{"id":264,"date":"2026-01-25T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/?p=264"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:42:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:42:33","slug":"installing-audacity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/audio-module\/installing-audacity\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Audacity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Audacity is the sofware that we will use for our audio module projects. It&#8217;s free and can be installed on both Windows and macOS computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is the link for the download page: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\/download\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audacity Download and Install Home<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.audacityteam.org\/basics\/downloading-and-installing-audacity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Download and Install Audacity Instructions:<\/a> remember to choose which operating system you are using at the top (Windows\/macOS\/Linux)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.audacityteam.org\/basics\/installing-ffmpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Install FFmpeg<\/a>: this is needed to work with files like M4A and WMA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click on your OS (Windows, maOS or Linnux)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do NOT download the first option (with Muse). This adds extra options that makes things more complicated than they need to be right now. <br>Choose one of the following\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows: <strong>64 bit installer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>macOS: <strong>Universal dmg<\/strong> (older macs may try x86_64 (Intel))<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the downloaded file and follow the instructions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install FFmpeg<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is needed to work with files like M4A and WMA. It does not come pre-installed, you have to do a separate install, after you install Audacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the FFmpeg Download page: <a href=\"https:\/\/lame.buanzo.org\/ffmpeg.php\">https:\/\/lame.buanzo.org\/ffmpeg.php<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down to the install links and choose one for your OS\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows: <strong>Download for 64-bit Windows <\/strong>(do not download the 32-bit version).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>macOS: <strong>Download for macOS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the file you downloaded and follow the instructions. Note where it installed in case there are issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check that it has installed FFmpeg.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Windows: Go to Edit &gt; Preferences &gt; Libraries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>macOS: Go to Audacity &gt; Preferences &gt; Libraries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the Locate button\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If it says that it has already automatically found it, you&#8217;re done, click no and exit the preferences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Otherwise browse to the location where FFmpeg was installed in step 3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Installing FFmpeg for Audacity [Tutorial]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mY9wBvDgnfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Instructions page<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.audacityteam.org\/basics\/installing-ffmpeg\">https:\/\/support.audacityteam.org\/basics\/installing-ffmpeg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Audacity Download and Install BMCC<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At BMCC the software is not installed in teh classroom and we don&#8217;t have admin rights so we have to change the process a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the <strong>audacity macOS .dmg<\/strong>\u00a0file from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\/download\/\">https:\/\/www.audacityteam.org\/download\/<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open a Finder window. Click on the finder icon in the menu at the bottom of your screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the left of the finder window, click the <strong>Downloads<\/strong> location<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the <strong>audacity macOS .dmg<\/strong> file and <strong>Double Click <\/strong>to open it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the dialog that opens up DO NOT drag the Audacity icon to Applications. Instead drag it to the desktop or the Documents folder (their names should be on the left of the Finder Window.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC-1024x596.png\" alt=\"screenshot of audacity showing to drag the audacity icon in the instll screen to the documents or desktop folder instead of the applications folder when installing on BMCC lab computers.\" class=\"wp-image-265\" title=\"image of Audacity install screen with edited overlay noting to drag to downloads or desktop instead of applications folder.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC-1024x596.png 1024w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC-300x175.png 300w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC-768x447.png 768w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC-1536x894.png 1536w, https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/mmp100-stein\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4563\/2026\/01\/Audacity-at-BMCC.png 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instructions on how to install Audacity (the software for the audio module) at home and at BMCC. 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