The Ongoing Relevance of Audacity Fundamentals

In this episode I want to talk about the importance of knowing Audacity fundamentals. Even though we now have the ability to use realtime non-destructive tools in Audacity, knowing the fundamentals and how to get around in Audacity, as well as knowing when and how to use some of the pre-packaged effects remains relevant. This is why I still teach the fundamentals in my online Audacity courses, in addition to the more recent, realtime capabilities. I'm a fan of both!

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Other Places You'll Find Me:

1. The Audacity Bootcamp online school for podcasters and ACX audiobook narrators. The school consists of the following online courses:
   • Audacity Step-by-Step: Beginner to Advanced
   • ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity
   • Audacity Version Updates
2. The Learn Audacity YouTube Channel
3. The Learn Audacity Homepage
4. The Audacity Channel on YouTube
5. Facebook

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Chapters

• 0:00 Podcast Intro
• 1:00 The Importance of Knowing Audacity Fundamentals
• 2:22 Navigating the User Interface
• 3:20 Audacity's Project File Structure
• 6:45 Waveform Views and Track Settings
• 8:21 Auto-Fitting Your Project in Your Screen
• 9:16 Manipulating Tracks and Audio Segments
• 10:10 Sync-Lock Tracks and the Label Track
• 11:22 The Zero Crossing Tool
• 12:23 Track Automation
• 13:35 Keyboard Shortcuts and Macros
• 14:52 Realtime, Stackable Effects
• 17:16 Do You Use Realtime Effects, and Where is The Audacity Manual?
• 18:35 Wrap-up and iZotope's 50% Off Sale