Aligning Tracks And Using Time Shift | Getting Started With Audacity 1.3

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Using the Audacity software as the starting off point, we discuss what the software is, what it can do, how you can use it, and where you go to get started installing it. All of this information is grounded in some basic audio editing terminology and background for those that aren't so technology inclined.Then we'll start digging into a sample project! You'll learn about how to set up a project, create a voice track, record an interview with Skype, and basic audio editing techniques. All of this done in an easy to follow, task based approach with lots of examples. Here, we plan to go a step further, we teach how to wrap all of these steps together and create a podcast that can be posted on your own website or blog.There's always more you can do with Audacity! The last portion of the book is dedicated to just that - discussing more advanced editing and mixing techniques, using affects, adding music, adding additional plug-ins to the software. All still incorporating examples and easy to follow tasks you can try on your own audio projects. Table of Contents (18 chapters) Getting started with Audacity 1.3 Getting started with Audacity 1.3 Credits Credits About the Author About the Author About the Reviewers About the Reviewers Preface Preface Free Chapter 1 Audacity and the World of Audio Editing Audacity and the World of Audio Editing What is Audacity? Will it work for me? Moving up to Audacity 1.3 Common audio editing terms used in Audacity Opening Audacity Understanding projects Pointers for working in Audacity Using the best equipment Summary 2 The Basics: Setting Up a Project The Basics: Setting Up a Project Creating a new project Setting the Audacity Preferences Planning for your recording session Summary 3 Ready and Action! Creating a Voice Track and Recording Interviews Ready and Action! Creating a Voice Track and Recording Interviews Recording voice tracks Recording an interview with Skype Summary 4 Making It Sound Better: Editing Your Podcast Making It Sound Better: Editing Your Podcast Dissecting the recorded audio Working within the project The basics of editing Summary 5 Advanced Editing: Fixing the Glitches and Removing the Noise Advanced Editing: Fixing the Glitches and Removing the Noise Using filters Removing noise Evening out the sound Normalizing More sound effects Summary 6 Saving Projects and Exporting Podcasts Saving Projects and Exporting Podcasts Audio formats to which Audacity exports Podcast formats Installing libraries Exporting your project as an MP3 Distributing your podcast Other Export File Options Summary 7 Beyond the Basics: Editing for Even Better Sound Beyond the Basics: Editing for Even Better Sound Softening sibilants Clip and replace sounds Aligning tracks and using Time Shift Splitting and duplicating audio Joining audio tracks Modifying settings for the entire track Summary 8 Importing and Adding Background Music Importing and Adding Background Music Importing digital music into Audacity Adding music to your podcast What is overdubbing and how do I do it? Downmixing and rendering Vinyl records, cassette tapes, or minidiscs Summary 9 Giving Your Audio Some Depth: Applying Effects Giving Your Audio Some Depth: Applying Effects The Effect menu Summary 10 Making Audacity Even Better With Plug-Ins and Libraries Making Audacity Even Better With Plug-Ins and Libraries Installing plug-ins Installing VST Enabler Installing libraries Using a plug-in Using libraries Summary 1 Toolbar, Menu, and Keyboard Shortcut Reference Toolbar, Menu, and Keyboard Shortcut Reference 2 Glossary of Terms Glossary of Terms 3 Index Index Customer Reviews 4.5 (11) 5 star 54.5% 4 star 36.4% 3 star 9.1% 2 star 0% 1 star 0%

Aligning tracks and using Time Shift

If you are using more than one audio track in your project, you might need to align the tracks so that they start at the same time, move voice tracks so that they start at the correct times, or even move one track to start later than another. To do all of this, the Time Shift and Align tools can help.

Using Time Shift

The time shift tool is very easy to use. With your Audacity project open, make sure that the audio track that you want to move is highlighted:

1. Select the Time Shift Tool.

   

2. Click-and-drag the track that you want to move to the desired position.

   

3. Release the mouse button to place the track in this new location.

   Tip

   To make more precise time shifts

   Zoom in to the audio track. This is easy to do with shortcut keys. When you have the Time Shift Tool selected, you can use Ctrl + 1 on a Windows computer or Command + 1 on a Mac. To zoom out, you use Ctrl + 3 on a Windows computer or Command + 3 on a Mac. Want to go back to the default magnification? Use...

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