How To Make a Song in Audacity - Recording, Editing, & Mixing [Latest Update] 2021

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0:00 Intro
0:30 Preview of Finished Mix
0:59 Things to Know when Getting Started
2:16 Overview of Raw Vocals
2:57 Editing the Vocals
8:48 Mixing the Ad-Libs
9:26 The Finished Product
9:54 Wrap-Up
10:05 How to Use the Presets
10:20 Outro
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[@jasonrtech]

Check out EaseUS Vocal Remover (free): bit.ly/3MXvqp9 Vocal Remover can remove vocals or background music from any song or audio file. It creates karaoke instrumentals and acapella vocals by removing song vocals or background music online for free. EDIT 2: 🚨👋🏼 I stopped making Audacity videos as I've switched to Cakewalk (also free) because I needed more features. If you feel the need to upgrade too, here's some of my Cakewalk videos to get you started: Installing plugins tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXfMnXevlrlpjbs Plugin presets for voiceovers & music: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2SmqperZqeZq7s Cakewalk music mixing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKTGiHqdZ8ephMk Cakewalk voiceover editing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXfMnXevlrlpjbs EDIT: I found out another possible reason some of y'all have recording problems. To the right of the mic selection drop-down, make sure "Mono" is selected so you're recording in mono to the mono vocal tracks. Otherwise, Audacity will record stereo to the only available stereo track (the instrumental), screwing you over. Hope this works! Can't believe I missed my own premiere lmao. Anyway hope y'all liked this one and got something out of it. I'm working on my own music too so stay tuned 👀

[@MultiSmilesXD]

Music is really awesome! Your videos are the best I've found and I'm grateful for your knowledge! Thanks for creating the videos and I wish your music becomes more known 💯🤗🙏

[@yuungdream6216]

Can you advice me a good free autotune plugin?

[@ImprovingMama]

can we please get a full song

[@smashyviral9829]

this lil edit helped so much lmfao

[@danieldl33]

What version of audacity did you use in this video please tell me

[@n8thegreat445]

Just wanted to let you know this is really motivating. It get's really easy to think that something that is skillful sounds bad when its really just a bad mix and master. Thanks for the help :)

[@No-Pressure-Only-Results]

Nope other way around those plugins or efx you cannot achieve the sound if you didn't record properly same as he records

[@edcaluag7655]

Dang cant wait to buy my laptop and do this

[@jasonrtech]

Best of luck my man!

[@trayplates4125]

Hope it goes well for you. And I wish you all the best. Get it !

[@edcaluag7655]

@@trayplates4125 oh thank you man i hope your having a great day

[@spyiida]

Same I’m doing this on a school laptop and half the things I need are blocked

[@doge7831]

i recommend installing ubuntu if your buying a new laptop

[@daringdelicates4965]

Thank You So Much! This video really helped me and my band. Best of luck for your future videos!

[@BashMidnight]

This is really one of the best explaining Videos about audacity. Thank you for such great content. I used this knowledge also for my Songs 😊

[@jjunique9187]

THANKS FOR BEING THERE YOU A REAL ONE BROTHER I SEE YOU ACHIEVING BIG THINGS

[@jasonrtech]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Tsunamidriip]

Finished product go crazy🔥🔥🔥💪🏾

[@NonnyStrikes]

Yeah, hands down best audacity help. I just switched to cakewalk today. It was nice to see what you used prior CW tho. Great stuff amigo. Cheers to the mixing and producing journey!

[@NonnyStrikes]

Ez sub btw, for the hard work ya put in.

[@telford6]

man you’re awesome bro thanks for all the knowledge

[@SergesMike]

you are legend man. i enjoy this video. now i am downloading the plugins and this video😍

[@roferoz]

Dude, this was so helpful! Thanks a lot!

[@dreadpooll]

This is hot🔥🙌💯. what I have been wanting to know. Gunna's kind of rap is dope

[@co6251ompo]

This is a piece of art of video, extremely well done and informative. 10/10

[@brooks5399]

I've been working on music for around 4 years on the cloud man. I've deleted a lot of old songs but started up again recently. I plan to use your video to improve these things in my music. Also if you ever had the time to make a video on installing plug-ins for audacity that would be insane man. I'm still using the raw software to mix

[@jasonrtech]

Glad you found this video useful-I’ll definitely take that suggestion into consideration!

[@brooks5399]

@@jasonrtech thanks man keep up the good work

[@edu.33]

share a song bro

[@dyxonelgeniomusical5864]

Recording in Audacity or Pro Tools makes no difference. It all depends on many factors such as ram memory, processor, microphone, soundproofing, background noise, whether we use a mixing console or just an audio interface. I recommend to record, clean and level but mix and master in another daw since Audacity is more limited. Also for covers, spots, jingles and recording live instruments. You can achieve a lot with Audacity and professional results if you know how to drive. The industry wants to market Pro Tools as the best. Good vídeo

[@englishiguana4304]

this sounds so good godamn!!!

[@Rhyan_YT]

thanx mahn the echo and reverb really did the job

[@toocanny]

Great work dude.

[@Hitsprimo]

Best video ever no cap 🙌🏽

[@ryanzhao2052]

This is super impressive, thanks for sharing!

[@ChimeraLotietheBunny]

quite helpful as always!!!

[@glennusher4160]

This is DOPE!

[@ferdynand2402]

This is so helpful. Thanks

[@mikeyjxy]

Love the content bro, been using audacity for a while and learned a lot from you, I have though moved over to cakewalk, so if you ever saw a way a tutorial on there would be highly appreciated

[@jasonrtech]

I'll definitely be doing some Cakewalk content in the near future 👍🏼

[@mikeyjxy]

@@jasonrtech bro that would be amazing, it's a lot to take in as a new DAW

[@HazelSkies]

@@mikeyjxy …does that- that mean it- it’s not a piece of c-cake?

[@ChrisHowell870]

BRO THIS IS FIRE!!!!

[@jasonrtech]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@sourceeee]

I will confidently die on the hill that is 100% possible to make a professional mix people want to listen to in Audacity (I have also done it before I ever owned a DAW like FL), given you check your work, keep track of your applied effects/undos, and make backups of the original audio files on disk. Screw people saying you need this/that or it doesn't sound good. If it sounds good, it is good. DAW does not matter in the grand scheme of things. All that matters is you and your workflow.

[@carlibestia]

bro this is gold, ty

[@kenzorwings]

Big up bro! Much thanks!

[@khalidelgazzar]

Great video. Thank you 😊

[@ragayclark]

this is awesome bro thank you

[@dyehard777]

I'll use this video for my next song, thank you

[@jasonrtech]

Glad it helped!

[@blissnotes3477]

im so excited with the process im gonna experience after watching this. i wanna make a fun song for my baby bro 😁

[@daddyshome6278]

It's not that exciting when you get to it

[@Deeprophecy]

Mans went crazy !!

[@jasonrtech]

Much love 👊🏼

[@karlojovic4881]

Great job!

[@anotherjacob]

damn that sounds so good

[@anobrt2040]

Very good video! :D

[@thisishiphophqtv]

Hello, thank you for this tutorial video. I just installed Audacity today, i intend to use it to record my podcasting episodes. Do you have a complete video on everything Audiocity i can acquaint myself with? Thanks and regards.

[@MontanaPreston]

Really good!!

[@abhishekkulkarni5945]

Tutorial aside, I seriously love your cover 😍.

[@jasonrtech]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Denzz2]

It was cringe.

[@abhishekkulkarni5945]

@@Denzz2 might be for you

[@shadowmatrix3140]

needed desperately

[@Stupidg74]

That’s raw asl

[@taesbrother786]

bruh ily than kyou helped me a lot

[@meimikadzuki7149]

You saved my life dude

[@Kvnumusic]

This helped bro thank you

[@Sean_Ralph]

thanks for the video bro, but i got a little problem, i dont know much about google drive and how it works, i downloaded the presets but its all codes and stuff. please how do i interpret the presets.

[@birinsaja7361]

Thanks for sharing❤❤❤

[@safal.sunchueuri]

You are great jason. You reflect simplicity.🙏

[@jasonr2441]

Tips

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And

[@jasonr2441]

Guidance

[@jasonr2441]

Write

[@jasonr2441]

Me

[@manuelkindermann9040]

Your raw voice on this without autotune sounds a little bit like peep, crazy

[@franklean47]

Youve helped me alot thank you!!

[@franklean47]

actually cant download spitfish or prefix im on a macbook and in U.S.A

[@TitanNinja13]

Thats sick

[@broken2750]

i know you said you wouldn't make anymore videos but what would you recommend i use as a free autotuner before i pay for evo

[@ogmruks]

Hie. I'm recordin using my laptop and a usb mic with the audacity software. After recording, I noticed that the vocals are in front of the beat. As in they are not flowing as they are supposed to. How do I fix that?

[@imanibathe]

very well done. I started singing along because I've replayed this so much. the hardest part in putting out my music would probably be the aim for perfection. I have been working on my project for 2-3 years. I'm planning to release in dec. please pray for me in hopes you all can here it. I truly just wanna do this for the world.

[@freydo2283]

cap

[@jasonrtech]

I appreciate the kind words and best of luck!

[@STFANS55]

Wow..Great voice.! Great video.. Thank you so much.

[@jasonrtech]

Of course, glad you liked the video!

[@AndrewUnruh]

Thank you! I find Audacity to be quite intuitive compared to something like Reason. One problem I have encountered is that, even with headphones, there is some leakage back into the microphones. Now, if I were in control, I would create an echo canceller to remove (at least the linear) portion of this echo. This is WAY easier than it sounds - the hardest part is finding the transfer function between the headphones and the microphone and even that isn't all that hard. Does anyone know if Audacity has this functionality?

[@masterroshi7033]

Thank you very much!

[@ayo3416]

Fishhh!🔥🔥🔥

[@toaster6319]

Nice vid, btw whats ur pc specs?

[@KevinCurtisBarr]

A nice video very helpful.

[@jasonrtech]

Thank you :)

[@safal.sunchueuri]

Hello jason, can you suggest me a best budget microphone for podcast? i prefer more bass in voice.

[@jasonrtech]

I'd say for under $150, go for the Yeti or UM800. I've made multiple videos on both, and with editing, you can pull out quite a bit of bass from your voice 👍🏼

[@kellykailz3453]

Hey bro, I have a question do you know how to make ab libs. And make them sound good, without the plug ins. If so can you please let me know.

[@rossie651]

Juss wanted to know about the beats does the app have beats in it or do we create them inside the app

[@spanishtown7168]

Awesome

[@konkamchannel]

Thankyou so much

[@Capristar]

Heyya Jason, is there a way that I could split two vocals from an audio?

[@gamescene8324]

Good one boss

[@renzydisplays4355]

Hi There when I am recording my vocals it wont record into the mono vocal box? it is going next to the instrumental? what am I doing wrong thanks

[@fotinifotini9513]

good job❤ Can I use the same plugins in Cakewalk?

[@moneymaker1328]

Which preset you use for the TDR nova??? Can you show us a tutorial of how to plug in presents in audacity? Thx

[@jasonrtech]

The one with the download link in the description. There's also a link down there to the section of the Audacity manual that covers importing presets 👍🏼

[@lukaplays420]

thanks boss

[@pputnam100]

Hi and thanks for the videos. Hey I'm a really good singer trying to learn how to record myself singing, do you have a video that explains how to get really high level vocal sound with Audacity?? please advise, thanks, pete

[@keysignphenomenon]

killer song

[@worldshiningstudio6208]

Thanks dear brother...

[@yaboinate9245]

thanks for the tips finna record just so i can hear myself

[@jasonrtech]

Good luck man!

[@juansfuckedup3208]

Been using ableton , how do I get the audio recording from audacity to my DAW after editing the clip

[@chonachovlogs]

Watching your tutorial

[@christina9898979]

is it a good idea to make a song which is 184bpm with a song that is 103bpm. I want to create a remix of 2 songs as if the two singers are having a conversation with each other

[@Jess-ib5pj]

Hi everyone, I have a small voice sample, which I need to see whether matches to any part of a large recording. It's like trying to match a small part of a song to the song. How can I do that? Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Jess

[@lechanze]

How do I get the preset for tdr nova into the plugin. Edit: Cakewalk is saying it needs to be a Vst3 plugin file… pain..

[@jaykoolin1027]

Nice video

[@georgemccorkle2157]

Where do u add these effect main vocals or the ad ONS

[@helenamalvic8875]

Hello! I downloaded audacity but it's not the same as yours, there aren't that many effects at all, what should I do?

[@Xubuntu47]

So after you select the correct audio device and nothing gets recorded, what do you do? I thought I'd fire up Audacity after Ardour spontaneously deleted hours of work, twice. I thought it might be simpler, but it just presents a different set of problems.

[@RandyReviews1990]

i found out about audacity from my brother he was in a band and used audacity to record at first glance it looked basic generic but that's what made me love it it is generic basic and there isn't much to do on it but its free simple and their are plenty of tutorials on it lol.

[@NoirL.A.]

do you know how to separate out drums from a recording? there's tons of tutorials on how to separate vocals but none for drums. i did it with 2 other songs succesfully (my tunes) but there's one more i wanna do and i can't for the life of me remember how i did it. the recordings are mono signle track (guitar, bass, drums) but i did it somehow and like the results but can't remember how i did so.

[@Tsunamidriip]

Great tutorial bro🔥💯!

[@jasonrtech]

Much appreciated 🙏🏼

[@Lerrybrown]

Which app do you use to recoding the song

[@rideshareadvice-nj4mv]

Under the AUDIO SETUP drop-down menu, i select RECORDING DEVICE and the NW-700 is not listed. Instead, there is MICROPHONE ARRAY (2-twv123456B) and MICROSOFT SOUND MAPPER input. What does all this mean? I have the E-10 box hooked up.

[@gedionofficial8524]

Which version of audacity this may I know please

[@enoreed1439]

For some reason I can’t record on the beginning of my mono track only lets me record from the beginning of the instrumental if I create another stereo track

[@rawfootage5251]

My question is after all these plugins, do you then master the song or put it into a mastering site like bandlab? Or do you just leave it like this and upload it for people to hear? What do YOU do exactly?

[@jasonrtech]

I haven't used a third party mastering service yet, and thus far have only exported from the DAW, hard limited, then uploaded for distribution 👍🏼

[@sudheery2073]

Please help me bro.. while recording songs using karaoke, the track is again recording in the record session... How can it changed? I need only my voice in the recording session.. but the karoke is also again recording. How can it stoped?

[@amandaaloveess]

How does copyrighting your lyrics work? If you have the lyrics. Do you just go ahead and record then get the song copyrighted before posting it or…….

[@whitefalcon74]

how do you add multiple files and sew them as one?

[@user-ly2vz6ov8f]

I'm really bad with making use of the Application Audacity, wish i can get the perfect video for a start to make music from home before affording my instrument for better sound and music making any suggestion for me? Plz....

[@johkes7585]

some presets wont enable for me its saying it failed to load the libary or something... im using 64bit audacity with 64bit presets but its still saying the same error

[@foreverhiddenpabz]

When I click New audio track and go to record. It records after the beat and not in the part of track. It literally goes at the end of the audio? Can you help me with this?

[@prabsprab]

[@youngstunna8036]

How did you make the preview mix video??? It was Dope🅿️

[@jasonrtech]

Filmed it all myself with a little help from a projector and chopped it up in editing 👍🏼

[@meimikadzuki7149]

I bought a laptop and than a mic now, okay I'm ready