Note: If using a Chromebook you can have the file save directly to your Google Drive by changing the 'Downloads' option in your Chromebook settings. If you want to do some extra editing on the recording, this tool provides many other features including options to change the audio speed, combine multiple tracks, fade the volume in and out, and more. Download Audacity Download the free Audacity audio editor for Windows, Mac or Linux from our download partner, FossHub: Download Audacity for Windows, Mac or Linux Audacity is free of charge. No registration or hardware purchase required. 64-Bit Audacity on Windows is only available as a 32.
Locate the file in your Google Drive; Click and file is added with the microphone icon. Audacity (open source/free download, Mac or PC, advanced editing options) Garage Band (Mac/Apple only, advanced editing options) Search the Chrome Web Store for other options. Insert other audio files. Audacity; Google Drive; I made a couple of videos explaining how we record sermons and upload them to our church website. This first video is just showing our setup. We run an RCA adapter to 1/8″ quarter jack from our mixer/sound board to our laptop. We use Google Drive to keep our sermons online. Google Drive is similar to DropBox in that.
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posted Apr 23, 2013, 4:13 AM by Joel Brown [ updated May 9, 2013, 8:04 AM by Joel Brown]Audacity Tutorial
This project will give you the opportunity to follow a radio script for a commercial (script is on the back side of this handout). You will record your own audio (must be your voice) and add sound effects. The project will also have background music. You will determine the background music based on the tone you wish to use in your commercial. Be sure your voice is animated and matches the overall tone! STEP 1: Get Music/Set Tone Choose an instrumental song from FeelsLikeChrsitmas.com. Save it as an MP3 file. STEP 2: Locate Appropriate Sound Effects You need three required sound effects: cash register/money, record scratch, and phone dialing. A good place to find these is:
You can find Christmas sound effects at: Follow the script. You can adlib, but you must use everything from the script. You will be graded on the clarity and how convincing your voice is. STEP 4: Organize Put all your files in order. Be sure to adjust volumes so everything goes together seamlessly. Also, drop in your sound effects so that they are in the correct place. Be sure your music is not too loud! STEP 5: Add Effects Highlight sound clips and use the Effect menu as needed to achieve the desired special effects. Also, be sure the music fades in and out so that it doesn’t sound odd. STEP 6: Test and Export When you are satisfied with your work, test it and export it as Commercial.mp3 . Radio Commercial Grading Rubric:
You are going to create a 45 second story that you can tell through using Foley sound effects. Stories will not contain any spoken word, only sound effects. Examples:Sound Story (Vimeo) - a good example of a scary story. Morgan's Sound Story - a cautionary tale
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I’d bet good money that most voicemails never get played. Instead, they just sit there serving as extra “missed call” notifications, letting you know to call or text back whoever bothered to leave you the message in the first place.

But every once in a while, you get a really special voicemail. Maybe your partner called you early in the morning, knowing you were asleep, to leave a Happy Birthday recording for when you awoke. Or maybe a beloved family member recently passed away, and you have a voicemail from them that might’ve seemed pretty pointless at the time but now carries extra significance.
In those cases, you might like to save that voicemail somewhere other than your phone for safekeeping or sharing.
Most phones don’t make that as easy as it ought to be. Apple’s iPhone will back up voicemails to your computer along with everything else, but they’re stored in a funky file format that’s not easily played by most software. Most Android phones, meanwhile, store your voicemails on off-site servers.
So what should you do if you’ve got a voicemail that’s really worth saving? The solution involves some free software and an affordable purchase, but it’s doable. Here’s how:
1. Download Audacity, a free audio recording program for Windows and Mac.
2. After opening Audacity, navigate to Preferences -> Recording, then check “software playthrough.”
3. Use a male-to-male headphone cable (that is, one with connectors at both ends) to connect your phone to your computer’s “Line In” jack. That cable shouldn’t run you more than a few bucks. Note that some computers, particularly Macs, only have one audio port that serves as both input and output.
4. On Audacity’s main control panel, make sure “Line In” or “Built-In Input” is selected in the drop-down menu for the recording source, marked by a microphone icon. The source you pick should match the port you’re using to connect your iPhone or Android to your computer.
5. Hit “Record” on Audacity. Then, on your phone, play the voicemail you’d like to record. When your message is done, stop recording. If you want to get really fancy, you can use Audacity to chop off any dead air at the start or end of your recording.
6. Merge all contacts to icloud. Navigate to File -> Export Audio and save your voicemail on your computer as an .MP3. You should now be able to open the recorded voicemail in software like iTunes or Windows Media Player.
7. For extra security, back up your newly recorded voicemails to a storage service like Dropbox or Google Drive, both of which offer free space.
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