one basic workflow for recording and editing
- get the sound into the computer
- find the sound you want
- clean it up
more detailed version
- record the sound you want with your phone or the zoom; use the windshield!
- move the file to your computer
- for Dolby On, share it to Google Drive or similar and then move it to your computer
- for the Zoom, connect it via USB and copy or eject the sd card and read the card from your computer
- open it in Audacity and locate the general area where your sound is located
- copy that area out and paste it to a new file; we don't want to damage your original file, and it can be nice to have a new Audacity project for each sound
- use noise reduction to clean up the sound
- delete the areas which you do not need, paying attention to the envelope of the sound; don't delete even a small part of the attack
- make sure that you fade in and out at the front and back, respectively, to make sure that you don't have clicks or audible sudden changes in volume
- check the track on the left side to make sure that you have the right format and rate
- select what you want to export and choose “export selection”