Soundboard (#88)
I have a great little audio-recording studio and Articluate’s eLearning Challenge #88 gave me an opportunity to play with some of the effects in Audacity that I’ve never tried before. (Audacity is a free audio editor. I use it to clean-up my narration files before embedding them in other eLearning tools like Storyline or Captivate.)
The Audacity effects menu.
This is not what I was supposed to work on today and it always amazes me how quickly I can get things done without distractions.
My first layout had the original recording in the middle surrounded by Tempo, Pitch, Faster and Slower. After I organized the layers, it became apparent that there should be a Venn diagram of sorts: Faster/Slower alter both the Pitch and Tempo of the audio. So that’s what I ended up with.
The original layout didn’t connect Faster/Slower with Pitch or Tempo.
Click the image to see the interactive soundboard.
The layers show the actual settings used to achieve the effect that you’re hearing. I kept thinking this might actually help me some day, like a quick reference to the Audacity settings. But it’s faster just to preview the settings I think.
Each layer shows the actual settings used to achieve the sound being heard.
Both the “Reverse” and the “Faster” still make me laugh when I listen to them! A fun challenge!
Click here to see my soundboard.
2 Responses to “Soundboard (#88)”
I loved this example! The “before” and “after” versions were relevant and informative. I also liked the way you grouped them into a venn diagram- makes it easier to grasp the types of changes. Almost makes me want to create my own mini-tutorlal on the “DIY Guide Top 10 most useful Audacity tricks for voiceover cleanup and editing”. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks for visiting, Joanne! I’m glad I can inspire you! I’ve seen your stuff through the Challenges and you inspire me too! Please share your DIY Guide for Audacity when it’s ready. I’d love to see/hear it! Best of luck with everything.