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Setting up

To get started open a web browser, Click on the link marked 'Download Audacity 1.2.6'. On the page that appears, click the link labelled 'Audacity 1.2.6 installer', and on the following page, click the words 'this direct link'. Choose Save, select a memorable location on your computer's hard disk and click Save again. Once the download is complete, select Run or double-click the saved file and follow the instructions to install the software.

We're almost ready to start using Audacity but before doing so, plug in any USB microphones or soundcards you'll be using. If you're using a microphone with a standard mini-jack plug rather than a USB plug, connect it into the Microphone (or 'mic') socket on your computer - this is often colour¬coded pink.




Double-click the Audacity icon on the Desktop to run the software. Audacity generates lots of small files for each project so it can get messy unless they're kept well organised, so it's worth immediately clicking the File menu and choosing to save the project somewhere sensible - creating a new folder to save in is a good idea.