Audacity: Audio Editing with Powerful Free Audacity Software (Udemy.com)
Audacity Mastery: Step-by-Step Guide to Professional Audio Editing Excellence for Voiceover, Podcasts, Audiobooks...
Created by: Voiceover Masterclass
Last updated November 2024
What you will learn
- How to set up the latest version of Audacity in your home studio for professional-quality recordings.
- Best practices for preparing your inputs and levels for clear, distortion-free audio.
- Step-by-step guidance on recording your first project with ease.
- Efficient techniques for editing and navigating waveforms to refine your recordings.
- How to apply compression to achieve a polished, consistent voice sound.
- A complete guide to producing audiobooks and passing Audible and ACX's technical requirements.
- How to create professional multitrack projects with music and sound effects.
- Expert tips on mixing music and sound effects seamlessly into your audio.
- Time-saving Audacity keyboard shortcuts to speed up your editing process.
- How to use variable speed playback to edit more efficiently.
- Techniques for reducing or removing unwanted breaths from your recordings.
How it compares
Against the other 1,182 rated Udemy courses in IT & Software on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 30% of them
- Reviews162#874 of 1,183 by number of reviews
- Length2.5 hoursshorter than 77% of them
- Last updatedNovember 2024earlier than 58% of them
Course Description
Are you ready to transform your audio skills using powerful, free Audacity software? Audacity has been a go-to choice for almost 25 years, known for its ease of use and robust features. Whether you're a voiceover artist, podcaster, audiobook narrator, or just need high-quality audio for any project, Audacity is your perfect solution—and the software is completely free to download and to use!
But let’s be honest—getting started with any new software can feel a bit overwhelming, especially when you want to skip the musician-focused features and dive right into what matters for voice and audiobook work. How can you ensure your recordings sound crystal-clear, free of background noise, and meet professional standards? What’s the simplest way to edit out mistakes, add background music or effects, and export your files in the correct format for platforms like ACX or to impress your clients?
That’s exactly why we created this course. At Voiceover Masterclass, we’ve helped over 120,000 students master the skills they need, and now it’s your turn. Our step-by-step video training with HD videos will guide you through everything—from setting up your equipment and configuring Audacity for professional voice recordings to editing and exporting with confidence.
No more guesswork, no more frustration. We’ve streamlined the process, so you can get started quickly and focus on what you love—creating high-quality audio. Along the way, you’ll even learn how to produce polished voiceover demos and radio ads, complete with music and effects.
Plus, we’ll cover all the technical know-how audiobook narrators need to ensure their files meet Audible professional platform standards.
Ready to take your audio editing projects to the next level? Join Peter Baker and Katy Brody now and unlock the full potential of Audacity, so you can get straight to creating amazing content without the hassle!
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Reviews
By Tina on 7/24/2026
This was a really great course. Very easy to follow, for the most part. It was so helpful having Peter and Katie walk you through the steps. Very informative and I learned a lot. I also liked how they'd pause and have us do it ourselves. My only complaint is when Peter outed Katie for making a mistake, that honestly wouldn't have been very noticeable, had he not busted her out. Lastly, there was just too much of a promotion for Adobe Audition. Although, he stated that it wasn't a promotion. I think he made a comment about Adobe Audition at least once in each chapter. So it felt very promotional. Overall this was really a great course and I would highly recommend it to all trying to learn the in's and out's of Audacity. Thank you Peter and Katie
By Aaron Rosales on 12/4/2025
Explicacion por audio y visual de manera impecable aprovechando al maximo la calidad de estudio, es interesante el poder ver esto a detalle, si bien algunas cosas ya las sabia el uso correcto y los estandares que exige la industria, tecnicas y otros elementos mantienen rico el curso en cuanto a recursos, consejos y modificaciones.
By Athar Karim on 10/9/2025
peter must use kate voice while editing so that one can distinguse. Initially they started with hand holding but later they just keep informing which make more sided communication. last lecture was nothing but to promote derby. More in depth and practical approach could be included. Overall i would rate not more than 3 out of 5.
By Wayne Hardy on 7/26/2025
I used to work in radio. I am now completing a temporary sound booth (will soundproof a walk in closet later), doing diction drills/recording myself to sharpen my sound & am looking forward to getting work from Upwork.com to get started. I am very glad I'm taking this course, I thought I knew enough about Audacity already but it became quickly apparent that not only was I lacking the professional knowledge I needed but Peter Baker's general insights are extremely helpful to me. I look forward to completing the course and becoming the great sounding top notch voice over talent I am confident of becoming. My thanks to Peter & Katy too!
By Andy Lerner on 5/21/2025
very simlistically explained. Great for a new user. Sometimes assumptions are unintentionally made as to where to find tabs and keyboard functions. Slowing it down as in the beginning would be helpful.
By Stephan Cannon on 5/2/2025
A lot of the information given is very basic, but it gave me a better insight into using and setting up keyboard shortcuts, setting up the interface etc. I wish there was a bit more in depth about using some of the effects like compression etc. and setting up for ACX files. But, with a little bit of tinkering I was able to figure it out by myself. Many thanks for the lessons given.
By Simone Gagliardo on 3/1/2025
(Greetings from Italy!) I am extremely happy that I purchased this course! I am a teacher and I needed something intuitive but professional to be able to use a podcast software in my teaching. This course exceeded my expectations. It is clear, concise, and can be followed step by step even without any experience in audio editing. Absolutely recommended for newbies like me! At the end of the 8th chapter I was already able to create a professional mix for a podcast project on the Second World War. Furthermore, I would like to point out that the interface shown in the tutorials is absolutely up to date with that of the software and this helps a lot. Thank you very much and 5 well-deserved stars.
By Lisa Smarick on 2/26/2025
After being out of the workforce (former tv news reporter/anchor who did voice overs on the side) to raise a family, the freelance world of marketing and producing one's own work is entirely new to me! I found this course online and it has given me some great and easy to follow information on setting up my audacity workspace. Thank you!
By Patricia Green on 2/16/2025
The lessons were very simple and well-presented. I understood everything in the course. The only problem was that not everything commonly encountered when editing the narrations was covered. I realize this can't be a 12-week college course, but some editing situations often encountered were completely left out. I got a lot of useful information from the class, don't get me wrong, but when I went to implement it, I found out what was missing and no amount of reviewing the lectures turned the information up for me. This will not prevent me from watching other classes by this team, but it will make me think twice before I buy.
By Anna P on 12/31/2024
The presenters are excellent: warm, professional, great voices and they care that the course is easy to follow. There was a great challenge of making a coffee ad and it worked well. I would have liked one more advanced challenge to have a go at, but they did provide examples of more advanced techniques. I feel quite confident about doing the basics now: recording, adding music, fading, exporting and learned other extras. I would now love a follow-on course as there seem to be quite a lot of buttons and functions that weren't discussed so I am curious as to what is possible
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