When you open Audacity, you will see this blank workspace. You can even reserve it online!) It also helps to work from a script, so that you can practice and pace yourself as you go along. (A great place to record is the Sound Room in the Digital Studio. Whichever recording device you choose, be sure to record in a quiet indoor space where you will not be interrupted. Audacity will let you connect to an external microphone, or the built in microphone at your workstation. Setting upīefore you even open the Audacity software, it is important to set yourself up for success in your recording. It is intuitive to use and can easily be used to put together a great podcast. Audacity is a professional quality open source audio editor. There are so many great programs to choose from, it can be sometimes be overwhelming to know where to start. The Digital Studio gets a lot of queries from our patrons regarding audio editing.

This tutorial was written by Sarah DeLorme, Associate Digital Scholarship Librarian.

Recording a podcast with audacity