I have made a new video that I hope answers your questions about editing in Audacity:
http://audiblemarketing.com/product-creation/audacity/audacity-tutorial-splicing-audio-together-correcting-mistakes/

Let me know if there is anything else you need to know.

Lisa

SO GOOD to view your deliciously enunciated videos. (I love British English!)

I’m an old radio/TV guy trying to get my voice back to work on the net, and recording books.

PROBLEM: Wjhat I used to do in seconds in a studio has turned into an agony of learning computer technique to put my voice back to work.

I’m specifically trying to learn (yesterday) how to remove a mispronounced word, record it correctly, and put it into the original track. I THINK I may have a clue after watching the two videos above, but, do you address that specific task? As you can tell, I’m quite nearly helpless with the Computer Way, though thirty-some years ago I could tear a radio station apart and put it back together, as well as produce a lot of advertising and run a talk show. (Hosted by Yours Truly)

Wrong generation I’m afraid, so learn it all again, and Thank Heavens for the net to find people like you to ask.

I have two books to record ASAP, have screwed-up four days of work to the point I’m cleaning-up 1 megabyte files of 6 seconds each, have NO IDEA how I lost the entire chapter files nor where, and I have umpteen people hounding me to “Get on the web, Murph! People need to hear what you have to say! (I’m also a researcher of “True Things” for forty years, and I write screenplays)

It sounded simple enough, this little machine doesn’t look nearly so intimidating as a 3,000lb. High Voltage Klystron tube. (The beating heart of a radio transmitter)

As it stands now, Glenn,-0 little machine- Total Victory.

I really like your attention to detail for the controls in real time, so if you could imagine a fifty-five year old man typing commands with two fingers, trying to record books a chapter at a time, and fixing the natural mistakes, removing inhaled breaths and dog barks, replacing mispoken words with retakes, and do a video to that, I’ll send you an CD of the absolute most astounding true story you have ever heard-GAURANTEED.

Peace To You, (you have a lovely voice)

Glenn W. Murphy
Screenwriter

P.S. If you do so, please email me, I’ve know idea what the hell an RSS Feed is, and wouldn’t know where to look for it, though I did subscribe in high hopes. ( Until yesterday I thought a podcaster was one of those little round yellow things with the annoying ear buds that get tangled in everything near your head.)

Linda – you can record the correction and then you should be able to cut and paste the section in (I will double check this in Audacity as I mainly use Cool Edit Pro and make a video for you).

Lisa

Hello there, You can configure Camtasia to record what you hear… The link to the demo was created with Camstudio… I am working on a series of videos at the moment on how to use Audacity… Really love all your Voiceovers.. I’m Scots but I think you will still be able to understand Ok… Nice site by the way…. Ted.

http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Windows_Vista_OS

Lisa x

Be sure to have the Mic plugged in before you open Audacity.

Any idea why it would work perfectly in the pre-installed sound recorder but not in Audacity? – I have no idea what options to check.

Thanks,
Miklo

For the pass few days, I’ve been trying to get the hang of any software, but I feel like I have two left feet. I know it’s simple and I’m a pretty fast learner most of the time, but I kid you not, I’m still lost. I think I have to re-watch the videos several times.

If you have any suggestions, please don’t hesitate to let me know.

Thanks