#Audacity recording volume changes how to#

To decrease the percent change and audio tempo, drag the slider to the left. To increase the percent change and audio tempo, drag the slider to the right. This setting controls the audio selection’s tempo using a specific percentage.Ĭhange the percent change using the value box or slider:

In the dialog box, configure your preferred tempo settings. Select the track(s) or section(s) of audio where you want to change the tempo. On the Tools toolbar, click the Selection tool.

This is useful for slowing down fast audio to make the individual elements easier to hear while keeping it in the same key.

#Audacity recording volume changes how to#

However, this guide currently doesn’t cover how to use these plug-ins.Ĭhanging overall tempo using the Change tempo effect allows you to increase and decrease audio speed without changing pitch. Newer versions of Audacity (3.2.0 and newer) also have non-destructive plug-ins (“realtime effects”) that don’t change the waveform and are reversible. For this reason, you should have two copies of your project: one copy to edit and another to keep as a master copy with unaltered audio in case you want to undo any unwanted permanent changes. For example, if you apply an effect, save your progress, and close the project, you’ll be unable to restore the version of the project that contained the original audio the next time you open it in Audacity. Destructive editing means that changes applied to the audio permanently change its waveform. Audacity is primarily a destructive editor.