Audacity 3.2 Beginners Tutorial on How to record and edit audio
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Audacity 3.2 Beginners Tutorial on How to record and edit audio. Audacity is the best free option to record and edit audio. Though it is free, it can be used for complex audio editing.
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The first step is to start, so I have shown how to use Audacity in a beginner-friendly way.
Watch the following videos after completing:
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@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
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@rgnestle Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@tctniwy5369 Жыл бұрын
Can you give us lesson how to use AI voice?
@rgnestle Жыл бұрын
@@tctniwy5369 Lesson one: Don't. Lesson two: see lesson one. 🤣
@JoanneLeFebour1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I really appreciate your detailed video as I was lost watching the other ones as they were not for the updated version of audacity. I am looking forward to creating my first audios.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@hannieu7196 Жыл бұрын
I’ve just subscribed to your channel. I’m a newbie/aspiring VOand have watched TONS of videos about audacity and editing recordings. I have also done load of trial and error editings but still doesn’t seem right for me. Your videos and how you explain things are very much appreciated ❤ Kudos to you and to more great tutorial videos! You dererve more likes and subscribers!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Thanks, if feels so great to hear that my videos are useful to you.
@sassy_mic Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the effort you've put in to make us learn Audacity easily, thank you. Just installed 3.2.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Great to hear! Thanks :-)
@bennyalathaponas Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I fully agree. You explain everything in detail. Tyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@bennyalathaponas Thanks 🙂
@tamamo3964 Жыл бұрын
This is so helpful, thank you so much!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
You are welcome 🙂
@ajaydesai2868 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot…. You saved me today from frustration !!!!❤
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Most welcome 😊
@johnnypocknee2842 Жыл бұрын
I like useing Audacity great editing
@christopherheflin8843 Жыл бұрын
This was tremendously helpful. Thank you!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@christopherheflin8843 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I have yet to set up a proper recording space with sound-dampening on the walls, so my recordings have a bit of reverb to them. Do you know of any ways to filter out what Noise Reduction misses?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@christopherheflin8843 You can hang some blankets around you as a temporary measure. Audacity does not have any effect of filtering those out satisfactorily.
@anirbanbarua5912 Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Nice tutorial.....
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Welcome 😊
@DeeLai_CD0 Жыл бұрын
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@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
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@nelutunelutu2941 Жыл бұрын
Mulțumesc mult pentru videoclipul tău detaliat!se poate înregistra midi cu korg pa3x in versiunea Audacity 3.3.0?O zi bună îți doresc!
@samuelgodsglory1627 Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot for this. Quick question. Can I record a multilayer song like recording an instrument and then singing in the second layer but hearing a playback from the first layer at the same time?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Yes Audacity supports multitrack recording. You have to enable Overdub to listen to the first track while recording the second. You can find overdub option in Transport->Transport Options menu
@ghhungyaaaghjust.6819 Жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot for this video, I really appreciate any tutorial about the latest update. I do have an issue though. If anyone can help me please ... I really need it ... and need it more than ever. I have a new issue where the software would skip behind the starting point of a playback when I left click it ... I want it so that it replays the same section it starts at over, and over as much times.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Have you tried to play it in a loop? There is a loop icon beside record
@ghhungyaaaghjust.6819 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I have ... the loop icon did only make the selected audio loop ... but what I wish to do is; to have an indicaded/ clicked starting point in the time line be replayed whenever I click the left/ back button, but it goes far behind it ... I have not had this issue with older versions of audacity.
@pipmetrophilmusicdotcom1853 Жыл бұрын
Hey Master, thanks for posting this. HElps a lot. One thing I can't figure out in Audacity is How to punch and roll while recording vocal (mic) and guitar (ie two tracks) live at the same time. Can you enlighten me? Thanks a lot. - P.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
2 separate mic at the same time in 2 separate tracks?
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
Project rates are some that needs to be covered later.
@donalddurga9742 Жыл бұрын
I started to look at your video on Audacity for beginners, and intend to try it out over the weekend, I must tell you, you did a wonderful job explaining things, the sole purpose of me learning to use this software is to take parts of music as samples and export it to my sampler in my music software serato, so it means I have to remove certain parts of music to get to the parts I would like to use in my sample, do you have a video that explains this, Thank you
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Currently I do not have such tutorial. But can you tell me a bit about how you want to remove certain parts? By taking some sample from here and there or by removing some music beneath it?
@donalddurga9742 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Yes I will gladly explain, I have a couple of songs that I just want the beginning, just the start of the song which can be a few seconds, I would like to cut just that part of the song export that using Audacity into a sampler which is already in my music software serato, that sample will be used whenever I am Dj in, I do hope its explained a bit better. Thanks for getting back to me.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
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@scottsmith7097 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent content. I do have a question for you. I'm using a headset (I know - not the best, but it works for what I'm doing!). When I record a track and then play it back - the first word is always missing. Example: "In this video........" becomes "........this video". If I record - "one-two-three ............. four- five" and then cut the audio just after the word three, the word four in partially missing. Have you seen or heard of this? Your insight would be much appreciated.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Which OS do you use? Do you have any noise cancellation on headset or in your OS?
@scottsmith7097 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Thanks for getting back to me. OS is windows 10 updated by our IT team. I think you are correct on the noise canceling earphone. I did some "testing". Started the recording and just let it roll - on playback, after a few seconds I could see and hear the noise level drop. I have a feeling that that is the issue and if I record a longer "silence" at the beginning it will work for me. But - if you have more suggestions - I would appreciate your thoughts.
@jamieschmiedingvo Жыл бұрын
how do you adjust the playback volume since they took it out of this version please?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
There is a slider in the playback meter to adjust volume
@TheOrishas2009 Жыл бұрын
hello in the min 9:13 you explan this but in the old vertion appears like an aroow whith double end ,and with this i could move the tracks how can activate this tool PLease
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Which version you are using?
@BilingualVO Жыл бұрын
Hi, thank you for your terrific detailed, super helpful video, I subscribed! I have a strange issue when I try to add music to an audio track, both tracks move at the same time and I cannot align the music to the position I want to the audio. When I put the cursor on the white part of one track up at the top, the hand moves both tracks and prevents me from align the two tracks properly. What's going on there? Thanks for you help!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
You have selected both the tracks. Only select the track you want to move or do not select any track at all.
@BilingualVO Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 thanks, I'll look into that!
@Sapphire_007 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I was doing it right the first time selecting one track, but it didn't work for some reason. I am selecting from the top of one track where the hand appears and it moves both tracks, so I don't know what else to do!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@Sapphire_007 click inside the track, then move the cursor on top where the hand appears. Let me know if that solves it
@deonholt Жыл бұрын
Hi. I am starting a podcast channel and I am definitely going to use Audacity which I have installed about 30 minutes ago. At ±3:15 you explain the use of the recording adjustment "glider". For some reason I cannot move mine and nothing happens when I double-click on it. I will appreciate someone's help in telling me how to get it to work. I am able to use the "Playback Level" slider. Thanks.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Are you using a USB microphone or through an audio interface?
@deonholt Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 USB.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@deonholt that's quite strange! Which microphone and which OS you are using?
@deonholt Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I have a Samson G-Track Pro and Windows 11 64. I found the problem. It is a setting on Windows sound that I had to change. Thanks again.
@ramoalvarez8222 Жыл бұрын
How do you export as mp3 files? I have some virtual dj samples that i want to export as mp3 files.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Export multiple files as a single mp3 or a single file. Export menu has option for mp3. For multiple files you have to mix
@NoirL.A. Жыл бұрын
do you know how to separate out drums from a recording? there's tons of tutorials on how to separate vocals but none for drums. i did it with 2 other songs succesfully (my tunes) but there's one more i wanna do and i can't for the life of me remember how i did it. the recordings are mono signle track (guitar, bass, drums) but i did it somehow and like the results but can't remember how i did so.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Sorry but I don't have that experience
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
In your audio track 1, what does the #1 by the side of it mean?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
clip no
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
When I click on mono track, and then press the record button, It starts up a stereo tracks and records on that!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
That's strange! which mic you are using for recording?
@BobWorldBuilder Жыл бұрын
Question: I recently downloaded Audacity 3.2.1, and the default settings seem to ONLY record speech-automatically muting almost any background noise, but also laughter, and cutting off the first syllable of many sentences. It seems to have an over-correcting automatic noise reduction during the recording process. How do I turn this off? My older version of audacity did not do this by default
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Which OS do you use? Audacity does not cancel noise. Either your OS or Microphone cancels the noise. Are you using the microphone through any other software like Descript or Krisp?
@BobWorldBuilder Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Thanks for replyign! I'm using Windows 11 on a new HP laptop. This cancellation was happening with an external mic (Rode NT USB mini) as well as when I tried the built in mic
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@BobWorldBuilder I do not use WIndows but you can check this: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/how-to-disable-noise-suppression-when-an/8882addd-b8ae-46b4-8698-596686b1a45a
@BobWorldBuilder Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Thanks again! I was able to go into my sound settings and found that Windows 11 has a default "audio enhancements" feature. Once I turned it off for my mic, everything worked as normal.
@AjithThayyil Жыл бұрын
I own the best of Mac and Window systems, configured with best of DAWs available on this globe, nevertheless, audacity has always been my weakness all along due to its user-friendliness and simplicity. Of Late, after upgrading to Macbook Pro M1 Monterey version, I'm ditched. The cursor jumps so weirdly so that the software look, as if, outdated. Did every trick what google suggested (like changing resolution etc ..) but nothing worked. Requesting the Audacity team to kindly look into it.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Which Audacity you have installed? Audacity 3.2.1 x86_64 or Audacity 3.2.1 ARM64? For M1/M2 Audacity 3.2.1 ARM64 is the dedicated one. I do not own M1/M2 at this point so not sure if the dedicated installation file solves the cursor issue.
@AjithThayyil Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Wow.., thanks for the reply. I didn't know that there're two versions of 3.2.1. I'll check that. Thanx once again.. 👍👍
@modihyundai6499 Жыл бұрын
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@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🙂
@vmascreate Жыл бұрын
Ouch!!! I did what you said to get a level before recording. The slider in the record level meter was all the way up. When the sound I wanted to record came on I jumped out of my seat and tore my headphones off. Little did I know that slider was controlling the monitor feed through. Might want to warn people of this.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
hmm, I should have discussed about the monitoring slider also. Which level did you achieve during recording?
@vmascreate Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 I had my Record Device in Audio Setup set to Speaker, Headphones (loopback) so I could use some audio I had on the computer for this training. I guess when you do this that Record Level slider becomes a volume control for the headphones. I had to turn it down to -50 for me to monitor comfortably.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@vmascreate Can you please send me a screenshot of your host, recording device and playback of that setup? Were you monitoring live playback? I want to include this scenario in my future videos. my email is biz.master.editor@gmail.com
@sonofaband Жыл бұрын
My mic volume will not adjust and has no option on right click to adjust. Is there something else I can do?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Restarting Audacity helped? Were you using any screen recording software during Audacity recording?
@sonofaband Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 No. I shut down the computer and rebooted it. Still no mic adjustment is available in the software. I also updated it already. I just did not know if there was another way.
@saeedadammas6084 Жыл бұрын
hello, every time i press monitor it does not let me and tells me there is an error. can you help please? i am using a rode nt-usb
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Have you tried transport -- Rescan audio devices from the menu after connecting the microphone?
@saeedadammas6084 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 i cannot find the transport button
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@saeedadammas6084 It is one the Audacity menu beside View
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
Why do I often have track 1 and then it starts a track 1#2.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
The number after the has is clip no.
@brianzak Жыл бұрын
I have my usb plugged in. Interface. But when I play music on the computer it only recordes whats on the interface and not recording what music is playing. Any help would be appreciated.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
which interface are you using?
@brianzak Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 yamaha audiogram 3
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@brianzak had you selected stereo as recording channel?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
or maybe I am misunderstanding the issue. Are you trying to record sound both through the interface and the music playing on the computer at the same time? In that case which OS are you using?
@brianzak Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Yes. I am using windows.
@Mo_Tanta Жыл бұрын
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@montiac22 Жыл бұрын
Ever since I downloaded this version I can not record any audio from youtube. Any suggestions?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
How you recorded audio in the previous version? Loopback? Which OS are you using?
@montiac22 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Hi thanks for getting back to me. I ran the older versions on my old Imac for at least 10 years and I was always able to record from youtube with no problems. Sometimes the record settings and playback got screwed up but I was always able to get everything back on track. I also used a product then and now called boom to enhance the sound which it does tremendously. In sept I got a new Imac os monteray 12.6 chip M1. I downloaded the audacity app at that time which was not the 3.2.1. and it worked perfectly and I could record from youtube no problem. Then I upgraded to 3.2.1. when it came out and I can no longer record from youtube or even off whats playing on facebook. I just deleted the 3.2.1. version I had when I saw that there is a specific version for M1 chips and that still does not work. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@montiac22 I suggest you get an older version like 3.1.3 or 2.4.2. You will get links to the older version in Audacity download page
@montiac22 Жыл бұрын
I just tried the 2.4.2. I don't know what happen after getting the latest 3.2.1. I only have two choices the internal mic or the boom and that worked fine for a month or two with the older version of audacity I even tried that version and it still does not work. Thanks
@rideshareadvice-nj4mv Жыл бұрын
This software will not detect my Neewer nw-700 microphone.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Have you connected the microphone directly to your computer USB port?
@rideshareadvice-nj4mv Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Yes it i connected through the E-10 white box and int the USB port. I clicked on the TRANSPORT menu on Audacity to scan for recording devices. But when I drag down the Audio Setup and the Recording Device, my microphone does not show up.
@truthinjesusname6154 Жыл бұрын
When I try to select a portion of the track to delete, I highlight it (put brackets around it) and hit cut or delete, I get a message that I need to select the track. I've even put the numbers in the window below, but I still can't do it. I'm on a mac 10.13. Please tell me what I need to press to select the part. I also use the select too. Thanks.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Dragging with mouse works for selection?
@truthinjesusname6154 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 No it doesn't. That's what is confusing. I've been working on this project for 5 days and I'M VERY FRUSTRATED. I watch videos but it doesn't work the same on my computer. Should I be using an older version? I'm using 3.2.1. Am I doing something wrong?
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@truthinjesusname6154 It should be a simple thing to work. I suggest you reinstall Audacity. If you saved Audacity projects, you will be able to open those after reinstalling so no work will be lost.
@truthinjesusname6154 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Thanks, I'll try that. I have a screenshot of what my selection looks like. Where can I send it so you can see?
@truthinjesusname6154 Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 It still doesn't work. :-( Is there a minimum space before it will delete? I'm trying to delete 2 seconds.
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
I do wish that Audacity had a countdown feature.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
hmm
@ausmiku Жыл бұрын
Hey Dumbo, Audacity will not import audio files any more for editing. And who uses it for mic recording ?!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Is anyone forcing you to use that ?
@ausmiku Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Your clickbait heading is fraudulent. Should have said "mic recording edit". Most musos edit audio files created elsewhere.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
@@ausmiku I think you need to study what a clickbait is!
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
I dont think its nice to call anyone Dumbo. They have put a lot of work into this.
@blackrookgaming Жыл бұрын
I gen an error when trying to run 3.2
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
hmm, Windows?
@blackrookgaming Жыл бұрын
@@MasterEditor5 Hello. I have solved the problem. I got an error called 'Exception code 0xc0000005'. I went to C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\audacity\audacity.cfg and deleted the cfg file. That fixed everything. Thanks for your reply!
@xRUSTYx Жыл бұрын
whenever i press record, it says error. any help?
@xRUSTYx Жыл бұрын
nvm.. i need a usb and i dont have that
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Go to Transport, Rescan audio devices
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Make sure the correct recording device is selected
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
No one likes robot voices. But if you were say Indian, you may be able to use some sort of translator so that you can produce a French and Spanish or German version etc. Not every one speaks English
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
I understand the issue with AI voice, so I made another channel with my voice. Translating is not feasible for me at this point as I earn too little.
@Digmen1 Жыл бұрын
People just need basic info on how to start recording.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Can you please compile a list of what things you are looking for and comment? You can also email me biz.master.editor@gmail.com
@madinabonualimjonova2804 Жыл бұрын
aim for -18 or -12
@iRideuWatch Жыл бұрын
I'm not listening to a robot. Bye
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@blueblonde7105 Жыл бұрын
that voice is so irritating but I am desperate to find out how to use audacity since they are making their once easy to use program more and more difficult to use with each update. I feel like dying listening to this voice though! so, so , so irritating!
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Currently I am bit bound to use the voice. My recording environment is far from ideal and get lots of road noise
@toriayoung Жыл бұрын
I have tried to watch several "Master Editor" videos, but I cannot get past the fake voice. It’s weird that a tutorial about using an audio program would use fake audio. This is a machine voice, not a real person. Whoever Master Editor is, (s)he is too lazy to record his/her own tutorials. Instead, he/she has written a script and had an automated voice read it. It is far too distracting for me to watch these videos. Too bad, as they might contain useful information, but I will never know.
@MasterEditor5 Жыл бұрын
Actually it takes lots of work to produce this type of video. I have to write the script after recording and then edit to match narration and video. I live beside a busy street and it is very difficult to get noise free recording. Still I am trying to make a channel with my voice: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9mjlbCFsdzZYok.html . I hope to make many more videos on that channel with my voice.
@ToddKing Жыл бұрын
Hey Victoria, entitled people like you make me want to vomit. This man makes a video that no one is forcing you to watch, that took a lot of time and effort to produce. You used a finger to click a button to watch it and you called him lazy. And only because you don't like the the automated voice. If you had liked the voice you wouldn't have thought it was lazy. Wouldn't you have felt like a jackass if he was mute... Actually you should anyway.