Working with Audio

Sound can make a Web page more interactive and entertaining. For some topics, sound can be an essential element of the Site. In this section, we help you find sounds on the Web and show you how to include them in your Web pages.

TRIO Quest Fair Use Guidelines apply to the PhotoEssay, Media Quest, and TRIO ThinkQuest.
Under fair use, students do not need to get permission to use copyrighted music or audio, as long as:

• for each song or audio clip, students may use up to 10 percent of the work, but no more than 30 seconds.
• for each song or audio clip, students must provide a citation with a link to the audio source.

NOTE: In the Oracle ThinkQuest International Competition, students may not use ANY copyrighted materials, including music and audio clips, without permission from the owner of the copyright.

Capturing Audio with Sound Recorder (Windows XP)
How to use Microsoft Windows XP Sound Recorder to capture audio. This program works well for capturing short clips of your own speech to be used for spoken word, poetry, and voice-overs.

Capturing Audio with Sound Recorder (Windows Vista)
How to use Microsoft Windows Vista Sound Recorder to capture audio. This program works well for capturing short clips of your own speech to be used for spoken word, poetry, and voice-overs.

Apple GarageBand Tutorials
Mac users can easily create and record original songs with GarageBand, a program included with iLife '08.

Audacity Tutorials
Find out how to download and use Audacity, "free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems."

Adobe Soundbooth Tutorials
Links to tutorials that show you how to use Adobe Soundbooth, a program included with Adobe CS3 and CS4 software bundles.

Converting Audio Files to MP3 format with Apple iTunes
This page will show how to convert audio you've captured into an MP3 file that can be easily posted to the Web or used in a podcast.  There are many ways to convert files to MP3 format. One of the easiest is Apple’s iTunes, a simple, convenient and free way to generate MP3 files.

Convert to any audio format with Any Audio Converter
This page will show how to convert audio into a that can be easily posted to the Web or used in a podcast. Any Audio Converter is convenient for converting audio files into a format that is recognized by an audio editing, such as MP3, WMA, and AAC.

Sony Sound Forge Tutorials
Links to video tutorials on the Sony website for Sound Forge software.

Other Audio Tutorials
Links to audio programs that have not been covered in other pages.