Mixing Audio for Animation in Audacity

Learn how to put together the music, dialogue and sound effects in a single mix to use in your animation.

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Created by2D Animation 101 Courses

Last updated 9/2018

English

What you'll learn

Use Audacity to Edit and Mix Audio
Record Audio with decent quality using their Smart Phone
Clean and improve their audio recordings inside Audacity
Edit and Mix audio for an animated film

Course content

3 sections • 19 lectures • 2h 29m total length

Introduction1:58
In this lesson you will get to know the different topics that we will cover in this course.
Downloading Audacity1:02
In this lesson you will learn how to download audacity.
Creating a New Project2:38
In this lesson you will learn how projects work in audacity, how creating a new one opens a new window.

Playback And Transport7:33
In this lesson you will learn about the different tricks you can use to playback your sound.
Zooming And Navegation5:53
In this lesson you will learn the different ways in which you can do zoom in and zoom out, and how to navigate across the timeline.
Managing Tracks9:22
In this lesson you will learn how to manage tracks, move them and change them.
Showing Waveform And Spectogram6:14
In this lesson you will learn the difference between waveform and spectogram.
Mono And Stereo Tracks5:48
In this lesson you will learn about mono tracks and stereo tracks, and how they sound on both speakers, left and right.

Editing Tracks9:00
In this lesson you will learn how to edit tracks.
Using Labels to Identify Sections6:49
In this lesson you will learn how to use labels to identify sections in your project.
Recording Audio with your Smart Phone and Good Acoustics8:52
In this lesson you will learn about acoustics and how to improve them to record audio with your smart phone.
Recording Audio Inside Audacity5:23
In this lesson you will learn how to record audio with your computer once you have the correct acoustics in your computer room.
Cleaning and Improving the Recorded Audio10:03
In this lesson you will learn how to clean the audio of your recording.
Compressing to Improve Audio Levels16:00
In this lesson you will learn how to use the compressor and understand its functions.
Editing Audio with the different tools in Audacity12:47
In this lesson you will learn how to edit audio using the different tools inside audacity.
Download the Project Files to Follow Along0:05
Mixing a Scene - Music and Sound Effects18:50
In this lesson you will learn how to mix the audio of a scene. We will start with the ambiance sound, then add some music and sound effects.
Adding Dialogue to Finishing off the Scene19:16
In this lesson you will learn how to finish off the mixing of the audio for the scene.
BONUS LESSON: What's Next?2:18

Requirements

Use a PC at a beginner level
Use any internet browser to download the required FREE software

Description

In this course you will learn how to use audacity to mix down the audio for your animations.

Before starting, I will show you how to download this free software.

Then we will learn how to create a new project

Then I will show you some tricks to playback the audio, how to transport the cursor up and down, how to zoom in, zoom out.

How to manage different tracks, work with waveforms, understanding the spectrogram...

The difference between stereo and mono channels.

Then after you know all the basics, we will dive in to learn how to use the tools so you can understand the editing process inside audacity.

How to cut, move clips around, use labels.

And also, how to record audio with your smart phone, and make it sound decent, when you have no budget.

You will learn a little bit about acoustics.

And if you have a studio room with foam on the walls, then I will show you how to record inside audacity.

Then, I will show you how to improve your recordings, we will take the recording made with my smart phone, clean it up, use some equalization and compression, and make it sound good enough for a simple animation.

Then we will edit the audio and do the mixing for a little scene of an animated short.

Ok.

So, hop right in, enroll and let's get it started with this journey, so you can start mixing the audio for your animations.

See you inside!

Who this course is for:

Beginners interested in learning how to mix audio for their animation

Mixing Audio for Animation in Audacity

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Course content

Introduction to the Course3 lectures • 6min

Getting Familiar with Audacity5 lectures • 35min

Tools and Techniques for Recording and Mixing11 lectures • 1hr 49min

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