Re: Creating tracks

Mark,

If by "tracks" you mean the tracks of a CD (note that "track" has a 
different meaning in Audacity), you must first partition the recording 
into the parts you mean to be on each track and then export them to wav 
files.

You can select a part, song or whatever by left-clicking at the 
beginning and dragging up to the end of the part. Then you can adjust 
the exact beginning or end time by getting close with the mouse pointer 
to either limit until a small hand appears and then dragging for 
increased precision. You can also zoom in or out with the maginifier 
glass with a + or a -. Finally, you can adjust for zero crossings with 
menu Edit / Find zero crossings (or Z) to prevent clicks at the 
beginning or end.

It is useful to add labels so that when you have several tracks you can 
go back to any of them without having to do again the precise selection. 
To this end select menu Tracks / Add Label at Selection. A Label track 
will be created. You can add a name or brief description to the label so 
that it will be easy to recall the content leter.

Once you are comfortable with your selection, go to menu File / Export 
selected audio, provide a name for track and save as WAV, signed, 16 bit.

When you're done with all your tracks, you can proceed to burn your CD 
(using a different program).

Just in case you may want to reprocess your work, you should save it as 
a project, which will allow to open it again and change things.

This are very basic guidlines, you'll be able to have your album on CD 
just as you have recorded it, but this is only the beginning. To get 
more than a casual CD you'll have to apply several effects and mastering 
techniques that require considerable knowledge and  experience. If you 
are really serious about it you should at least watch or read several 
tutorials or hire a knowledgeable person who can guide you.

Regards,

Federico





On 20/06/2017 17:23, M A via Audacity-users wrote:
> Dear Sir/Mam
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> I have Audacity 2.0.
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> I have recorded a side of an album and I cannot figure out how to edit 
> in the tracks. Can someone help me figure it out simply.
>
> Thank You
> Mark
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>  I have recorded an
> The Creator is hidden within the creation that was created. Shemuel
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