Software setup
Audacity
Windows
On the download page, left-click the “installer” link (do not right-click). Left-clicking pops up the download box for the Audacity installer or in Microsoft Edge starts the download at once (at this point you will be on the FossHub site where our downloads are hosted). Save the download to your computer if prompted to do so. Check the browser preferences if necessary to find out where your downloads are saved. Then double-click the downloaded .exe file to start the installer. You must be logged in as an administrator on the computer to do this, or follow the prompts to confirm your permission to install.
Run: Using Internet Explorer and a few other browsers, you can left-click the “installer” link and select an option to “Run” the file. This launches the Audacity setup as soon as it has downloaded. Note: Some security applications will query or block installers running from the computer’s temporary space.
Mac
Go to the Mac Download page of the Audacity site.
- On the download page, left-click the “installer” link, the .dmg file. This takes you to the FossHub site where our downloads are hosted.
- On the FossHub Audacity page left-click the Audacity macOS DMG link. This will start the download.
- Once the download has completed to your Downloads folder, double-click the DMG file to mount it. (Some browsers may offer the option to automatically open the DMG file for you.)
- Drag the Audacity.app icon rightwards onto the Applications folder shortcut.
- You can also drag Audacity.app out of the DMG to any other location. You need the administrator password to copy Audacity to Applications.
- Launch Audacity.app from Applications or from your chosen location. Depending on your Finder Preferences, the Audacity icon may be titled “Audacity” or “Audacity.app”.
Virtual Lab
If you would prefer not to install the software for this workshop on your computer, you may use the Virtual lab service run by Technology Services. This allows you to use a virtual machine either from your web browser or from a desktop app installed on your computer. Overall you may have a better experience using it from the desktop app, but the browswer should suffice for most workshops.
Text Editor
When you're writing code, it's nice to have a text editor that is optimized for writing code, with features like automatic color-coding of key words. The default text editor on macOS and Linux is usually set to Vim, which is not famous for being intuitive. If you accidentally find yourself stuck in it, hit the Esc key, followed by :+Q+! (colon, lower-case 'q', exclamation mark), then hitting Return to return to the shell.
nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop. It is installed along with Git.
nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop. See the Git installation video tutorial for an example on how to open nano. It should be pre-installed.
Video Tutorial
nano is a basic editor and the default that instructors use in the workshop. It should be pre-installed.
Install the videoconferencing client
If you haven't used Zoom before, go to the official website to download and install the Zoom client for your computer.
Set up your workspace
Like other Carpentries workshops, you will be learning by "coding along" with the Instructors. To do this, you will need to have both the window for the tool you will be learning about (a terminal, RStudio, your web browser, etc..) and the window for the Zoom video conference client open. In order to see both at once, we recommend using one of the following set up options:
- Two monitors: If you have two monitors, plan to have the tool you are learning up on one monitor and the video conferencing software on the other.
- Two devices: If you don't have two monitors, do you have another device (tablet, smartphone) with a medium to large sized screen? If so, try using the smaller device as your video conference connection and your larger device (laptop or desktop) to follow along with the tool you will be learning about.
- Divide your screen: If you only have one device and one screen, practice having two windows (the video conference program and one of the tools you will be using at the workshop) open together. How can you best fit both on your screen? Will it work better for you to toggle between them using a keyboard shortcut? Try it out in advance to decide what will work best for you.
Setup files:
Please download the following files to particpate in the workshop:
intro voice over : Intro_VO
outro voice over: Outro_VO
playback music: Music
About the Data Used in this Workshop:
(if the workshop uses data)
All the files are in mp3 format. These files are used to show the basic of editing in audacity along with effects.