Working with Audio

There are many different ways to use audio, from podcasts to hit singles. A lot of prep goes into recording and editing each of these pieces. Here are some resources to help you get started. You can also see Working with Video for more on recording and preplanning.

Audacity

• How to work with Audacity (PDF)

Garageband (Mac)

• How to use GarageBand to make a Podcast (note: Macintosh only)

iMovie

• How to extract an audio file from iMovie

Resources

• Audio Primer (PDF)
• Top 5 Sites - Free audio effects
• Incompetech - collection of Creative Commons licensed music.