How to Mix Using Audacity

Link to Practice Sound Files

After downloading Audacity, you can IMPORT the practice sounds and begin experimenting.

Once you have a mix you like, you will need to EXPORT (as a WAV). Be sure to include YOUR name in the practice file!

Then you can upload into the Practice Sample File!

Example of Final Mix.
(Sources: Mixed using sounds from Soundbible.com & Bensound.com)
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If you get lost, here's a quick refresher to help you out! LINK

Audacity Interface

source: howtogeek.com

1. Audio controls: The standard controls – pause, play, stop, skip backward, skip forward, and record – for the project as a whole.
2. Toolbar: In order, from top-left to bottom-right: Selection, Envelope, Draw, Zoom, Time Shift, and Multi-Tool Mode.
3. Level meters: The left one is for output, and the right is for input.  Clicking on the the input meter will actively monitor audio levels, and right clicking will give you options to change the refresh rate.
4. Level sliders: Change the volume level for both output and input, and the drop-down menu to the immediate right is to select an input.
5. Shortcut bar: Shortcuts to quick actions – such as cut, paste, insert silence, etc – and for zooming.
6. Audio tracks: The top of this area has the timeline, and any audio tracks will appear here.  More on that in a bit.
7. Selection tools: Here, you can choose where to start selection by time, and then choose to put in an end time, or a length of selection.