Master Audacity
With Mike Russell
From Music Radio Creative.
Mike’s aim is to teach you the secrets you need to know to create better-sounding audio with the use of various techniques.
Discover Audacity's Powerful Features
Seamless Audio Editing
Effortlessly cut, copy, and splice audio tracks with precision.
Multi-Track Mixing
Combine multiple audio tracks to create rich, layered soundscapes.
Advanced Effects
Enhance your audio with a wide range of effects, from reverb to equalization.
User-Friendly Interface
Navigate and edit with ease, thanks to an intuitive and accessible design.
Lesson 1:
Start Here
So you’ve just downloaded Audacity, or opened it for the first time.
This 12 minute video will get you started.
- The Launch and default screen
Settings - Basic controls and displays
- Basic settings for your audio input/output
- Creating your first recording
- Playback
- Selecting audio
- Zoom
- Adding music and mixing two tracks
- Adding compression
- Auto duck
- Saving a project
- Exporting an audio file
Lesson 2:
Master the Basics
This 10 minute video will show you how you can create professional-grade audio that sounds great every time.
- Select your Audio Interface
- Hit the Record Button and Test
- Project Sample Rates
- Zoom In and Zoom Out
- How to Import Music Track
- How to Reduce Music Loudness
- How to make Voice a bit Louder
- How to Mute Audio Track
- How Split or Delete Audio Track
- How to Undo
- How to make Voice sound BETTER
- Add Compression for Consistent Volume
- How Save and Export Audio Files
Lesson 3:
Essential Controls
In just 5 minutes you’ll learn how to edit audio in Audacity and when to use…
- Selection tool
- Envelope tool
- Draw tool
- Zoom tool
- Move tool
- Multi tool
Lesson 4:
Ten Power Tips
This 9 minute video will help you achieve professional quality sound in no time.
- Noise Reduction
- Spectral View
- Real Time Compression
- Limiter
- Trimming
- Sync Lock
- Time Stretching
- Themes
- VST Effects
- Exporting
Step 5:
Five Easy Steps for Sounding Better
Learn Mike’s secret sauce in just 5 minutes that will have you sounding great.
- E = Equalize
- N = Normalize
- C = Compress
- N = Normalize
- L = Limiter
Lesson 6:
Three Tips to Save You Time
For your investment of just 8 minutes you’ll save yourself hours of editing time with the power of Audacity.
- Fix Microphone Bleed
- Add Silences
- Truncate Silences
Lesson 7:
Remove Unwanted Noise
Recorded outside and your recording has wind or traffic noise? In this 5 minute video Mike will show you remove clicks, fix distortion, reduce background noise, and more using Audacity’s free built-in features.
This is just a taste of what’s possible with Audacity.
These videos will have got you started and well on your way to being able to create and edit audio tracks for your radio station.
Audio editing is a lot of fun and give a great outlet for your creativity. Of course there are many more videos available on YouTube to upskill your audio editing ability. Simply search “Audacity”.
Hungry for More? Here are 90 more videos from Mike Russell to work your way through.
“Thanks to Mike’s videos, I mastered Audacity in no time! The tutorials were clear and easy to follow.”
Alex Johnson
Freelance Podcaster
“The training videos transformed my audio editing skills. I now produce professional-quality podcasts!”
Samantha Lee
Content Creator
“I never thought audio editing could be this simple. Mike’s tutorials are a game-changer!”
David Kim
Music Producer
“UCB Asia Pacific’s resources helped me unlock the full potential of Audacity. Highly recommended!”
Emily Chen
Sound Engineer