Audacity Forum

If the environment is noisy, I would be cycling through the bag trying to find the best microphone for the job. A difficult environment restricts your options and usually increases the price and risk. See: the reason you're here. If it's difficult enough, you leave standard microphones in the dust a...

I thought one of the serious shortcomings of Audacity 2.1.2 was the inability to translate "nothing" segments of the timeline to time. That is, when you exported the show, all the nothings would vanish and smash all the clips into each other. Have you tried that?

Koz

This is the custom curve, DeCrisper3.XML. Your microphone has a boost at certain tones that are rough on the ear. This helps to suppress those tones. It just takes a little edge off the voice. Adding Custom Audacity Equalization Curves (LF-rolloff as an example) -- Select something on a timeline. --...

DO NOT stop using a backup microphone.
Koz

OK, well, if somebody had a gun and said I had to use your microphones.... I'd throw the mic stands away. The more backtime you have, the fancier you can make this. I'd put a foot-square piece of plywood on a towel and put the microphone on that. This is just what I had in the garage. SM58PressureZo...

Once intelligibility sinks under the noise, that's the end of the world. That also kills most of the tools. You can try Effect > Equalization: telephone.

Koz

That's the correction suite I was looking for. There's something wrong. Are you sure we got the right microphone? I found several listings for the Audio Technica MB3K and it's like they're describing different microphones. That and I can't find a factory data sheet. To put this in perspective. I kno...

What's the computer and who made it?

Koz

See if that's any better. Everything from "Scotsman" forward has a little anti-crisper applied. I can forward the custom curve I used to get that. This is where we ask you how are you listening? I have a silly joke where if you can hold your speakers in one hand, you should probably get so...

Have you learned your lesson about how darn much fun it is to record in the field?

As we go.

Koz