Audacity is a free, open source application for recording and editing audio. For more information, see the [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity project home page].

Installing Audacity

Audacity is not installed by default in Ubuntu. To start using Audacity, install the package audacity from Ubuntu's universe software channel. For more information on installing packages, see InstallingSoftware.

Once installed, click Applications -> Sound & Video -> Audacity to start Audacity.

Troubleshooting

After installation, you may receive the error message "Error Initializing Audio" with the explanation "There was an error initializing the audio i/o layer. You will not be able to play or record audio. Error: Host error."

To start Audacity without this error, press the Alt + F2 keys on your keyboard and type the following into the box which appears:

gksu audacity

If Audacity now starts without the error message, you can alter its menu entry with the new command by using the Alacarte Menu Editor. To start Alacarte, select Applications -> Accessories -> Alacarte Menu Editor.

Additional Resources

• Audacity tips - http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~raa110/audacity/AudacityHelp.html

• Creative Commons audio search - http://creativecommons.org/find/

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