Audio+Creation+Tools

Audio Creation and Editing

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 * Audacity*

|| [|http://audacity.sourceforge.net] || • Easy to record and edit files. • Can cut, copy, splice, or mix sounds together. • Can change recording speed and pitch. • Can create multitrack recordings. • Level meters can monitor volume levels. • Provides noise-canceling and other effects. • Free software developed by a group of

volunteers and distributed under the [|GNU General Public License (GPL)]. • Available in 26 languages. || • Must download software, but available for most platforms. • Must install a special add-in to export MP3 files. ||  || ü ||   || ü Must be installed by user with Admin. rights. || ü || Can select how artwork will be shared. ||  || Must be at least 13 years old unless supervised by parents or guardian. Under 18 may only use the site with the consent of a guardian. ||  ||
 * Aviary* || [] || • A suite of powerful creative applications for graphics, including an audio editor. • Can remix multiple music tracks and audio clips, apply sound effects, and record and edit sound files. || • “Powerful” can also mean complicated and complex. • Not for novice users. || ü || ü
 * Kisstunes*

|| [|www.kisstunes.com] || • Can create notes using a computer keyboard. • Choose an electric piano, acoustic grand piano, steel guitar, Kalimba, or drums combo. • Comments can be left by visitors. • Can play and record without registration, but must register to save work. || • Tunes created can be accessed by anyone through the music library, or if saved for private use, through the tune's URL. ||  || ü ||   || ü ||   ||
 * Vocaroo*

|| [|http://vocaroo.com] || • Easy voice recording. Simply click Record and Stop, and then note where you want the audio file to be sent—e-mail or posted to the Web. • No limit on audio length. • Can be saved as an audio file through a link in a sent message. • No registration necessary, but is available to access past recordings. || • Audio files/messages cannot be deleted except by contacting the company. || ü || ü ||  || ü || ü Only required if product is registered. || Podcasting Making a Podcast || [|www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html] || • Best known interface with which to subscribe to video and audio podcasts. • No limits to size or length of audio podcasts because iTunes simply copies the location of an audio feed (URL) to subscribers’ iTunes libraries. || • Free software needs to be installed on the computer submitting a podcast to the iTunes store and on subscribers’ computers. • All episodes in a podcast must be available in .m4v, .mp4, or .mov video file formats. • Does not host audio files. • Only supports subscriptions to podcasts. || ü || ü ||  || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  || • 15 GB of bandwidth per month. • Ability to share podcasts. ||  ||   ||   ||   || Must be at least 13 years old. ||  || MP3 Skype Recorder* || [|www.skype.com] [|https://callgraph.biz] [|http://voipcallrecording.com] || • Can be used to record conversations for podcasts with additional plug-ins. || • Requires download and installation of software. • Students must be informed to not put personal information in their public user profile and to update settings so only their identified contacts can contact them. || ü || ü ||  || ü ||   || Voiceovers • VoiceThreads can be embedded to show and receive comments on other Web sites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies. • Free version offers 250 MB storage and up to 50 VoiceThreads || • Designed to talk about and view a specific piece of work (presentation, picture, doodle)—not a standalone conversation tool. || ü || ü || ü Designed for education. || Must be at least 13 years old. || No e-mails needed in paid version . ||
 * Zamzar* || [|www.zamzar.com] || • Provides quick conversion of audio (and other) file formats. || • E-mail address needed to receive link to download the new file. • Must download converted file within 24 hours—after which time it will be deleted from the server. ||  || ü ||   || ü ||   ||
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 * iTunes*:
 * Podomatic* || [|www.podomatic.com/user/create] || • Basic free account provides podcast publication tools. • 500 MB of free storage.
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 * VoiceThread* || [] || • Can participate in a conversation around a visual item by leaving comments using voice (with a microphone or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).

 NOTE: This icon means the Website has no age restrictions,and the tool is appropriate for younger students.Other tools may be appropriate for elementary grade use with the teacher's facilitation.