Audacity

Even though it was my very first time using audacity, I found the program fairly easy to use. Audacity has many options and effects yet the interface is simple and very user-friendly. I am real glad I had the opportunity to try this program out in class; it is definitely a program I will consider using in the future.

For my project, I had determined what music files to select by mostly taking in consideration the lyrics and mood of the songs. I had then incorporated the voice clips, those of which made most sense with the tone and lyrics of the songs, in order to create a story. I had determined where to cut the music files and voice clips by closely looking at the pattern breaks of the sound waves. I combined the music files and voice clips and made them flow by incorporating effects such as “fade in,” etc.

Just to give you a feel of my project, I had chosen a part of a song which the male singer was romantically singing about a girl and not being able to see her that often. Within that same part the girl replies by singing she wishes she could see him everyday. Then I had chosen a voice clip of Shaun making a comparison of his life in the city and his views on his old commute vs. the new. Unifying these two files made it seem that the male moved to the city to live with or be closer to his love. Then I chose a mellow piece of music and had used Shaun’s voice clip of him describing his walking commute and it having a particular rhythm to it. Directly after that, I combined a part of a song which was very rhythmic, dynamic, and upbeat. The lyrics of the song were about music and music beats.

Using this storyboard mindset, this is basically how I constructed my piece. Unfortunately, I do not have a project to upload hence it was accidentally destroyed at the end of class : (