If we're happy with the recording, once we've pressed the stop button, we can save it and that's about it. But sometimes, it isn't that simple. In this section, we'll have a very quick look at how we can improve our sound file.
Audacity gives us lots of options for all types of fancy sound effects. We can disguise our voice by speeding up or slowing down the recording. We can also add an echo effect, sound effect, or background music to the recorded voice. The creative possibilities of Audacity would make up a book on their own. (Indeed, Packt has published one!) We cannot do them justice in just one part of our chapter. If you ever have time to play with the other controls, do so—the fun results would be worth it!
But if you can't set aside the time, why not make Audacity a class project for your students to perform, and upload their productions into the Moodle? We recorded one student, just to become familiar with the program. Why not now...