Adding Music to Podcast
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and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
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MortonMarketers
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Adding Music to Podcast
I am using Windows 10 and I want to apply music at the beginning and the end of my Podcast which also an import file as well; how do I do that. Thank you in advance.
Re: Adding Music to Podcast
Assuming that you have three audio files: Intro music, Podcast, end music:
(Tip: For best quality, you should use WAV files.)
1. Import the three files into Audacity
2. Zoom out a bit so that you can see some empty space beyond the end of the podcast (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/zooming.html)
3. Use the Time Shift Tool to slide the tracks left / right as necessary so that they play in the correct order.
4. Export the finished podcast.
Tip: Export two copies of the podcast. One in MP3 format (your actual finished podcast), and the other in WAV format (your backup copy).
MP3 encoding always reduces the sound quality a bit, so best to use WAV during production and for backups and only use MP3 when you have to.
(Tip: For best quality, you should use WAV files.)
1. Import the three files into Audacity
2. Zoom out a bit so that you can see some empty space beyond the end of the podcast (see: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/zooming.html)
3. Use the Time Shift Tool to slide the tracks left / right as necessary so that they play in the correct order.
4. Export the finished podcast.
Tip: Export two copies of the podcast. One in MP3 format (your actual finished podcast), and the other in WAV format (your backup copy).
MP3 encoding always reduces the sound quality a bit, so best to use WAV during production and for backups and only use MP3 when you have to.
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