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Makerspace - Digital Projects

Audio Editing and Podcasting


We encourage you to read this great NPR piece - "Starting Your Podcast: A Guide for Students".

  • Recording: Simple audio recordings can be made on your mobile device or laptop using the executable programs Voice Recorder (Windows) or Voice Memos (Mac).  Keep in mind that the quality of your recordings is bounded by the quality of your microphone and the quality of the environment in which you are recording. High-quality microphones can be checked out from the library Information Desk. 
  • Editing and Mixing: A common program for audio editing is the open source Audacity. Audacity is available on all Audacity imageplatforms and is completely free. Comprehensive FAQs for Audacity are available here and here.
  • The Library Makerspace has Adobe's Audition software installed to allow sophisticated sound editing. You can contact the Makerspace staff for training and using Audition.