Audacity Basic Training 3: Recording and External Microphones [3.1+]

VIDEO 3: Recording and External Microphones Using: Audacity version 3.1.3 Updated January 2022 Robertson Media Center, University of Virginia Library TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:33 - Blue Yeti USB Desktop Microphone Mic Position (Front) Mute Headphone Volume 02:23 - Gain (Recording Volume) Pick Up Patterns USB port 04:53 - Windscreen/Pop Filter 06:08 – Distance from Mic Clipping 06:48 - Audacity Input Settings Input – Select Microphone Output – Select Speaker/Headphones 08:09 – Start Monitoring 08:53 – Setting Levels (Recording Volume) 10:42 - Clipping 11:50 - Noise Floor 13:20 - Recording 14:54 - Microphone Troubleshooting Mic not in input pulldown menu? USB ports Bad Cable Restarting Audacity 16:27 – Troubleshooting Common Issues Save Often Audacity Quirks 17:10 - Editing While Paused For version 3.0 or earlier, see the previous video series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmoC3HVFtXYjwdeJ3_h6A85VNnMKGEj2S To learn more about the 3.1 update: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/new_features_in_this_release.html Intro: “Folk Guitar Music Track” by Dvideoguy, FreeSound.org (License: CC0) https://freesound.org/people/Dvideoguy/sounds/246315/ For more detailed information, check out Audacity's tutorial page: https://manual.audacityteam.org/