AUDACITY

1. The controllers are on the top left side.

2. You can record a track or a sound by using the "RECORD" button, or import a track.

3. To import a track:

Go to Project > Import Audio OR go to File > Import Audio (depending on the version of Audacity you have). Select a file from your computer (mp3, aiff, or wav) and hit Open.

  

If your track or sound is too long, you can "cut" it. Select part of it with selector tool (above). Click on the "scissors" button, or hit Delete.

4. You can zoom in or out, to see your tracks better:
Zoom In > command 1 / Zoom Out > command 3

5. Select the first seconds of a track. Go to Effect (> Utility) > Fade In.

(The same with the last seconds, only Effect (> Utility) > Fade Out).

6. Import more sounds or tracks and fade them in and out, like before.

  

Depending on when you want them to be heard, you can drag each track on the timeline with the double sided arrow (above). By fading them in and out, and positioning them on the timeline, they will be mixed more successfully.

7. Once you have imported and arranged your sounds, you can control their volume from their info boxes on the left OR from: Effect > Amplifier > Amplify (depending on the version of Audacity you have). "Mute"(on the left of the bars) makes them silent.

  

If you want to change the volume of one part of your track or sound, select the "star" tool on the top left. Click on the beginning and the end of your selected part, and adjust.

8. When you are finished, save the track as an Audacity file, (File > Save Project). Then export it as wav, aiff or mp3 (File > Export as....).