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\title{Instructions for Audacity}
\author{Madhuri Ganapathi}
\date{13 May, 2025}
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    Instruction Sheet for Audacity\\
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    Spoken Tutorial Team,
    IIT Bombay
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 \section{Online / Offline content}
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  \item The online content of Spoken Tutorials can be accessed from : \\ 
  http://spoken-tutorial.org/tutorial-search/
  \item You can also download the Spoken Tutorials for offline learning from :\\
  http://spoken-tutorial.org/cdcontent/
  \item From this link download the FOSS categories in the language you wish to learn.
  \item The Spoken Tutorial content will be downloaded as a zip file on your machine.
  \item Extract the contents of the zip file \& access them.
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  \section{The procedure to practise}
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  \item You have been given a set of spoken tutorials and files.
  \item You will typically do one tutorial at a time.
  \item You may listen to a spoken tutorial and practise
by reproducing all the steps shown in the video by
{\tt Side-by-Side Method}.
  \item If you find it difficult to do the above, you may consider listening to the whole tutorial once and then practise during the second hearing.
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 \section{Audacity}
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	\item Click on {\tt "Select FOSS"} or {\tt "All FOSS Categories"}  drop-down and choose {\tt "Audacity"}.
	\item Click on {\tt "Select Language"} or {\tt "All Languages"} drop-down and choose the language (English, Hindi, ..) in which you wish to learn.
	\item Click on {\tt "Submit"} button.
	\item You will see a list of tutorials based on your selection. 
	\item Start with the first tutorial in the displayed list.
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  \section{First tutorial: Installation of Audacity in Linux OS}
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  	\item Locate the topic {\tt "Installation of Audacity in Linux OS"} and click on it.
  	\item To view the tutorial, click on the {\tt Play} icon which is located in the player.
  	\item The {\tt Pre-requisite} will be visible below the player (only for Online contents).
  	\item {\tt Outline, Assignments, Code Files and Slides } are available below the player.
  	\item Adjust the size of the browser in such a way that you are able to practice in parallel. 
  	
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\section{Third tutorial: Record an audio using Audacity}
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  	\item  At  3:43 please use the English Code file.
\item At 05:47 Windows OS users should follow these steps:  \\
            In the Main menu, go to the Tracks option.\\
          Click on the option Mix and then select Mix Stereo down to Mono. This will convert the stereo track to mono.
\item At 06:55 the video says the following: "Once we press the Stop button and restart recording, the audio clip will always appear on a new track.” 
\item To enable this do the following, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, click on Recordings, under the Options check the checkbox for Always record on a new track and then click on the OK button. 
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\section{Fourth tutorial: Edit an audio using Audacity }
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\item English timed-script and Audio map3 file are also provided for practising the tutorial. 
\item  At 02:25 Video demonstrates the use of  Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons. 
\item To enable these on the interface do the following, go to the Edit menu, select Preferences, click on Interface, under Show check the checkbox for Extra menus and then click on the OK button. 
\item  At 03:03, Windows OS users should do Step 1 (Get Noise Profile) and Step 2 (Change the value in the field Noise reduction) one after another.
\item At 13:09, Windows OS  users should click on File and then on Export ad Mp3.
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  \section{ Instructions to practise}
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  \item Create a folder on the {\tt "Desktop"} with your {\tt "Name-RollNo-Component"}. \\ {\tt (Eg. "vin-04-audacity")}.
  \item Give a unique name to the files you save, so as to recognize it next time. \\
  {\tt (Eg. "Practice-1-vin")}.
  \item Remember to save all your work in your folder.  
  \item This will ensure that your files don't get over-written by someone else.
  \item Save your work from time to time, instead of saving it at the end of the task.
  
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  \subsection{Instructions for  Assignments}
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  \item Attempt the {\tt Assignments} as instructed in the tutorial.
  \item Save your work in your folder.
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     \subsection {Instructions to use Code files}
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        \item Click on the link {\tt "Code files"} located below the player and save it in your folder.
	\item Extract the downloaded zip file.
	\item You will see all the code/source files used in the particular tutorial.
	\item Use these files as per the instructions given in the particular tutorial.
         \item Play-pause-practise the whole tutorial.
  \item Once the tutorial is complete, choose the next tutorial from the playlist which is located on the right side or below the player.
  \item Follow all the above instructions, till you complete all the tutorials in the series.    
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