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Title of script: Installation of Audacity in Linux OS
Author: Mousumi Medhi
Keywords: video tutorial, installation of audacity, Lame, FFmpeg libraries, ogg, mp3
| Visual Cue | Narration |
| Slide Number 1
Title Slide |
Hello Everyone.
Welcome to this tutorial on Installation of Audacity in Linux OS. |
| Slide Number 2
Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn about installation of
in the Linux Operating System. |
| Slide Number 3
System Requirement |
To record this tutorial I am using
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| Slide Number 4
About Audacity |
Audacity is a free and open source software.
It is used for multi-track audio recording and editing. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. |
| Narration only | Now let’s learn how to install Audacity in Linux OS. |
| Narration only | Audacity comes pre-installed in Ubuntu Linux OS version 14.04 and above. |
| Slide 5
Audacity Installation in Linux OS |
However, if it is not installed on your machine, follow any one of the below methods:
sudo apt-get install audacity and press Enter. 2. Go to Ubuntu Software Center or Synaptic Package Manager, search for Audacity and install it. To know how to install software in Linux, refer to the Linux spoken tutorials on this link http://spoken-tutorial.org/ |
| Narration only | Audacity is already installed in my Linux system. |
| Point out the shortcut icon in the Launcher Bar
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To open Audacity in Linux OS, click on Dash Home at the top left corner of the Desktop,
And type Audacity and click on the icon. |
| Narration only | This is how the Audacity interface looks like. |
| Narration only | To cross-verify the installation, we will do a small demo recording. |
| Click on the record button | Click on the button with the red dot. |
| Narration only | Narrate a sentence - For eg: Welcome to Audacity. |
| Point out the yellow button | Now, click on the yellow button to stop the recording |
| Point out the waveforms | If you see waveforms below, then your Audacity installation is successful. |
| Close the window | Let’s close this window now, without saving the recording. |
| Narration only | This completes the demo for Linux OS. |
| Narration only | Some important things to know about Audacity. |
| Slide Number 6
File Format of Audacity
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By default Audacity, will export the audio files in few formats only. Like .ogg, .mp3, etc.
A plugin called "Lame" is needed in Audacity, to export into mp3 format, in Linux OS. It also uses the "FFmpeg" plugin to be able to read/import .mp4 files in Linux OS. |
| Narration only | Now let us learn about Lame installation in Linux OS. |
| Slide Number 7
Installation of Lame library in Linux OS |
Lame allows Audacity to export audio.
In Linux OS, Audacity has built-in Lame support for .mp3 export. Hence a separate installation of Lame is not required. |
| Narration only | So, you should be able to export to mp3 format in Audacity in Linux OS. |
| Narration only | Let’s move on. |
| Slide Number 8
Installation of FFmpeg library in Linux OS |
FFmpeg library allow Audacity to import audio from video files.
In Linux OS, Audacity has built-in FFmpeg Library support. Hence a separate installation of the same, is not required. |
| Narration only | This means that you should be able to import audio from video files using Audacity in Linux OS. |
| Narration only | Let me show you a small demo of the same. |
| Narration only | Note: I will import the audio from a video file named as Introduction-to-LibreOffice-Writer.mov in my Desktop. |
| Click on Dash Home and type Audacity
Click on Audacity from the display list |
Now, click on the Dash Home and type Audacity.
And click on Audacity icon. |
| Point out the empty screen | This will open an empty Audacity project on your screen. |
| Go to the Main menu,
Click on File and click on Import and then click on Audio |
Go to the Main menu, click on the File.
Now click on Import and then on Audio. |
| Point out the dialog box Choose Desktop >> Choose Introduction-to-LibreOffice-Writer.mov | A dialog box will appear.
It will ask you to choose the location of the file. I will choose Desktop and select my file Introduction-to-LibreOffice-Writer.mov. |
| Click on Open | Then click on Open. |
| Narration only Point out the audio track | It will import only the audio from this particular video.
You can see the audio track here. |
| Narration only | This brings us to the end of the tutorial. |
| Slide Number 9
Summary |
Let us summarize.
In this tutorial we have learnt about the installation of-
in the Linux Operating System. |
| Slide Number 11a
Acknowledgement |
Watch the video available in this link .
This video summarizes the Spoken Tutorial project. If you do not have good bandwidth, you can download and watch it. |
| Slide Number 11b
Acknowledgement
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The Spoken Tutorial Project Team:
For more details, please write to us. |
| Slides on Forums 11c
Forum for specific questions |
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| Slides on Forums 11d
Forum for specific questions |
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| Slide Number 12
Acknowledgement |
Spoken Tutorial Project is supported by the NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
More information on this Mission is available at this link. |
| Previous slide | This script has been contributed by the Spoken Tutorial Team.
And this is Mousumi Medhi from IIT Bombay signing off. Thanks for joining. |
