ENHANCE YOUR RECORDINGS WITH AUDACITY
1. RECORD AND PLAY
Use these buttons to make and listen to recordings. Hover your mouse over each one to see its corresponding keyboard shortcut and any variations.
2. QUICK CONTROLS
These buttons are used to cut, copy, and paste sections of audio. You can also mute a section (“Silence”), or cut away everything before and after it (“Trim”).
3. EFFECTS
In this section, you’ll find all of Audacity’s tools for refining recordings, plus creative options, such as “Auto Duck,” which enables you to speak over a music track by lowering its volume.
4. SELECTION
Click and drag on the waveform to select part of the recording. If you want finer control, tap Ctrl-1 to zoom in.
5. WAVEFORM
A representation of your recording. Audacity records in stereo by default, so there are two tracks (left and right) with identical waveforms.
6. RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Make sure you have the correct input and output devices selected, to ensure you aren’t recording via your webcam instead of your USB microphone, for example.