed as an Optional Download at the same web site.
Once you have done that, you can insert the clip in a PowerPoint presentation or use it on a web page.Īudacity is freeware. These instructions cover how to use Audacity on the Mac to capture and export sound clips.