I bought software for this a long time ago, and can’t find the license key-- the company is taking forever to get back to me, maybe because it’s the weekend.
There used to be tons of this stuff free online-- I just need the really simple stuff that lets you trim audio, for example, to make a ringtone.
What I actually need to use it for is a Kahoot quiz for my religious school students. It will come up in the “Picture” area, and the kids have to match it to a translation or a transliteration.
I need to chop up a prayer the kids are learning into bite-sized pieces.
They love Kahoot, and this will motivate them into paying attention to the lesson, believe it or not. I do my best to make the lessons as interesting as possible, but learning the Friday Night Kiddush is a hard sell.
Anyway, I need some software to chop up the cantor’s recording of the kiddush. If anyone can recommend something free, or dirt cheap (like $3.99 or less, just for the part that trims audio) please do.
It’s fairly straightforward and easy to use, with one glaring exception. When you want to save your finished audio file, you don’t “save” it. You export it. The save function in audacity is for saving audacity projects, not audio.
Highlight the snippet that you want to save, play it to make sure you selected exactly the bite-sized piece that you want, then click on Export Selected Audio. It will ask you for the file name, file type, etc.
You can use a mouse to click on the beginning and drag to the end of what you want. I place breaks, personally, and think that will work better for what you are doing. I’ll open it up later today and give you a blow-by-blow.
I use Audacity to make recordings for Librivox. When I started, I think I had to download an extra .dll file to export to mp3 format, but it now looks as though that’s now not necessary for Windows or Mac. However, you might want to check:
I was using an older version. I just upgraded to the latest version, and instead of being a separate export option under File, you now just to to File → Export Audio and there are some round checkboxes (technically Radio Buttons) under the file name, file type, etc. that says Export Range, with options for Entire Project, Multiple Files, and Current Selection.
In the export audio dialogue, there’s a box to enter the location.
That’s also where you select the “Current selection” option.
And choose the output file format (eg MP3).
Export another copy to wherever you want to store and access it.
(It’s a useful idea to save a copy of your original Audacity file before you start working on it - that way you can always go back to the original and start again if you have to).
Now that the OP’s question has been answered, I also have a need for audio editing software assistance.
I need to take a 37 second audio clip and time compress it down to <30 seconds. I am specifically NOT wanting to crop or trim the length down to the required length. I need the entire clip slightly sped up (and unfortunately pitch raised) to fit in the available time.
Mac compatible is desirable but not a deal breaker.
What’s my simplest option for a simple minded user?
