Getting started with Audacity: Mixing multiple tracks

This short video illustrates how to import multiple audio tracks, arrange them in a sequence, fade tracks up and down, mix the levels and and produce a new audio track.
Worksheet for this exercise: goo.gl/PZKbP
Files for this exercise: goo.gl/q6tWy

[@erikseptian8479]

7 years later, this video helps me out

[@anycolouryoulike8567]

Indeed

[@cybraxcyberspace]

sadly you are learning it the bad and overcomplicated way one example to listen to 1 track just click solo instead of individually muting the other tracks...

[@maxexploit8499]

Lol Mee too

[@souviksarkar4358]

Really man this is helping me out too!

[@slimemyhouse9877]

Im trying to add 200 audio files next to each other, not mix them

[@Steve18795]

9yrs later and your video is still so helpful. Thanks

[@angielabelle9541]

Thank you for doing this. I tried to watch 2 other "tutorials" on the same subject before I found this one, but both of them were infested with one or two minutes of blah-blah-mumble-mumble-mumble at the beginning without the first word about how to use Audacity and I gave up on them. This one is perfect: no verbal diarrhea, clear and distinct elocution and useful information. Thanks again.

[@sapthakathilakarathne242]

after 9 years later this video helps me lot.

[@reginaeardley225]

Exactly the information needed. Clear, concise and professional. Thank you.

[@RogueDemonZ]

Very helpful. Thank you. This was exactly the information I needed for a project.

[@kateheading52]

Thank you. Brilliant. I've just mixed up the music for my school concert. Can't begin to tell you how helpful you've been!

[@christinapoulton3585]

This is so clear and so helpful thank you. Literally covers all the things I wanted to learn

[@dogexplosionband]

Thank you! This is a really well explained video. It told me exactly what I needed to know in Audacity.

[@chanson2431]

found this vid and it has been truly very helpful. Thank you for taking the time, I know its a few years since you put it out. But today in 2020. I followed and did and my track came out perfect. kudos!!

[@137bob3d]

hooray for you to have made this video. this mixing of tracks is the principal reason i have to buy this wavepad s/w. and until now have not found any tutorial on how its done. this makes my day.

[@brianna3492]

This was the most helpful video on Audacity, especially for a beginner like me! Thank you so much! I appreciate it.

[@jjwhittle8873]

Was going to try and segue stuff together in Ableton - didn't realise you can do it in audicity. Thank you!

[@AlisonHeatherSpear]

This is a well developed resource, with the transcripts available for learners with disabilities and handouts to help learners apply the learning as they work with the tools. Thank you for providing this openly and putting a creative content license on it so that teachers can remix it to suit their own contexts.

[@simondavis3049]

Great stuff Heather - please feel free to use and spread the love!

[@renee06]

You are a lifesaver! I've been trying to figure this out for weeks-THANX!

[@hinghenry6980]

best audacity tutorial ever. smartly presented and so easy to learn. thanks

[@markusdiemauerkoeppe5830]

Really, really good 1. Especially you attached the files you used. Thanks a lot!

[@Kaibil66]

Great video tutorial, it helped me a lot ...thank you for doing this. Just what I wanted to find out.

[@137bob3d]

wow , you know this s/w ... i sat on edge of my chair spellbound with what you were showing us all

[@jessem.9988]

Brilliant :) Thanks so much for this video - explains it really well and is the sort of audio editing I am hoping to do! Cheers!

[@kellycelestin1]

This was excellent! It helped me so much, thank you!

[@chamraf2991]

Great video, well done and thank you, just what I needed!

[@GrahamWathey]

Really helpful tutorials Simon, thanks a lot.

[@neilkurian]

Thank you so much. It's an amazing Tutorial.. All the DAWs looks like rocket science for me as I haven't learned.. But looked very Complicated and thanks to Audacity for keeping it simple and thanks to your great explanation..

[@AnnaBSexton]

This is super helpful for the basics I need to get done - many thanks

[@IamKnighthawke2k]

Excellent! Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

[@saadams4937]

Thank you! That was really clear and helpful.

[@invataascultandcartiaudiod6116]

Great tutorial, thank you very much!Just the information I neede!

[@SUPPOSE_YOU_HAVE_2_DECIDE]

thank you. it helped me to make my own guided meditation. you are doing a wonderful job. god bless you. stay happy and healthy

[@ChaoRB]

Thank you, this helps a lot.

[@mariastein425]

Thank you so much for the above tutorial. I wouldn't be able to be using the software only with the available Manual and Help. Please keep bringing its features! :-)

[@jaronloar1762]

Thank you! I cant wait to start making song mashups!

[@MTXSHO9732vV8SHO]

Cool.. Have you posted anything yet? I do one minute mixes nearly every day and post to youtube. Feel free to check me out. Peace.

[@BlackieMiles1]

Very helpful in completing my project, thanks!

[@ToxicBigRig]

Great job. You helped me a lot. Thumbs way up! 👍

[@joelthomas1012]

Very handy. Thanks for uploading

[@MohsenMajnoon]

Thank you sir! Very Helpful indeed!

[@tiffanypostell1373]

This was so helpful. Thank you.

[@flordluna7]

Thank you ! I would like to know, when you mix the songs with audacity, do you use headphones or monitors ? I mix my songs with headphones but when i play it on the monitors it sound totally different.

[@maidstoned]

when I click on the time move thingy, every file moves at the same time.

[@devanmeck6170]

Helpful, thanks!

[@iloveyourgirl594]

you make me clear now....ive been looking such this video

[@thereviewer1839]

Lovely video. Thanks

[@squal1700]

Ridiculously helpful thank you

[@gregdavis4113]

Great help! Thank you!

[@amaderchannal9429]

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[@dhiaulhaqqq]

Great tutorial, cheers! Btw you can also click solo to play only 1 track specifically.

[@domselusfa3198]

Thank you for this! Helpful! :)

[@troglopedetes]

Thanks so much - nice and clear!!

[@Nivenization]

Thank you very much.

[@flower-ld5id]

what if I put in one track and I want to cut a part from one track and make another track from it

[@seanpaulgatoc2787]

Thankyou so much sir, it really helps me a lot as a beginner. This was only recommended by my classmate in order for me to use whenever there is a project at school.

[@anthonyhooyer5225]

bro this was so helpful i could not figure this out! i even hovered over the button but was like that doesnt sound right lol

[@ganolf1]

Helped alot, thank you man

[@zayyaankhadaroo5256]

thx mate! love ur vids!!! subscribed btw ;)

[@jaydubmusic98charts56]

Is there a way for when you want to Time Shift something, you can get it at the exact time you want?

[@timpotter8855]

This was very helpful, thanks! ...btw, what is that song you are using? it sounds cool

[@MsCwatkins]

Very helpful! And no "walkabouts" wherein presenters talk. too. much. Thank you! Good job.

[@canadianwildlifeservice8883]

Is there a way to fine tune the fade in/out. Like linear or exponential?

[@Herozonex200]

Dude I learned alot from this video. I'm about to make a killer beat.

[@araki916]

Do you have a recommended microphone for using when recording? I have a pretty basic Logitech headset and the audio is really bad.

[@msyria4032]

thank you for a great video. My problem os how to make the second track starts 1 second after the first one

[@CW-vi2vp]

This is very usefull! Thanks bud!

[@zumbagwadalove6812]

Thank you very much for your video, but I have some problems with Time shift Tool, It wouldn't work for me, two songs are moving at the same time and the same direction whenever I use time shift tool , could you please tell me what can I do ? Thank you. Ken

[@davidoesterle1372]

Thanks, very helpful!

[@anjalisunil4374]

thanks your tutorial really helped

[@buddhistslacker]

thank you so much, so clear

[@johnguchko]

hey there, i have two channels of the same track? could you explain that or how to transform to one?

[@VeNuS2910]

thank you so much. i am practicing now. :)

[@GweneverElektra]

Brilliant! Thank you so much, no wonder I couldn't mix them when I just open the tracks, I needed to import them... hahahahah

[@markgoodley2450]

Hi; Greetings; I need to import and sync several audio tracks from different recorders into a single file. Does Audacity have a "sync" feature? Plural Eyes is great, except that it requires a video timeline and doesn't work on audio only tracks... TY

[@strega0]

thank you! this is very helpful! :)

[@angelaguevarra834]

Thanks man it really helps

[@MrMonshez]

"So that sounds ok." Sure lol.

[@RohitSharmaYT]

Great job 🙏🥰🙏

[@laumeesilatu2981]

Hello there, what I'm trying to do with audacity is recording harmony on multiple tracks but the problem I'm facing is when I play the first track or the guide track to guide me while I'm recording the second track so I'm duplicating the first track to the second track like on the second track I can hear the lead as well as the harmony. How can I can I play the first track to guide me like a click while I'm recording the second track without duplicating?

[@bige360]

Best and easy way to mak understand good one😊

[@helmsly2010]

Thank you!

[@TaufiqueHassan]

Thank you!!

[@saudnihal9862]

can you plz give me the link of softwere you are using?

[@karipanska]

thank you!!

[@chalimbiggiomondi7060]

Thanks be to you

[@demarco767]

How do I undo the silence on a track? I messed up and need to bring it back.

[@HarneetOberoi]

Thanks a lot !!

[@mrdoma6399]

learning how to mix music to fill my quarentine time

[@shailucham]

thank you soo much!

[@gregthebaritone]

You can also hit "Solo", which automatically mutes out every other track that doesn't have "Solo" selected.

[@sabuscaria3075]

really helped me thanks you

[@noshimoshi]

thanks a lot mate

[@mahsumpatra1157]

Very nice

[@martyneary7026]

I use the time shift tool & it moves both tracks at the same time. How can I stop this to just move the bottom tracks without moving the top track too?

[@fredelexgutierrez17]

Can you help me? I have a question, I'm using mixing board do I also need an audio interface for my condenser microphone? because when I record my voice on a separate track there's still an instrumental music on it, how to get rid of that? I want to record only my voice separated with the music.

[@disneyfreek1000]

the no symbol comes up when i try to move the time help!

[@shamithperera8138]

thank you sir

[@kyarafriedman1274]

please reply the link for the app so i can download the app

[@drrobotnikmeanbeanma]

using a hand held voice recorder from Wal Mart called Icd Px333.1st use a 3.5mm 1/8 male to 2 rca stereo phono audio speaker cable.2nd 2 Rca female jack y splitter 3.5mm adapter.3rd a 3-pin xlr female to rca female jack audio adater.I use mic in symbol.Use the usb to transfer the files to the pc.It will show two different tracks but its really 1 track or connected.I need to make 1 track doing it that way to master my voice ? And I'ma try moving further away from the mic and see what happens Thanks ?

[@fndjgtd]

Help! Whenever i drag my tracks with the shift tool, everything moves all at once even if i want it to move one track only

[@dabbz420plays4]

same issue even if I make it solo @@bhavinharish2884

[@jordans.8232]

Double click the section of audio you want to move until the entire 'clip' is surrounded by yellow, the use the time shift tool on the yellow surrounded clip you want to move.

[@jonathanselaya9367]

How do you set only one wave and not two as I current have? I just want one sound wave per track.

[@ancientbusinesscenter8307]

Helpful. Thanks................

[@ioannisc22]

THanks a lot for that m8.

[@michaellabista8030]

I have a long music 8hours to be as background. Is it possible for audacity to load such long music?