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by sbilheimer
Wed Jul 08, 2009 12:33 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Need help with audio book recording
Replies: 12
Views: 1018

Re: Need help with audio book recording

Thanks for all the suggestions. I got a lot of help from the H2 forum and figured out that my Audacity setting for bit rate was causing the problem. It's much better now. I will look into that other recorder, but I think my problem is resolved for now! Thanks to all.
by sbilheimer
Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:10 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: How to record audiobook at home
Replies: 18
Views: 7103

Re: How to record audiobook at home

What settings do you use and what software do you use for editing? Thanks!
by sbilheimer
Mon Jul 06, 2009 11:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Need help with audio book recording
Replies: 12
Views: 1018

Re: Need help with audio book recording

The test piano file was clear as a bell. I know I'm just doing some setting incorrectly.
by sbilheimer
Mon Jul 06, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Need help with audio book recording
Replies: 12
Views: 1018

Re: Need help with audio book recording

I have Windows XP. By the way, I also start sounding like Daffy Duck after it's in Audacity and I normalize or do anything to the files. ("Thuffering Thuckatash") Ugh. I uploaded two tests with three variations each. RAW FILE Test 1 - the wav from the H2 - http://www.becomeatechnicalwriter...
by sbilheimer
Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:01 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Need help with audio book recording
Replies: 12
Views: 1018

Re: Need help with audio book recording

The H2 is set for wav 48kHz/16 bit. It saves as a wav file by default. I opened the wav file in Audacity. I tried different recording levels on the H2 (they say 104 is a good level). So with some test clips, the sound was too low when I played it in Audacity, so I tried normalizing. Then, the volume...
by sbilheimer
Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:51 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Need help with audio book recording
Replies: 12
Views: 1018

Need help with audio book recording

I've taken tutorials on using Audacity, but it never seems to help the particular situation I'm in. I'm trying to create an audio book recording using the Zoom H2 handheld recorder. It sounds fine on the recorder's playback, but when I put it into Audacity, there is a static-y sound. I turn down the...
by sbilheimer
Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:15 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Best voice sound settings
Replies: 12
Views: 6378

Re: Best voice sound settings

Thanks so much. I will work on this on Saturday and let you know.
by sbilheimer
Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:07 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Best voice sound settings
Replies: 12
Views: 6378

Re: Best voice sound settings

1) If so, when you play both tracks together in Audacity does the result sound ok? Yes, the result is fine. I did fade in and out with the music and it sounded fine. 2) If you export the two tracks to a WAV file - does that resulting lossless WAV file sound ok? The WAV file sounded fine too. When I ...
by sbilheimer
Thu Apr 23, 2009 1:22 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Best voice sound settings
Replies: 12
Views: 6378

Re: Best voice sound settings

Hi. The only pre-recorded part is the intro over the music and that is my concern. The original recording is clear with no distortion and the recording meter was in the green zone. The show itself is live on a cell phone, and yes, I'm still learning so there are pages turning. :) But my question is ...
by sbilheimer
Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:33 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Best voice sound settings
Replies: 12
Views: 6378

Re: Best voice sound settings

I'm using 1.2.6. Thank you for the clip. I'm not sure that is exactly it. Would you mind listening to the actual recording that I'm talking about? Here's my link to the radio show: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/best_friend_radio If you click on the play button next to my picture, you'll hear the Blog...