Getting started with Audacity 1.3 -- Table of Contents -- Getting started with Audacity 1.3 -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- Preface -- What this book covers -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Audacity and the World of Audio Editing -- What is Audacity? -- Will it work for me? -- Windows and Mac OS -- GNU/Linux -- Moving up to Audacity 1.3 -- Common audio editing terms used in Audacity -- Opening Audacity -- Audio controls and editing toolbars -- Project View -- Selection Toolbar -- Using the main menu -- Understanding the toolbars -- Control Toolbar -- Mixer Toolbar -- Give it a try! -- Tools Toolbar -- Meter Toolbar -- Edit Toolbar -- Transcription Toolbar -- Selection Toolbar -- Understanding projects -- Pointers for working in Audacity -- Using the best equipment -- Sound cards -- Microphones -- Summary -- 2. The Basics: Setting Up a Project -- Creating a new project -- Setting the Audacity Preferences -- Verifying playback and recording settings -- Quality settings check -- Setting up for importing and exporting -- Planning for your recording session -- Performing an equipment check -- Positioning your microphone -- Planning a podcast -- Summary -- 3. Ready and Action! Creating a Voice Track and Recording Interviews -- Recording voice tracks -- The simple voice track -- Adding to a voice track -- Labeling recorded audio tracks -- Deleting an audio track -- Recording an interview with Skype -- Download and install Skype -- Set up Skype for your telephone interview -- Recording the Skype call -- For better volume control -- Using timed recordings -- Summary -- 4. Making It Sound Better: Editing Your Podcast -- Dissecting the recorded audio -- Voice waves -- Silence -- Timeline -- Working within the project -- Playback.

Rewinding and fast forwarding -- Selecting portions of your track -- Magnifying your view -- Viewing your project -- Fit in Window -- Fit Vertically -- The basics of editing -- Cut and Paste -- Copy and Paste -- Trimming -- Deleting -- Silencing -- Adjusting volume levels -- Summary -- 5. Advanced Editing: Fixing the Glitches and Removing the Noise -- Using filters -- Additional filter plug-ins -- Plug-in installation -- Removing noise -- Setting up the noise profile -- Removing the noise -- Evening out the sound -- Using Compressor -- Normalizing -- More sound effects -- Changing pitch -- Changing the speed -- Changing the tempo -- Summary -- 6. Saving Projects and Exporting Podcasts -- Audio formats to which Audacity exports -- Podcast formats -- Installing libraries -- Exporting your project as an MP3 -- Opening and exporting your project -- Adding tagging information -- Genres -- Templates -- Saving your exported file -- Distributing your podcast -- Sending the file -- Uploading to a website -- Website with hosting -- Free blogging service -- RSS feeds -- Uploading to iTunes -- Other Export File Options -- Summary -- 7. Beyond the Basics: Editing for Even Better Sound -- Softening sibilants -- Clip and replace sounds -- Aligning tracks and using Time Shift -- Using Time Shift -- Aligning tracks -- Splitting and duplicating audio -- Splitting tracks -- Split and Time Shift -- Split and cut -- Split Delete -- Duplicating tracks -- Joining audio tracks -- Modifying settings for the entire track -- Customize the project rate for each track -- Changing a Stereo track to Mono -- Muting a track -- Increasing the volume of the entire track -- Sorting tracks -- Summary -- 8. Importing and Adding Background Music -- Importing digital music into Audacity -- Importing WAV, AIFF, MP3, and MP4/M4A files -- Importing music from iTunes.

Unprotected files from iTunes -- Protected files from iTunes -- Burn a CD and extract from it -- Adding music to your podcast -- Timing the music for introductions and endings -- Fading in and out -- Adding background music -- What is overdubbing and how do I do it? -- Downmixing and rendering -- Vinyl records, cassette tapes, or minidiscs -- Summary -- 9. Giving Your Audio Some Depth: Applying Effects -- The Effect menu -- Amplify -- Auto Duck -- Bass Boost -- Pitch -- Speed -- Tempo -- Click Removal -- Compressor -- Echo -- Equalization -- Fading In and Out -- Invert -- Leveller -- Noise removal -- Setting up the noise profile -- Removing the noise -- Normalizer -- Phaser -- Repair -- Repeat -- Reverse -- Sliding Time Scale/Pitch Shift -- Truncate Silence -- Wahwah -- Summary -- 10. Making Audacity Even Better With Plug-Ins and Libraries -- Installing plug-ins -- Installing VST Enabler -- Installing libraries -- Using a plug-in -- Using libraries -- Summary -- A. Toolbar, Menu, and Keyboard Shortcut Reference -- B. Glossary of Terms -- Index.