$25
weeklyor $100 for 4 classes
Using Audacity® for Podcasts and Sound Editing
Completed by 1 learner
Ages 12-17
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week, 4 weeks
1-5 learners per class
50 min
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Learners will self assess based on how satisfied they are with their final product.Class Experience
Podcasts are a great way to share your interests with an audience. We will cover basic sound recording using Audacity® which is a free sound editing application available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. There are some nifty little features in this program to create a smoothly edited final product. Audacity can only record a keyboard played into the computer using the basic Midi Sounds. There is no way to create different sounds in Audacity (can't use a VST instrument nor edit the file). This will be covered in a class on Waveform 12. Weekly Summary (We value learner-led learning so we will be following the focus of the learners in our group so this summary might change depending on their interests): Week 1: Let's find out what this program can do! We will create our first project file and create a track, import sounds, see if we can record using our microphones (we might need to troubleshoot this part so patience with each other will be needed) and talk about mono vs stereo tracks, using someone else's music tracks for source material, what is free to use and what is off limits. With our introductory project, we will walk through a couple of the available filters (normalizing and fade in/out) and export to mp3 or wav file forms. Week 2: Let's get an idea and work on it. Our assignment will be a basic podcast. For this we can decide on a topic, what we want to say about it, practice recording our voices and talk about sound effects and how we can incorporate music as a background. Let's discuss theme songs and how we can create something distinctive that will be recognized as soon as our podcast begins. There's some free online resources we can use. Save your project! Week 3: By now we've had time to plan out our ideas for our podcast. Please bring any issues you've had recording into Audacity and we can brainstorm solutions. I will show how to edit parts out of what we've recorded and how to avoid clipping sounds that can happen with digital files. Let's work with some filters for fun and practice layering and overlapping sound files. This will explore syncing, time stretching and balance/panning/effects. Save your project! Week 4: At this point I'm hoping my constant "save your project" reminders have anchored! Trust me, I've lost tons of good ideas due to power outages, computer blips and cats turning off my power bar. This is our last week! We can either share a short clip of our favourite part of our project or we can continue to troubleshoot issues, talk through solutions and share any other sources for materials that we've discovered in our online travels. At this point, if students have midi instruments we could play more with creating sound layered backgrounds. By the way, save your project ;). *This class applies to the curricular requirements for Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies B.C. Ministry of Education Grades 6-12 and directly relates to B.C. Curricular Competencies for ELA Grades 6-12 under Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing).
Learning Goals
Learners will be able to create a project, record tracks and edit them in Audacity. They will learn about copyright issues using other people's work, how to substitute and capture other materials and how to plan out and create a short podcast.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Families will need to download and install Audacity® and students should start the program up to make sure it works before class.
Without the software, a student won't be able to participate. Please make sure your computer can handle the software (my realllllly old Linux box runs it just fine so it's not a big resource hog).
Supply List
Computer running Windows, MacOs, Linux with Audacity installed. Headphones are recommended or we might have feedback issues. Patience and kind support for each other.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree from University of Portsmouth
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Education from St Marys University (Twickenham, UK)
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Victoria
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from McGill University, Canada
Yvonne B.Mus (McGill, Canada) is an electronic musician who has been messing around with various music software for years. She has hosted radio shows, created soundscapes for her weekly D&D game and enjoys learning from her students. I'm all about following the path our learners set out!
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