Audacity is an open source sound editor where you can create podcasts and edit songs and voiceovers.
Features[]
With Audacity, you can:
- import .wav files of music and voiceovers
- edit multiple tracks at once
- utilize effects such as a background noise remover
- remove vocals from any song
- create your own podcasts
- work in mono or stereo with your tracks
Troubleshooting and Tutorials[]
Audacity issues and questions:
- I want to remove the vocals from this song so I can just have the background music.
- I recorded this audio while the air conditioning was on and my friends were having a conversation in the background. How do I get rid of background noise?
- I just want to know the basics of Audacity .
Audacity Hot Keys[]
| New project | CTRL + N | Open project |
CTRL + O |
| Close Project | CTRL + W | Save Project |
CTRL + S |
| Preferences | CTRL + P | Play/Stop | SPACE |
| Loop | SHIFT + SPACE | Pause |
P |
| Record | R | Preview 1 sec | 1 |
| Selection Tool | F1 | Envelope Tool | F2 |
| Editing Tool | F3 | Zoom Tool | F4 |
| Timeshift Tool | F5 | Multi Tool | F5 |
| Cycle tool fwrd | D | Cycle tool bckwrd | A |
| Zoom in | CTRL + 1 | Zoom reset | CTRL + 2 |
| Zoom out | CTRL + 3 | Fit in window | CTRL + F |
| Fit Vertically | CTRL + SHIFT + F | Zoom to Selection | CTRL + E |
| Import Audio | CTRL + I | Create Label | CTRL + B |
| Repeat Last Effect | CTRL + R | Undo | CTRL + Z |
| Redo (Windows) | CTRL + Y | Redo (Mac) | CTRL + Shift + Z |
| Cut | CTRL + X | Copy | CTRL + C |
| Delete | CTRL + K or Delete | Silence | CTRL + L |
| Duplicate | CTRL + D | Select All | CTRL + A |