Download Wave Editing Software (if you don't already have one)

Activity 1: Learning to use the Sound Recorder
Activity 2: Recording your Voice
Activity 3: Pitch Correction 1
Activity 4: Pitch Correction 2
Activity 5: Constructing a Tune
Activity 6: Wear Sunscreen

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Activity 1: Learning to use the Sound Recorder

Complete the Windows 'Sound Recorder' tutorial to gain a better understanding of how to use the Sound Recorder Software that comes with all computers.

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Activity 2: Recording your Voice

To record your voice into the computer you need to use a microphone. If your computer does not have a built in microphone, plug an external microphone into the sound card.

What to do:-

1. Setup your computer to record from the "Mic". If you are unsure about how to do this, make sure you have completed Activity 1 above
2. Click on "Edit" -> "Audio Properties" and choose "Radio Quality" sound quality
3. Record yourself counting to TEN
4. Save this in the "Audio" folder on the "C:" drive. (Make a folder if it does not exist). Name your file "1-10 yourname.wav"
5. Open an Audio Editor program such as WaveLab or Wave Studio
6. Edit the Wave file so that you are now counting from TEN to ONE

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Activity 3: Pitch Correction 1

1. Use the file "1-10 yourname.wav" to change the pitch of each number by the amounts given below.
   
   

   NUMBER	SEMITONES	NUMBER	SEMITONES
   one two three four	0 +2 +4 +5	five six seven eight	+7 +9 +11 +12

   
   
2. Delete the numbers NINE and TEN
3. Save this file as "Voice Scale yourname.wav"

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Activity 4: Pitch Correction 2

Use Pitch Correction techniques to correct the wrong notes in these wave files.

Happy Birthday | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | Waltzing Matilda | Australian National Anthem

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Activity 5: Constructing a Tune

Copy, paste and use pitch correction techniques to construct the tune for "Mary Had A Little Lamb" out of just one sine wave note (download note.wav).

Make sure that you adjust the spacing in-between phrases so that the timing is correct. 

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Activity 6: Wear Sunscreen

Select, cut, copy and paste parts of the wave file Sunscreen Song to re-organise the speech into its original order.

Original text should read:-

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97
Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future
Sunscreen would be it
The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists
Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience
I will dispense this advice ... now
Enjoy the power and beauty of...

Save the file as "sunscreen yourname.wav"