8. Trim the audio so that it does not have dead space or unwanted noise. To do this, click
and highlight the section that you want to remove. Press “Delete” on the keyboard to remove
the highlighted section. To be more exact, you can click on the magnifier glass tool at the
top right tool bar area. You can click on the timeline to start listening to your audio in
different places.
9. Once you have a track that you are satisfied with, go to “File” menu and click on
“Export…” You can export your file as either MP3 or WAV format. WAV file is the format
for creating music CDs. If you save as an MP3, you can post it in Catfiles so that it can be
shared with your students.
10. You must title the file and specify where you want to save it. Make sure you remember
the name of the file and where it is saved! Once this is done, click “Save”.
11. A small window entitled “Edit the ID3 tags for the MP3 file” will pop-up. You do not
have to do anything in this window except click “OK”. The file is now saved.
Recording multiple tracks: A few basics
1. Import Audio: If you want to import a song, click “File ->Import -> Audio”. Browse an
mp3 song, then click “Open”. The song you imported is a stereo track; together with your
mono audio track, you have two tracks, even though they look like three.
2. Add another mono track: You can record another verse. Or copy-and-paste your
previous recording by highlighting it, then click “Edit -> Copy”. Now click “Tracks -> Add
New ->Audio Tracks”, put your mouse and click in the new track, exactly where you want
your content added and choose “Edit -> Paste”.
3. Time shift tool: You can move the place of your tracks using the “Time shift” tool. Next
to the “Record” button are 6 tools; the bottom middle tool is the one you will choose for this.
After clicking the Tool, click on the track and hold the mouse button while moving it left and
right. You can manipulate the audio on any track with this method. (Note: To re-gain the
normal control, you must choose the selection tool (top left tool next to the record
button – it looks like a capital letter I).