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Audacity: Producing & Recording with Powerful Free Software

Learn how to use professional quality software using the free program Audacity.

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What you are going to learn

Audacity is a powerful, free, tool for audio production and processing.

In this comprehensive class we will learn the ins and outs of the powerful, open-source, and FREE software Audacity. Audacity allows for recording, editing, mastering, and mixing, and is a versatile tool for any aspiring or professional producer looking for an inexpensive way to produce high-quality tracks.  
Please note, there is a newer version of this course available here.

Here is a list of some of the questions we will answer:
  • We will focus on the strengths of the program and look at its editing features, tools, and sample-level manipulation options. (Powerful!)
  • Use built-in techniques to generate new sounds through manipulation and synthesis
  • Explore Audacity's built in analysis tools for an overview of Mastering techniques.

Dr. J. Anthony Allen

Music PhD, Producer, Composer, Instructor, Professor, Author, & Ableton Certified Trainer. 
About
Dr. Allen is a professional musician, top-rated online instructor, and university professor. In 2017 the Star Tribune featured him as a "Mover and a Shaker," and he is recognized by the Grammy Foundation for his music education classes. He currently teaches at Augsburg University in Minneapolis, MN, Slam Academy, and Punkademic Courses.

Course reviews

Awesome offering. I've dabbled with Audacity in the past but never taken the time to fully understand it. This is excellent. Thank you !!
- Steven H
This course answered all my questions such as changing the tempo, speed, and pitch of audio sound which helped me very much!
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