Select the Time Shift Tool, then click “ rewind.” (Time Shift first, then rewind.)
First, zoom in by clicking the magnifying glass icon with a plus sign “+”.īefore you do anything else, make sure “snap to” on the bottom of your screen is selected, reading “Nearest.” The clicks and the B’s are slightly “off,” meaning they don’t connect precisely. The threshold window will give you markers reading “ B.” Once you’ve selected “Beat Finder,” you will see a “threshold” window. In the below window, change Tempo to 180 beats per minute and change Beats per measure to 6. This adds a metronome to your entire track, in order to keep you on beat for additional add-ons. ADDING A CLICK TRACKĪudacity doesn’t come with an attached grid. Here’s a sample of the track we’ll be producing today: There are limitations with this program, but they allow producers to “think outside the box.” One way we can “think about the box” is by composing a basic 6/8 drumbeat with Audacity. Audacity is a musical composition program downloadable for free.
