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  • Audio
    • ¶ Audio Editing Example
    • ¶ Audio Recording Quick Tips
    • ¶ Recording Technologies
    • ¶ Audacity: Audio Recording & Editing
      • Audacity Basics & Tips
      • Audacity "How To" Videos
      • Audacity Recording & Exporting Quick Guide
      • Background Noise Removal using Audacity
    • ¶ Podcast Creation
      • Storytelling & Structure
    • ¶ Tutorial: Introduction to Audio Recording & Editing
      • Learning to Listen
      • Acoustics & Ambient Noise
      • Microphone
      • Recording Space
      • Practicum: Record Your Audio
      • Practicum: Assembling Your Sound
      • Practicum: Adjusting the Timing and Clean Up
      • Practicum: Improving Vocal Quality
      • Practicum: Exporting
  • Video
    • ¶ Introduction to Video Editing
      • Examples One: Basic Concepts & Techniques
      • Example Two: Advanced Techniques
  • Technology Tutorials
    • ¶ Adobe Animate (animation)
    • ¶ Adobe Audition (audio)
    • ¶ Adobe Spark (video & graphics)
    • ¶ Audacity (audio)
      • Basics & Tips
      • Video Tutorials
    • ¶ Blender (3D modeling, animation, etc.)
    • ¶ Garageband (audio)
      • Narration and Podcast Recording in Garageband
    • ¶ iMovie (video)
    • ¶ Photoshop Basics (image & graphics)
    • ¶ Video Editor (video)
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Audacity Recording & Exporting Quick Guide

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The following video covers setting up your mics and output (i.e., speaks or headphones), setting your levels, and how to record and playback.

Recording and Playback buttons:

Export Your Audio

When you are done recording, export your audio. Go to File and "Export as MP3" or "Export as WAV." WAV is the highest quality and MP3 is a lesser but still good quality.

If you have multiple tracks and want to export them separately, double click on a single track to highlight it. Go to "Export" and select "Export Selected Audio." Do this for each track you want to export. If you do not export your tracks separately, all of the sound will be combined in one file.

If you choose to save your recording by selecting "Save Project," it will save it as an Audacity project, which can only be opened in the application. This choice is fine if you want to keep working in the app, but once you want to share it out as an audio file or move it to a different platform for editing, you will need to export it. Moreover, it is a good practice to export it as an audio file even if you save it as a project so that you have a backup of your recording.

To learn more about Audacity, including how to use it for sound editing, see . To learn more about sound recording and editing concepts, see .

Audacity tutorials
Sound Recording & Editing
The record and playback button options.
Selecting "Export Selected Audio"