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Lab 5: Audio

Sound Resources:

Freesound Project

Find Sounds

Audacity

Audacity Download

*File Formats: Save your file as an aup file if you want to open it in Audacity later for

further editing. Save your file as an AIFF (Mac), WAV (Windows), or MP-3 to open it in another

program later, such as Flash.

*The Workspace

*Control Toolbar

*Editing Tools

*Mixer Toolbar

*Edit Toolbar

*Meter Toolbar

*Audio Track

*Waveform Display

*Controls

*Envelope Editing

*Effect Menu

*Exporting MP3 Files - Download LAMElib from the Audacity site

Tutorial: Audacity basics

Recording Sound

You can record directly into Audacity. Also in Flash: Click Start, choose All Programs, select

Accessories, choose Entertainment, and click Sound Recorder.

More Flash

*Motion Guides

*Using Sound with Flash

- Event (sound will play when entire sound file has downloaded)

- Stream (sound will play as soon as some of it has downloaded)

- Sound Effects, Creating Custom Sound Effects (Edit Envelope)

*Starting & Stopping Your Animation

*Button States: Up, Over, Down, Hit

Daily Assignment: Audacity

Create a soundscape using at least five different sounds. This sound file should

be at least 30 seconds long. Pay attention to elements such as repetition, silence, volume,

fading in and out, noise, language, texture, and pitch.

Continue work on Project 3: Animated Autobiography