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by kozikowski
Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:18 am
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

If you're in the closet, so to speak, then leave the heavy winter clothing in there. Nothing soaks up echoes like fur-lined leather and puff-quilted Dacron. Go to the rug store at night and steal some remnants and scraps. Put those on the floor. The rule is no two opposing flat surfaces . If you can...
by kozikowski
Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:08 am
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

Corrected Clip.
Attached.

Let me know where you get stuck in that list.

Koz
by kozikowski
Thu Aug 13, 2015 12:03 am
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

I amplified the area you wanted and yeah, I hear that hiss. That's normal. But do you hear the roar sound? MMMMMMMMMMMMMM. I can force the clip to pass, but I have to do a list of things to it and some of the corrections can affect the sound. that was the only place I could find in the house that c...
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 11:35 pm
Forum: Feature Request Archive
Topic: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better
Replies: 62
Views: 5945

Re: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better

I'd like the track info to show bitdepth and sample rate of the source.
Audacity is not a "DAW", it is a multi-track audio editor,
OK, what did it used to be?
Koz
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:45 pm
Forum: Feature Request Archive
Topic: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better
Replies: 62
Views: 5945

Re: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better

Is the 32 bit format a standard?
Both of them: Linear and Floating.
Koz
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:44 pm
Forum: Feature Request Archive
Topic: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better
Replies: 62
Views: 5945

Re: Sensible defaults could make Audacity a lot better

I'd like the track info to show bitdepth and sample rate of the source.
AKA: Clip Info.

A favorite improvement of mine. All our video editors do that.

You can download a utility to tell you the format of your work. Be careful of the malware.

Koz
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:27 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

You can go a long way to getting sound levels right by adjusting the system so that your voice spends a lot of time bouncing around the yellow zone, -6. Yes, that means you have to watch the meters and your script at the same time. After a while you get used to self-monitoring your voice and not nee...
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:15 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

Attached. Book with towel. That will greatly suppress hum or rumble coming up through the desk. Also note the furniture moving pad on the desk. That's not an accident. That's to suppress desk slap and comb-filter effects in your voice. Vocal clarity goes up. You can use a blanket or more towels. Koz
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:17 pm
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: Newborn narrator
Replies: 38
Views: 4458

Re: Newborn narrator

I've posted many times I wish there was a one-button solution for posting ACX work. [X] ACX Compliant [Enter] But not so far. Home Recording comes with a rainbow of problems. Drag-Select the area between 1/2 second and 1-3/4 sec. Run ACX-Check. Read Noise. I get -60. That means you can't do anything...
by kozikowski
Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:35 am
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Multi-Track Digital Recorder vice other solutions
Replies: 17
Views: 2469

Re: Multi-Track Digital Recorder vice other solutions

I've only experienced this stuff by having friends that do it, but they have much larger systems that are pretty simple even though they look terrifying. I know it doesn't seem possible, but once you master your mixer, you can walk up to larger mixers and know the basics of what's going on. They're ...