I am just starting to use Audacity while working with a Voice Coach to develop my Voice Over skills. I just cannot seem to figure out how to "Save" my work, so I can go back and listen to multiple recordings of scripts for comparison, and be able to send them out to my coach as he is a couple hundred miles away. I have read the steps to Save a number of times; however, it just doesn't seem to come together when I try to do it. Recording is not problem, it's the "Save" part. Can anyone possibly give me some tips? Thank you.
Ken
Saving Audio Work
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Re: Saving Audio Work
It's a common problem. Audacity doesn't save sound files, it saves Projects. You can get Audacity to make a sound file through Export.
The default Export is WAV (Microsoft) which will open and play in all three major computer systems, but if you need to send a long (though lower quality) show through email, you probably need MP3. There's a hitch with MP3 because Audacity won't make one of those without adding software. Audacity can't bury the cost of an MP3 license in the price because there is no charge.
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/au ... jects.html
Koz
The default Export is WAV (Microsoft) which will open and play in all three major computer systems, but if you need to send a long (though lower quality) show through email, you probably need MP3. There's a hitch with MP3 because Audacity won't make one of those without adding software. Audacity can't bury the cost of an MP3 license in the price because there is no charge.
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/au ... jects.html
Koz