In 2015, I recorded a popular intro to the free audio editing program Audacity, but a few things have changed in the program, so I made a new one! It's for brand new Audacity users who have never used this software before.

This video shows some of the most common and simple tools in Audacity, especially if you're recording your voice and layering it with music. I cover the basics of recording, adjusting the hotness of the mic, audio compression, splitting clips, importing music, adjusting the volume of multiple tracks, saving, and exporting.

00:00: Intro
00:20: Mic selection & levels
01:49: First recording & zooming
03:06: Selecting audio & compressing
05:26: Importing music & deleting
08:42: Sync-lock, splitting clips
10:30: Mixing volume with the envelope tool
13:48: Saving project, exporting, metadata

Recorded in July 2023 with Audacity 3.3.3 on Windows 10.