Audacity+Refresh+or+Intro

== Many of you had exposure to Audacity in CM 10 but we will take a look back at the program just to make sure that your skills are fresh. We will go over the program together as a class but just in case you missed this day or forget, check the information below to get you up to speed: ==

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C) We will go over basic editing and effects as a class but just in case you missed a day or forget something, check out the videos below for more help:

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D) **Practice**


 * Students that did not take CM10, please click here for your task*

Now that we have went over a few basic tools and procedures in Audacity, you will apply that knowledge in a small exercise. You may notice when you are listening to the radio, the ads use special effects to gain the attention of the audience.

In this activity, you will refresh how to add special effects and to work with a variety of clips in audacity, as well as incorporating background music to help your radio advertisements sound appealing and persuasive. Your client is Dorton Arena in Raleigh, NC. They are hosting a monster truck rally and Sesame Street wrestling match (fun for adults and children!). You have been given a raw recording of the commercial, a voice-over from Elmo talking trash to Big Bird, and a sound effect or two. You have also been provided with the final script of the commercial.

Your job is to cut and splice the original audio recording to match the script, then add in some excerpts from Elmo's voice-over. This time, every individual clip that you splice needs to be on its own track in Audacity. You will use the software to add special effects like track fades, echo, amplification, bass boost, and others. Finally, you will incorporate sound effects and background music to help persuade your audience to attend the monster truck rally and Sesame Street wrestling tournament.

Here are the files that you will need:



Monster Truck Audio media type="file" key="Monster Truck Audio.mp3" width="240" height="20" Explosion Sound Effect media type="file" key="Explosion.mp3" width="240" height="20" Elmo Trash Talk media type="file" key="Elmo.mp3" width="240" height="20"

When you have finished your project, review it to make sure you are meeting all of the requirements! Save your working file, export as an MP3 and then share with me via Google Drive.

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 * Exporting in Audacity**