Audacity 3.2.1 & the audio.com 'cloud' for storing music.
Posted: 15 Oct 2022 12:35
Audacity is an audio recording and editing software application that is open source, so anyone can download it for free with no restrictions of use. This software can: record live audio, cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together, and edit various audio files (Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF to name a few).
The Audacity team have brought out a completely new version of their product, and not only that, they have introduced a new storage area ('cloud') where musicians can store and LINK to their music recordings (WAV or MP3). You have the options to allow people to just 'View' (ie. listen to) or 'View and Download', and you have to choose which of these options you want for every piece you upload. So this is a bit like having a BOX Account with people clicking on your LINK being able to listen to your music.
But the Audacity Team have taken their idea a step further, and they give you your own 'space' .. rather like a YouTube 'Channel'. You have to decide in advance whether your music upload should be made Public, or Unlisted. Anyone visiting your 'Channel' can see all your Public music uploads, and can listen to any one of them. The Unlisted ones won't appear on your page (although you can see them) so the only people able to listen to those are people you have sent the LINK to privately.
This is their new storage area ...
Note that everything the Audacity Team do is always FREE, and FOREVER. They believe that one should not have to pay for programs or storage space when creating music. BOX have been pushing for you to 'Upgrade your plan' and pay them. If you were worried about the implications of this, worry no more. Get yourself a FREE audio.com account.
https://audio.com/
When you get there, this is what you will see. You can CREATE an account, or Sign In to an existing account.
I have already created an account, so I click on Sign In .. and see this:
That's a bold statement to get your head round!
I then put in my Username and Password (actually, I don't have to do that as Google Chrome remembers my Username and Passwords and puts them in for me) and I am taken to my page.
Audacity 3.2.1 & the new 'cloud' for storing music files
The Audacity team have brought out a completely new version of their product, and not only that, they have introduced a new storage area ('cloud') where musicians can store and LINK to their music recordings (WAV or MP3). You have the options to allow people to just 'View' (ie. listen to) or 'View and Download', and you have to choose which of these options you want for every piece you upload. So this is a bit like having a BOX Account with people clicking on your LINK being able to listen to your music.
But the Audacity Team have taken their idea a step further, and they give you your own 'space' .. rather like a YouTube 'Channel'. You have to decide in advance whether your music upload should be made Public, or Unlisted. Anyone visiting your 'Channel' can see all your Public music uploads, and can listen to any one of them. The Unlisted ones won't appear on your page (although you can see them) so the only people able to listen to those are people you have sent the LINK to privately.
This is their new storage area ...
Note that everything the Audacity Team do is always FREE, and FOREVER. They believe that one should not have to pay for programs or storage space when creating music. BOX have been pushing for you to 'Upgrade your plan' and pay them. If you were worried about the implications of this, worry no more. Get yourself a FREE audio.com account.
https://audio.com/
When you get there, this is what you will see. You can CREATE an account, or Sign In to an existing account.
I have already created an account, so I click on Sign In .. and see this:
That's a bold statement to get your head round!
I then put in my Username and Password (actually, I don't have to do that as Google Chrome remembers my Username and Passwords and puts them in for me) and I am taken to my page.