WOOT! >X-D!!!
Just to let anyone else know, I just found the answer myself, thankfully! =-D! So anyone else wanting to know this, here’s what I did and found.
Here’s What this person Showed on their site. What I did was a tad bit different so I’ll tell what I did next. but here’s what they did and the link in-case anyone was wondering. =-D!
When we narrate over music, we don’t want to have the background blowing us out. So, we will use Audacity to lessen the volume!
https://digicompdiy.wordpress.com/2011/02/21/how-to-make-background-music-quieter-in-audacity/
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a how-to do digital media maker things – working with the students in the new media research studio @mccnyu
How to make background music quieter in Audacity
1. Open Audacity, and import your music clip.
2. On the gray box to the left side, the titled song will have a drop down arrow. Click it, and the menu will pop up. You will hit “Split Stereo Track”.
3. Next you will notice two separate tracks.
4. On each track, hit that same drop down arrow. Click “Mono” for both tracks.
5. Now, make sure you click on one track’s gray box. Anywhere in the box is okay – but do not hit any function or button. If you did it correctly, the box should be highlighted in a darker gray color. Now go to Effect (top menu bar) and click “Amplify”.
6. A box will pop up – you can drag the cursor higher or lower. In our case, we want quieter music, so we will move in a negative direction.
7. For example, I moved mine down to -6.0. Click “Okay”.
8. Compare the two tracks – the top one is much quieter than the bottom.
9. Repeat the process, on the bottom track.
Export as an mp3 or WAV file and you are good to go!
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And what I did was, I
1. Opened Audacity,
2. then Opened my Music Folder.
3. I clicked on the song I wanted to edit, and dragged and dropped it into Audacity.
4. I clicked the Title and the Drop Down Arrow and chose “Split Stereo Track” just like it said.
As for number 4 I couldn’t find what it was talking about, so I wasn’t able to like make each track Mono, but I don’t totally know why one would want to do that.
5. Now, make sure you click on one track’s gray box. Anywhere in the box is okay – but do not hit any function or button. I clicked in the middle of the little monitors on the edge there. Turns out the colors don’t go darker, they just invert sort of, the track becomes bright and the box becomes a darker blue sort of.
6. Now go to Effect (top menu bar) and click “Amplify”. Turns out this is the main thing to configure the sound of a track. You can make it louder or quieter here.
7. A box will pop up – you can drag the cursor higher or lower. In our case, we want quieter music, so we will move in a negative direction. I found that actually typing in a value is best. Typing in -10.0 or even -15.0 is best to start with then adjust from there about -5.0 or less at a time after that. By the way each time you open the “Amplify” box it’ll look like the soundtrack is normally that volume, so you won’t be able to know how far it’s been adjusted, so mark it on a notepad or something.
8. Repeat the process, on the bottom track. Then listen to both. =-)!
I know I asked then answered my own question, but I'm just GLAD I found the answer so quickly (I usually don't sadly and terribly).
Anyway, I hope this can help anyone else who's struggling with the same Newbie problems. =-)!
I also hope that this can be put into a like "Beginner Basics" thread or something for others who are needing help with just how to use this thing. =-)!
