{"id":685,"date":"2014-08-11T22:25:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T22:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/storytelling\/?p=685"},"modified":"2014-09-10T21:43:26","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T21:43:26","slug":"produce-audio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faculty.wagner.edu\/storytelling\/produce-audio\/","title":{"rendered":"Produce your Audio Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, you’ll use Audacity<\/a> to produce the audio that you’ve already recorded into a story.\u00a0I will grade this assignment primarily on your successful completion of the steps below. Follow the steps here, and you will do well. \u00a0I will also factor in technical proficiency with your use of microphones and edits, and the general impact of the story.<\/p>\n

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  1. Arrange all your media files<\/strong> into one folder. Open Audacity and save your .aup file in that same folder.<\/li>\n
  2. Import<\/strong> your interview audio first and normalize<\/strong> it.\u00a0Listen carefully to this audio and decide what parts of it you want to include. Do a rough edit of the interview \u2014 chop it up into themes, and then arrange those themes into the storyboard that you want.<\/li>\n
  3. Import your environmental<\/strong> and ambient<\/strong> recordings. Fit those into your storyboard to create a multilayered story. You final piece must include interview, environmental, and ambient audio.<\/li>\n
  4. Ask yourself<\/strong>: do you need to record more audio<\/strong> to complete the story? Does this piece need a voiceover<\/strong>? What kind of music<\/strong> is appropriate? Check out the YouTube audio library<\/a> or Free Music Archive<\/a> for music you can use. Import that content into your Audacity project as needed.<\/li>\n
  5. Now that you have the rough storyboard worked out, fine-tune your piece<\/strong> by editing out the “ums” and irrelevant content. Smooth out the transitions. Adjust the volume so that the audio fades in and out without abrupt breaks.<\/li>\n
  6. Export<\/strong> your final piece as a .wav file.\u00a0It should be 2-3 min long. Save this file in the same folder as the rest of your media files.<\/li>\n
  7. Upload<\/strong> the audio file to your website, and embed<\/strong> the audio player onto your page.<\/li>\n
  8. Write a brief reflection<\/strong> (4-6 paragraphs) about your experience recording and producing this piece. What went wrong? What worked well? What will you change next time? Are you confused about anything?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Due date: Sept. 24, 6 p.m. Please talk to me<\/strong> if you’re having trouble with Audacity.<\/p>\n

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