How to Download and Install Audacity

Download Audacity

Once on page please click the "DIRECT LINK" to download the file. You can download Audacity here - Audacity is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. This tutorial is done in Windows, but everything should be similar even if you're on a Mac or Linux.

This is the Audacity download page:

If you click on the Windows link, you will go to the following screen:

If a installer link appears -- Click on the installer link at the top of the page(Note: the version number may be higher when you download). The next screen will contain a list of several locations that you can download from.

Choose a location that is closest to you and click on the icon to the right to save the installer file to your computer. Remember where you save the file on your hard drive.

Now find the installer file that you just downloaded and double-click on it to start the installation and follow the instructions which are straight forward.

Download LAME MP3 Encoder

Now click here to go to the LAME MP3 Encoder download page.

Lame DOWNLOAD Page and select For Audacity on Windows: Lame_v3.98.2_for_Audacity_on_Windows.exe

Unzip the file

This will create a folder that I rename to be just LAME. Then move it to a folder such as "C:/Program Files/" or wherever you would like to keep it. This program does not need to be installed. Just remember where you put it so you can connect it to Audacity later.

Open Audacity and Get Ready to Roll

Open Audacity. If you're using Windows, go to Start>All Programs>Audacity.

Now that we've downloaded and installed Audacity, let's take a look at how to set it up and start recording.