Audacity

=Podcasting With Audacity=


 * Before you begin podcasting with Audacity, you need to download the program and the LAME encoder.**

Download audacity—http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/: Download the LAME encoder-- http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=install&item=lame-mp3
 * Go to the above website and click on the Audacity 1.2.6 Installer exe. file--your download should begin once you have clicked on the message bar to allow that.
 * Click on Run--will be connected to the Audacity Setup Wizard
 * Go to the above website and click on the LAME download page to download an unzipped copy of the required LAME MP3 Encoder.
 * DO NOT open this file, but save it to your computer. You can do that by left-clicking on the link "libmp3lame-win-3.97.zip" and saving the zip folder to anywhere on your computer, possibly the desktop would be the better choice.
 * We can then open the zipped file up—and take the lame_enc.dll f ile and save to your audacity folder (c:\\program files\audacity.)
 * Once it is saved in your Audacity folder, you are ready to open up Audacity.

Audacity--settings changes.
1. First, we need to change some settings. Click on **Edit---Preferences** 2. Click on the **Audio I/O tab** 3. Select your playback and recording options to connect with your microphone and headphones. 4. **Channels**--default setting is stereo. Change this setting to **mono** because we are only recording a single voice and want to keep our files as small as possible. 5. Be aware of the option---play other tracks while recording new one---might want it later. 6. **File Format** tab--Click on **make a copy of the file before editing**. 7. **MP3 encoder**--click on **find library**--click **yes** to locate file, search for where you downloaded the MP3 files--click on **lame.enc.dll** and now Audacity knows how to find it. 8. Directories tab--Can change temporary directory--default is where Windows normally places temp. files.
 * 9. Go to the Control Panel**--check on right recording input. Can adjust volumes as needed.

Let's look at tutorials for the Audacity tool bars and controls:
 * 1) [|Guides and Tutorials]
 * 2) [|Audacity Reference Manual]
 * 3) [|Audacity Online Help]

Here are other great tutorials for Audacity:
 * 1) [|Audacity] from Guides and Tutorials
 * 2) [|Effects Tutorial] from Guides and Tutorials