Audacity is a free digital audio editor and recording application, available for both Windows and Mac operating systems. In addition to recording audio from multiple sources, Audacity can also be used for enhancing all types of audio, including podcasts, by adding effects such as trimming and fading in and out.

Instructors have found the following uses, and many more, for using Audacity in education:

• Record student assessments and presentations
• Record and deliver course content
• Record and deliver excerpts from textbooks, novels, and poetry
• Record and deliver instructions for lessons
• Record and deliver weekly announcements
• Use to assist students with hearing impairments
• Record sound for PowerPoint slides

Getting Started

1. Download and install Audacity
2. Read the Audacity features
3. Review Getting Started Quick Help

Resources

• Audacity Manual, a comprehensive collection of help documentation.
• LinkedIn Learning provides Audacity video tutorials. Login to the UTK account of LinkedIn Learning and type “Audacity” in the search box.
• Audacity Help Wiki website.