Sample audio
Here are some sample tracks you can experiment on …
Sample 1 (right click and save as)
Sample 2 (right click and save as)
Sample 3 (right click and save as)
Here is an interview we did that sucked …
Spencer Hickman interview (right click and save as)
Here is another interview we did that sucked for a different reason …
Simone Browne interview (right click and save as)
Here is some music to play with …
For autotune funtimes (right click and save as)
Audacity Pros
- Free as in beer
- Available for all OSes
- More nuanced adjustments available
GarageBand Pros
- Straightforward
- Presets that do a lot of work for you
- Interface is familiar to Apple users
- Built-in sound effects and free-to-use audio
Fixing audio problems with Audacity
Tutorials for four handy tools to fix your crappy audio (all direct links to PDFs):
Compression (aka ‘modulation’)
Noise removal (aka ‘magic’)
Microediting (aka ‘hell’)