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How to amplify your audio track files using Audacity

Amplify your audio track files using Audacity

When you record audio, you can never guarantee that the volume will be ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
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How to build your own HD DVR

Build your own HD DVR

Tired of shelling out hard earned cash to download the program listings of your DVR? Want to backup your videos but don't want to deal with ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 4
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How to build your own NAS using FreeNAS for a PC

Build your own NAS using FreeNAS for a PC

Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to ...more

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Curated last month by rmansur | Comments 0
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How to chipmunk your music in Audacity

Chipmunk your music in Audacity

This tutorial shows you how to chipmunk your music (make any song sound like it's being sung by Alvin and the Chipmunks).

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to create a generator using rails

Create a generator using rails

A very comprehensive tutorial to create a generator on a mac using rails. Some advanced knowledge necessary to follow this video.

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Curated 1 year ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to create karaoke tracks by removing vocals in Audacity

Create karaoke tracks by removing vocals in Audacity

Did you know that you can quickly and easily create your very own ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 3
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How to create your own ringtones for an iPhone with Audacity

Create your own ringtones for an iPhone with Audacity

How to create custom ringtones for iPhone using your existing music ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Amie Coué Arbuckle | Comments 0
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How to evade school firewall, secure traffic tunneling & more

Evade school firewall, secure traffic tunneling & more

Hak5 is at it again, with a plethora of ...more

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Curated 5 days ago by tenebrism | Comments 0
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How to fix timing issues in Audacity

Fix timing issues in Audacity

The new version of Audacity seems to have some timing issues related to latency. This tutorial explains to you how to fix these recording ...more

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Curated 2 years ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
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How to install Audacity and create mp3's from it

Install Audacity and create mp3's from it

This tutorial shows you how to install Audacity and install the LAME mp3 encoder to make Audacity ready to export mp3s. Part two goes over ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 0
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How To Record a Song With Audacity

Record a Song With Audacity

This article is for Audacity 1.2.6 or later Audacity is a free recording program capable of a lot of things. You can do anything from ...more

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Written 2 months ago by WikiHow | Comments 0
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How to record audio using Audacity

Record audio using Audacity

A short tutorial on how to use Audacity to record a poem to submit to CloudyDayArt.com poetry contest. Audacity is a free online audio ...more

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Curated 6 months ago by WonderDude Mike | Comments 0
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How to record internal sounds in your computer with Audacity

Record internal sounds in your computer with Audacity

This tutorial teaches you how to record internal sounds from your ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by rmansur | Comments 3
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How to remove unwanted noise from audio or video in Audacity

Remove unwanted noise from audio or video in Audacity

Use this freeware program from Bill Myers to prevent bandwidth theft ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Pigeonchicken | Comments 1
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How to use Audacity to duck or fade music behind voice tracks

Use Audacity to duck or fade music behind voice tracks

Screencast demonstrating how to use Audacity to duck or fade music ...more

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Curated 1 year ago by Sclipo | Comments 0
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How to use FunFx, a Ruby-based testing framework for Flex

Use FunFx, a Ruby-based testing framework for Flex

This tutorial will show you how to use FunFX, a free, open-source, and ...more

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