Downloading and importing sound samples is a straightforward process in Audacity. There are many great sites for finding sample to use for your voice-over projects, Foley, blogs and music. Let's get started!

This video tutorial #15 of 25 in this series. You can see a full list of the available Audacity tutorials at the end of this post.

15 How to Download and Import Sound Samples

Procedure:

The Internet is a great source for finding sounds to use in Audacity projects. There are countless free sounds that can be downloaded, such as drum beats, guitar solos, explosions, thunder, barking, and interviews. These sounds are often referred to as ‘samples.’

The best way to find samples on the Internet is to start by doing a search using your favorite search engine. Do a search for “free sound samples” and explore the results. You may also want to specify the exact sound you are looking for, such as hockey sounds, or baby laugh. Your search engine will provide you with a number of results for your search.

You will find many sites with free sound samples. You should be able to preview the samples on each site before you decide to download. Most samples you will find on the Internet will either be in MP3 format or WAV format. Be sure to watch the tutorial in this series on the difference between MP3 and WAV files. For best quality, you should try to download WAV files whenever possible.

As you download your samples place them all in a folder to keep them organized. You may download many samples so you need to keep them organized.

Once you have your samples downloaded you can import them into Audacity by going to the FILE menu and choosing IMPORT -> AUDIO, or by using your mouse to drag-and-dropping the sample directly into an open Audacity project. If you are not sure about importing sound into Audacity be sure to watch the tutorial in this series on opening and importing sound files in Audacity.

Once your sample is imported into Audacity you can use your Time Shift tool to move your sample around.

Learn Audacity Series

The following is a list of all the Audacity tutorials and activities found in this video series

TUTORIALS
1 How to Create a New Audacity Project

2 How to Open or Import Audio Files in Audacity

3 What are Audacity Tracks

4 Audacity Transport Controls

5 How to Save an Audacity Project

6 How to Record

7 How to Set Input Volume Levels

8 How to Export MP3 and WAV Files

9 How to Select and Delete Sound

ACTIVITY 1 - My First Recording

10 How to use Undo and History in Audacity

11 How to Use the Zoom Tools

12 How to Use the Time Shift Tool

13 How to Use the Change Pitch Effect

ACTIVITY 2 - Make Your Voice Sound Like a Chipmunk

14 How to Use the Fade In & Fade Out Effects

15 How to Download Sound Samples from the Internet

16 How to Use the Amplify Effect

17 How to Edit Metadata

18 How to Multitrack Record

19 How to Use a Click Track

ACTIVITY 3 - Multitrack Recording in Audacity - Beatbox

20 How to Make Silence

21 How to Use the Change Tempo Effect

22 How to Use the Equalization Effect

23 How to Reverse Sound

24 Stereo Mono

ACTIVITY 4 - How to Mess Up a Piece of Music

25 How to Remove Vocals from a Recording

SETUP TUTORIALS
SETUP 1 How to Install Audacity

SETUP 2 How to Configure Recording and Playback Hardware

SETUP 3 How to Install the LAME Encoder

PROJECTS 
PROJECT 1 - Create a Halloween Soundscape

PROJECT 2 - Interview a Superhero

PROJECT 3 - Create a Radio Play

 

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