You should be able to "check 1..2 check 1..2"
at this point and hear your voice in the monitors.
I switch back to AUDACITY, click on the record button and I’m
good to go… AUDACITY offers a drop-down select for the audio
source, but I prefer direct access to the soundcard (otherwise
I wouldn’t have been able to boost the mic input).
Simply clicking on the red 'record' button will
start recording a new track with the next available number, the
tracks can be named to make it easier when it comes to mixing.
There are 'mute' and 'solo' buttons like on a regular mixing desk
for playback.
When you have recorded your vocal track or whatever it is you
have just recorded, the fun starts. At this point you can add
ridiculous amounts of echo, compression, turn the track backwards
and generally play around to your hearts’ content. Highlight
your selected section of the recording, then click on 'Effect'
for a drop-down menu of available effects.
One trick I have learned though is to make sure you save the
initial recording, and NEVER overwrite it. Save any edits at a
point when you feel that you have got it sounding as you want,
but don’t overwrite the original. That way you can always
bring it back and start from scratch – trust me, this is
a GOOD tip… You should consider this approach for any additional
tracks that you record. It’s easy to delete a track you’re
not happy with, simply click the X top-left (next to the words
‘Audio Track’). Each time you want to record a new
track, just click the ‘back to the start’ button (|<<)
and click the record button - a new track starts underneath the
previous ones. Once you have the set-up it’s very, very
easy to record new layers and mess about with the effects. I’m
not going to go into details on the effects though, as this is
not the main focus, that’s an area you can have fun discovering
for yourself.
     
Audacity transport controls
Audacity has it's own file format '.aup' for saving your multi-track
'project' .Once you have edited to your satisfaction, it just
remains for you to export the project as WAV or MP3 (extra dll
file needed for this). You will need additional software to burn
the file to CD, but that shouldn’t cause you too many problems.
One final observation, you have a click-track if you need one
by clicking on: 'Generate/click-track' – could be useful
where you are not importing any music.
Audacity - File export
Oh and if you want to hear what I did…. I
am no vocalist so I cheated and got a passing toddler to do the
job for me.… I did the MP3 at 96kbps to save space - not
Hi-Fi quality, but still good enough to show what is possible.
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