Ninth Week : M 3 submission...

It's the ninth week and as the time is moving so fast for us and we got 3 modules to go, so this week around, we really need to submit the 3rd module (AUDIO EDITING skill). 

Audio Editing skills ? 

Some might be wondering what's that? OK... To put in simple words it is a skill to edit any audio file such as songs, sounds and podcast to produce a better version of sound files with quality.This is so cool and beneficial as we learn to remove the noise, how to fade in and fade out. These are important skills to reproduce a better audio file that is appropriate for children in an ESL classroom for a listening lesson. A listening tape, for example must be clear for children to listen and comprehend the words pronounced in the recording. Thus, I think this particular skill simplifies our job to record the best audio product as we can just record anything at anytime and edit the file using 'AUDACITY', 'SONY VEGAS', WAVEPAD SOUND EDITOR, etc. 

I prefer AUDACITY because it is more flexible and it is a free, opensource editor software that offers a fully functional and complete suite of sound editing tools which is more user-friendly for a beginner like me. 

Audacity layout

Why AUDACITY ???

1. AUDACITY is easier, the control is fast and smooth and there are fewer buttons for simplicity. 

2. The audio effects available in AUDACITY 1.2.6  is quite extensive, quality and decent. Some of the Built-In effects are: 

- amplify

- change pitch

- change speed

- change tempo

- click removal

- compressor

- echo

- equalisation

- fade in

- fade out

- noise removal

- cut & paste

- MANY MORE !!!

3. Plus, we can extend the functions of AUDACITY by installing the Plug-ins. 

4. One more thing, AUDACITY has been hailed by PC World as one of the 100 Best Products of 2008. This validates its great usability, features, performance and technology innovation. 

Thus, that's why AUDACITY is the most preferred software to edit any audio files.