Audacity was intimidating. It wasn't the easiest tool to use, and I had to delete my recording and start over a few times because I couldn't figure out how to go back and fix it (even with a page of instructions in front of me). For someone who doesn't work with music or audio, Audacity was confusing and had too many buttons to choose from and lots of options. Who needs to zoom into a voice recording, anyway?
That being said, I can see how useful it could be to people in the music industry, allowing them to pinpoint each sound exactly, adding and deleting where they see fit. Audacity allows you to manipulate the recording, by cutting and pasting, deleting sections, and even allows you to pause for a breath or a new thought.
With more practice, maybe I could see some use to Audacity in the classroom. Allowing kids to play around and be creative with their recordings could be fun and educational. Children love to sing and record themselves and post videos to YouTube and Audacity could be a great program for them to edit their music, as long as they know how to use it.
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