Remember that your audio file needs to be 5MB or smaller in order to upload in the Writing Studio. So, export your file from Audacity as an Mp3 and check the file size. If it’s too large, go to the “preferences” section of Audacity, choose the “file formats” tab and lower the “bit rate” under “MP3 Export Setup.” Now, export again; the file should be smaller this time. Continue to lower the bit rate and export until the file is the appropriate size. Lowering the bit rate also lowers the quality of the audio file, so only lower it as much as necessary to hit the 5MB mark you need to upload.

When working in Audacity, exporting as an Mp3 will not affect your original Audacity file. However, if you make a “quick mix” before exporting (this collapses all your separate audio tracks into one track) and save it, you are changing the Audacity file itself in a way that will make it really difficult to do further editing. The best thing to do when you are ready to start quick mixing and exporting is to open your Audacity project, choose “save as” and save it under a new name. This way, if you accidentally alter the Audacity file in a way you don’t want to during the exporting process, you can go back to the original.

Also remember that Audacity saves your project in two parts: a “.aup” file and a “data folder.” You need both of these files/folders in order to open and work with your Audacity project. So, if you are working at home and then bringing your project to class to continue working/ creating your Mp3 for sharing, make sure to bring both with you. The two files will look something like this:

Go to one of these rooms, click “My Computer” and then on the network drive, and then on the folder “Portable Apps.” Drag the Audacity, Kompozer, or Gimp folder to your disk or USB flash drive. You can then run the program from your disk or USB drive on any computer without needing to put the program on the computer itself. This will be helpful if you will be using someone else’s computer over break and do not want to install software on it.

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To learn how to use the program you will watch the following tutorial video. I will walk you through this process and answer any questions you have. I will also show you how to upload the sound remix that you create during class to the Writing Studio so that I can hear what you have created.

The due date for the revision is now midnight, Friday 10/12. You only need to upload an electronic copy to the Writing Studio (same folder); I do not need a hard copy.

I’ve updated the Daily Schedule and the calendar in the Writing Studio to reflect the updates.

Let me know if you have any questions about my comments after you receive them, and I’ll see you in class tomorrow.

On Thursday, we will split class time up evenly between learning more HTML code and discussing the upcoming web analysis and web page design projects. The web analysis assignment details are up on the blog and the design project details will be available Friday. Please bring your homepage designs back to class on Thursday as our goal will be to learn enough code for you to start laying out your page.  Also begin thinking about what web site you will analyze for your paper and what sort of web site you would like to design.

In the meantime, visit the HTML website (see the previous post) that I showed in class, and practice the tutorials to familiarize yourself with more of the code.  See you Thursday!

HTML: http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp

COLOR: http://www.december.com/html/spec/color.html