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 Cutting Music in Audacity
Each semester I start with a project in which we take a full length song and cut it down to around 30 seconds. The program that we use to do this at first is Audacity, which is a free (emphasis on FREE!), cross-platform audio editor and recorder. The reason I teach my students how to use Audacity is because they can download the same program on their home computers and either do class work at home or they can use it for other audio projects. One of my students told me yesterday that he was going to be out for a couple of days while his wisdom teeth were pulled. So, I told him I'd write a blog about our Audacity project so he'd be able to keep up on his Music Tech work while recovering at home. Erik, this one's for you!
Now that I've taught this lesson for a couple of years, I'm starting to see other applications of cutting audio. Listen to the background music in commercials. Many times you will recognize the piece of music, but it has been cut down to 30 seconds or less to fit the time slot of the commercial. That's going to be the next adaptation of this lesson: Cutting Music for Commercials. Article posted January 23, 2008 at 12:46 PM • comment • Reads 329 • see all articles |
My Classes & Students About the Blogger Get a Voki now! Dale Witte is the choir director and music technology teacher at Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Fond du Lac, WI. He has been teaching since January 1990 and really enjoys teaching students how God's gift of music works. Dale is also a church organist, piano player, violinist, and church music composer. Latest 10 Comments:  
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