In this comprehensive class we will learn the ins and outs of the powerful, open-source, and FREE software Audacity. Audacity allows for recording, editing, mastering, and mixing, and is a versatile tool for any aspiring or professional producer looking for an inexpensive way to produce high-quality tracks.

• We will focus on the strengths of the program and look at its editing features, tools, and sample-level manipulation options. (Powerful!)
• Use built-in techniques to generate new sounds through manipulation and synthesis
• Explore Audacity's built in analysis tools for an overview of Mastering techniques.

J. Anthony Allen is an Ableton Certified Trainer, and a PhD in Music Composition and master of Electronic Sounds. His music has been heard internationally in film, radio, video games, and industrial sound, as well as the concert hall and theater.

He currently as an adjunct professor of composition at the University of St. Thomas, Macphail Academy of Music, and the CEO of Slam Academy in Minneapolis.

Audience:

• This course is designed for people looking for a complete knowledge of the Audacity software.
• No audio experience is required
• Students looking for to use Audacity as their main workstation for production should take this course.