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Friday Finds: The Best of Learning, Design & Technology | July 10, 2020

Mike Taylor

What Iā€™m Listening to: I love 80ā€™s music and I love remakes, so this ā€œ 80s Covers & Remakes ā€ playlist is sure to be good, right?! 7 Audacity Tips for Better Audio Editing on a Budget. Audacity is a really great tool for any type of audio recording and editing. 7 Audacity Tips for Better Audio Editing on a Budget.

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How to Reduce Audio Noise in Your Recordings (For Free)

TechSmith Camtasia

Luckily there is a free method to make your track easier on the ears. How to Reduce Audio Noise in Audacity. In this economy who wouldnā€™t take the free option when available? Frequency smoothing: The default setting is setting is 3, settings lower than this tend to favor music and higher settings tend to favor spoken word.

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How to Successfully Add Music to Your Videos

TechSmith Camtasia

Guest Post by Mike Russell, Creative Director at Music Radio Creative. Adding background music to any video you create in Camtasia will add a whole new dimension to your content. In order to add music successfully there are some simple tips you can follow. Choose Background Music That Complements Your Content.

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TCC09: Podcasting with Section 508

Experiencing eLearning

open source software options: Audacity. Mixer–no open source ones out there, but Audacity does a lot. Learning In Hand has a free booklet with step-by-step directions for getting started with podcasting–good for K-12 or higher ed. He also has a keyboard (the piano kind) for music too. free mp3 encoder.

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Setting the Mood: Top Tips for Adding Stock Music to Your E-Learning

E-learning Uncovered

Do you use music in your courses? Iā€™ve found time and time again that a little bit of well-placed music can add a surprising amount of polish and ā€“ more importantly ā€“ set the tone of the overall experience. The impact came from timing the verbal and visual elements to a music track that perfectly captured the mood I wanted to create.

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What You Need to Know to Get the Best Audio

TechSmith Camtasia

Have you ever watched a video where the music was so loud you couldnā€™t hear the voice over? Selecting The Right Music. Selecting the right music is often the toughest part of editing a video. If your music choice significantly over-powers your narration or voice over, you may need to select a different track.

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Podcasting like a pro! (Part 2) ā€“ How to edit and publish your podcast recording

eFront

First step is to download Audacity & AoA Audio Extractor , and if you would like to use introductory and closing music you can find links to free resources in this post. Step 2: Familiarize yourself with Audacity by visiting any of the following. Audacity Wiki (the latest tips, tricks and tutorials, on the internet).