Can record from many different devices-including microphone, line input, and USB/Firewire.

Audio level meters that allow the user to asses the volume of the audio they are recording-can help user see clipping before they hear it.Device toolbar can control multiple recordings.Audacity facilitates a new, and easily accessible form of storytelling in today's digital society. Furthermore, the program is featured in the section about creating and editing audio and video in Digital Literacy for Dummies. Users can copy cut, splice or mix sounds together, numerous effects including changing the speed or pitch of a recording.” Several university English departments use Audacity in teaching subjects like digital writing, and rhetoric class when exploring digital and multimodal composition. In addition, AC3, M4A/M4R (AAC), WMA and other formats are supported using optional libraries. It can also convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, edit WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3 or Ogg Vorbis sound files. Audacity can record live audio, record computer playback on any Windows Vista or later machine. Screen Shot of Audacity running on a Mac OS X, provided by Audacity TeamĪudacity is a freeware, open source, cross platform software for recording and editing audio.

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