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Learn about Audacity audio editor


The Audacity program is an example of an 'audio editor'. This means that Audacity can record and edit audio. Typically, you use Audacity for recording sounds, like interviews or musical instruments. You can then use the program to combine these sounds and edit them to make documentaries, music, and podcasts.

Please read more about Audacity here on the Flossmanuals chapter Introduction to Audacity.

Quick Task: To show your understanding of this chapter, please write as a comment below, one or two sentences on how you use or want might use Audacity.

Example: I would use Audacity to combine recorded voices and music to create short radio jingles for a hospital radio I work for.

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