Audacity Forum

Hi! I use a mac but am a recent switcher from PC and struggling...I want to install the nyquist noise gate plug-in, but so far can only download it, and can't get it into the plug-ins folder (as instructed by the wiki) - I mean this one ~/Library/Application Support/audacity/Plug-Ins. I can find the...

Hi all, I have been having the exact same problem since upgrading to 2.1.3, using Windows 10. I have been finding that I have to hit the space key sometimes twice (bashing it a bit preferably) to get it to play the track! It really doesn't want to....then today, I'm unable to get the track to play a...

I'm waiting for Steve's leap..it's surely only a matter of time. I see that ACX in their youtube videos say DO NOT USE DE-ESSERS! - amongst other things. They're also anti noise-reduction/removal.. They say in the right recording environment only 3 mastering steps are required - EQ, Compression, Nor...

So actually eliminating one hardware step is an advance. Works for me. So we don't need the De-ESS step in favor of a gentle equalizer? Do you have such an equalizer? Koz Ok, well perhaps we're getting somewhere. I need to learn about equalization...BUT thanks to you guys I am a lot further down th...

Thanks everyone.

What's the verdict, ditch the eyeball?

I'll have a go at that process as you suggest, Koz, and report back.

Fortnight's hols imminent so I may have to do this on my return.

It makes me completely insane when somebody with a good voice and terrific presentation (the hard parts) encounters one stupid problem and the whole thing falls apart. Koz Koz I think I love you! Yeah...well I'm glad to hear questions about the room...I had assumed it was the room. I have covered i...

Hey y'all....sorry for the absence. I had to have a sanity break. And I had to do some work ;) Firstly, yes I am speaking to the yellow dot! Hmm, I can upload a without-eyeball sample, but it ain't pretty. I shall do that tmrw. The eyeball, to me, is a miracle-worker in terms of treating small bathr...

What sort of pop shields are you using?

I have a Kaotica eyeball, which has helped a lot with the (highly reflective)room treatment, and I've got the standard Rode pop filter (came with the NT1A) in front of that. Bad idea?

Here's another recording of the same piece, this time I've left the headphones outside and I've taken an extra step back from the mic. To me, it sounds reasonable, quieter (peaking at -15) but not drilling any holes in wood, methinks? How's the room tone this time? She sat dbl dist no fones.wav Your...

Aha! Yet another thing I hadn't thought of! I'm going to try recording my super-sibilant piece again, with a bit more distance and minus the earmuffs