Use the file, Edit, View, Project, Generate, Effect and Analyse menus to Save, Export and Manipulate your
music.
- If the recording level requires adjustment, click on 'START', 'SETTINGS' and select control panel. Under
Control Panel select 'SOUNDS and AUDIO DEVICES', click on the 'VOLUME' tab and select 'ADVANCED'.
- On the Master volume window select options at the top left hand corner, click on properties in the drop down
menu.
- In the Properties window select "USB PnP Audio Device" from the drop down menu at the top. Click on "OK"
to confirm the selection and a window will now appear with a control for the recording level. Move this control
up if the recording is too quiet and down if the recording is too loud
- NOTE: the blue wave form should sit in the Audacity window such that the peaks of it stop short of the top
and bottom
- Before editing your music, the recorded waveform will need to be highlighted.
- To highlight your wave form, click with the left mouse button on the left hand side of the waveform (under
the L+R controls) and the waveform will go darker.
- At this point the whole waveform can be edited. However if only a section of the waveform needs to be
edited (or saved) the section required can be highlighted by placing the mouse over the beginning of the
section holding the left button down and dragging it right over the area required and releasing it when the end
of the desired section is reached. This darkened section will now be the only audio that will be edited.
- Alternatively click on the EDIT menu at the top left and then click on SELECT then choose from: All (whole
wave form), Start to Cursor or Cursor to end.
- NOTE: after recording to the Computer, the USB cable may have to be removed from the USB port in order
to enable playback later from the Computer.
Exporting your music files (.WAV)
- Once you have recorded and edited your music, you will need to save your files to the computer. To do this,
click on file and move down to Export as WAV tab.
- Click on this and you will promptly be asked for the file name of the music recorded which will be saved in
the location shown. At this point either make a note of the folder where your music is saved or save it in a
folder of your choice.
- This can either be an existing one or a new folder.
Exporting your music files (.Mp3)
- Once you have recorded and edited your music, you will need to save your files to the computer. To do this
click on file and move down to Export as Mp3 tab.
- Click on this and you will promptly be asked for the file name of the music recorded which will be saved in
the location shown. At this point either make at note of the folder where your music is saved or save it in a
folder of your choice.