eCPD building on eGuides: Audacity
An alien voice
To change a recorded voice so that it sounds like an alien...
- Using Audacity, open the Recorded voice you wish to change
Example of an original Voice Recording - Move the mouse over the 'grey control section' at the start of the track, as shown here...

...and left-click...
This is the quick way to select all of this track; the following image shows the result...
Note: the change in colour showing the track has been selected. - Either: Click on the Edit Menu and then select Duplicate

OR use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D.
Which ever you choose a second duplicated track will appear, like this...

- Click in the Work space to clear the selections from both tracks
Note the change of colour again...

- Highlight the first track again then...
- Click on the Edit Menu and then select Duplicate OR use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + D
This will produce the third track required...
Remember to clear the selection by clicking in the 'workspace'

- Highlight the first track (see above if you have forgotten how to select a track)
- Click on the Effect Menu and then select Change Pitch...

- On the dialog box that appears, change the Percent Change to 15 then Click OK

- Highlight the third track only (this may involve removing the selections then selecting the third track)
- As before, Click on the Effect Menu and then Change Pitch...
- This time change the Percent Change to -15 (just add the minus sign) then
- Click OK
Export the end product as an mp3. Example of the 'changed voice' - Alien enough for you?
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Produced and edited by John Dalziel (eLearning Adviser) JISC RSC-Northwest - Lancaster University