In this Audacity tutorial set I will be showing how to first save a file in Audacity and then how to insert silence into your recordings. Be sure to check out the other tutorials in this series. You will learn how to export audio, as opposed to saving. You will also learn how to properly manage your Audacity files once you have saved to keep them from becoming corrupt.

This video tutorial #5 of #20 in this series. You can see a full list of the available Audacity tutorials at the end of this post.

5 How to Save Files in Audacity

Procedure:

Saving an Audacity project is very easy, but first you will need to create an Audacity project. All you need to do is go to the FILE menu of Audacity and select NEW.

Once you have begun working on your project you will need to save it. Go to the FILE menu and choose SAVE PROJECT.

Saving a project will create two items: an .AUP file and a data folder. NOTE: You must never separate the data folder from the .AUP file. If you separate these items you will not be able to open your Audacity project. If you need to move these items to a new folder be sure to close Audacity first then move both items to the same exact location.

20 How to Insert Silence in Audacity

Procedure:

To Silence Audio select the sound you want to remove by using the Selection tool. Next go EDIT -> REMOVE AUDIO -> SILENCE AUDIO.

Creating silence is a great feature in Audacity. Making a sound silent is similar to deleting, but unlike deleting, when you use Silence Audio the remainder of the track is unchanged.

Selecting and deleting sound is something you will use often in Audacity. When you find a piece of sound that you would like to remove first choose your Selection tool. Click and drag the Selection tool over the portion of the waveform you want to remove. Press your DELETE key.

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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