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=Using Audacity-= Thanks for [|Meg Ormiston] for pinch-hitting the sectional!! AND big thanks to Teresa Rush (**trush** at **topeka** dot **k12** dot **ks** dot **us**) from Topeka Public Schools

__Links to Tools we talked about__
Audacity Wiki--http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Audacity_Wiki_Home_Page Audacity--http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Levelator--http://www.jakeludington.com/downloads/20060930_the_levelator_easy_audio_optimizer.html MP3 encoder -- http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/lame

__Screen Capture tools--__ [|CamStudio]-Open Source (like Camtasia) [|Jing]-- Free to use

__Getting Started Projects with Audacity__-

 * 1) Always start with the audio tracks (especially when incorporating images)

Quick Tips--

 * Open Audacity first before plugging in the Mic
 * Compression--brings highs and lows together, also will have an amplifying effect
 * Noise Removal--Pause at the beginning of recording to give dead space to help with noise removal later.

File Conversion Sites: [|Zamzar] Anyfileconverter [|youconvertit]