What is Audacity? It is a free and easy-to-use audio production and mixing program which enables students to record, import, edit, and add effects to sound files.
This week we listened to a narration of "Beowulf" which had sound effects in the background. We identified the sounds, then we tried to reproduce the narration. We learnt how to add the narration, add background sounds, change the pitch, add silence and use fading in and out.
Next week we will learning how to make a short, scary movie trailer.
Audacity is free to download and has many educational uses;- recording your poems, speeches, practicing your foreign languages, adding sound tracks to your movies, animations and PowerPoint presentations. We will be using it as part of our "Facing Disaster" unit by creating a radio broadcast from the scene of a disaster that we have studied.
It would be fantastic if you downloaded Audacity onto your home computer and practiced using it's many functions. (you may be able to teach me something new). A good way to use Audacity is to record yourself practising your poem for the poetry recitals and add some sound effects in the background.
Free Audacity Download
A great site to download free sound tracks is Partners in Rhyme, I particularly like the spooky laugh.
Partners In Rhyme Website
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