The Book of Audacity - Record, Edit, Mix and Master with the Free Audio Editor, by Carla Schroder.
The definitive guide to Audacity
Where to Find It and Borrowing Time
The Book of Audacity is shelved as ML74.4. A84 S37 2011. This means it can be found on the Bookstack 2 - Shelf 1. This book can be checked out for a period of 2 weeks for students, faculty and staff.
Description*
The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio.
You'll learn how to:
- Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances
- Be your own backing band or chorus
- Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings
- Create super-high fidelity and surround-sound recordings
- Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks
- Create custom ringtones and sweet special effects
In addition, you'll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity.
Find out more at Amazon
About the Author*
Carla Schroder is a self-taught Linux and Windows sysadmin, who laid hands on her first computer around her 37th birthday. She is the author of the Linux Cookbook for O'Reilly, and writes Linux howtos for several computer publications. Carla enjoys playing instruments and recording local bands using Audacity. Carla is living proof that you're never too old to try something new, computers are a heck of a lot of fun, and anyone can learn to do anything. Visit tuxcomputing.com for more Carla stuff.
Reviews*
By Michael Larsen:
Is there a book out there that would keep my interest on the subject? I'm happy to say that "The Book of Audacity", written by Carla Schroeder, and published by No-Starch Press, is just such a book. You don't have to be a computer aficionado, but it certainly helps. You don't have to be a musician, but it certainly helps there, too. You don't have to be someone who enjoys a witty and sometimes mildly sarcastic writing style, but again, it certainly helps. If you are the special geek that fits all three of these categories just mentioned, then this book is a gem!
The Book of Audacity is platform agnostic, but shows a number of approaches to using it on a number of platforms (with a special section specifically focusing on Linux). Audacity is free and cross platform, and the author spends plenty of time trying to make the users feel comfortable tackling the various topics.
Many books are written to describe the process of recording and producing music, but they often devolve into an impenetrable treatise on sound theory and issues of interest to professional audio and signal processing engineers, leaving many of us everyday folks interested in recording behind. Carla is careful to not do that here. Often her tone is irreverent, humorous, and at times downright snarky, proving this isn't your typical audio recording book, and that's all for the better.
BOTTOM LINE - There is truly something in here for everybody that deals with audio recording of any stripe, and Audacity can be used for both simple and all-encompassing projects. The style of the book takes into account that not everyone has the same goals, and the book is structured in a way where a complete read-through is not necessary. The basic techniques are covered multiple times in the book so that mastery can be developed but also so that the project that interests the user can be the primary focus.
Read More of this review, including a description of each chapter, at Michael Larsens Reviews
The Book of Audacity is platform agnostic, but shows a number of approaches to using it on a number of platforms (with a special section specifically focusing on Linux). Audacity is free and cross platform, and the author spends plenty of time trying to make the users feel comfortable tackling the various topics.
Many books are written to describe the process of recording and producing music, but they often devolve into an impenetrable treatise on sound theory and issues of interest to professional audio and signal processing engineers, leaving many of us everyday folks interested in recording behind. Carla is careful to not do that here. Often her tone is irreverent, humorous, and at times downright snarky, proving this isn't your typical audio recording book, and that's all for the better.
BOTTOM LINE - There is truly something in here for everybody that deals with audio recording of any stripe, and Audacity can be used for both simple and all-encompassing projects. The style of the book takes into account that not everyone has the same goals, and the book is structured in a way where a complete read-through is not necessary. The basic techniques are covered multiple times in the book so that mastery can be developed but also so that the project that interests the user can be the primary focus.
Read More of this review, including a description of each chapter, at Michael Larsens Reviews
Citations
Description, About the Author, and Review taken from Amazon.com: (http://www.amazon.com/Book-Audacity-Record-Master-ebook/dp/B004V9MP5E)
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