Become a superstar audio editor with Audacity
What you'll learn
- Learn the basics of audio editing
- Be able to use Audacity comfortably
- Have the knowledge required to progress into more advanced audio editing tools
Requirements
- A keen ear for audio and a good set of headphones/earphones
- You just need to download the free audacity software available for Windows, Mac and Linux
- Patience! Audio editing is not for the impatient!
- Optional - a good microphone to record sounds for editing
Description
In this course, you'll become a superstar audio editor by learning about the basics of audio editing using the free tool Audacity. We'll also go into a few advanced techniques and by the end of this course, you should be able to comfortably edit audio for yourself, your business and for your friends.
Do note that the tool that I'm concentrating on is Audacity because it's free to use. But keep in mind that the techniques that you learn can be used in other audio editing tools as well.
Sample of reviews from students:
Len Grates - "Easy to understand and very comprehensive. Really enjoyed it!"
R Kishan Boddapati - "Very well done! In a few hours time, to get such an in-depth look and understanding of Audacity is pretty darn awesome. Thanks!! Even better, I can view this again, as I make my progress and need to refer back. Great. Thank you very much!!"
Melvyn Hungerford - "very informative"
John Drake - "Very good course, lots of stuff I didn't know about so thank you. Having used Audition (mostly) I tend to jump into Audacity for quickness but its nice to know that it is capable of more than I realised, I am always recommending Audacity to new starters so will point them towards this course as well. Thank you very much."
Who this course is for:
- Anybody who wants to learn how to do audio editing for their job or for fun
- Podcasters
- People who are interested in starting out their ow freelance audio editing work
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Instructor
Ram is a financial expert with over 15 years experience investing in both the mutual fund and stock markets. Ram's portfolio is truly international as he owns stocks, and funds in Indian, Australian and US markets
Ram is a regular contributor to several different financial forums viz. Moneycontrol, JagoInvestor. He is also a financial advisor to several of his friends and work colleague and has helped design and plan investments for many of them.
He is regularly sought out by many people who are just starting out in the investing world as well as by regular investors for advice and help. Since Ram is a s/w professional, he combines his knowledge of the money markets along with his technical skills to make investing easy and something that can be done "at the click of a button" which makes his tips highly sought after by the communities he frequents
Ram is a veteran in the software industry having worked on Unix systems as early as in 1993 and has close to 2 decades of experience in various small, large and entreprise software companies. His experience in the IT industry has seen him work on a wide variety of technologies including HTML, ColdFusion, Java, JSP, J2ME along with all possible Database and AppServer flavors. He has created several different highly successful apps on the Android Play Store.
He currently serves as a software consultant on several startup projects and runs his own podcast site interviewing Indian startups and entrepreneurs. He also has a keen interest in creating courses tailored towards beginners and has a aim of demystifying technology for novices.