Audacity Forum

Are you following someone's list or recipe for this studio?

Koz

Just to cover it. Unplug the Tascam interface while you're doing the above tests.
Koz

Thankfully, the VTB1 has a sound meter on it. Ignore everything else or turn it all off. I can't get the instructions to tell me. Is that gold dot on the front of the microphone a light? Does it come on? I'm surprised the Studio Projects VTB1 Pre-Amp doesn't have a place to put your headphones. It s...

I have to come back when I have time to read through your post. We have to look up all the devices and connections, so it's not particularly fast.

Koz

Everybody always misses this step: What are you doing? [_] I'm recording an audiobook. [_] I'm recording a podcast. [_] I'm fooling around. [_] Other ~~ You should try and avoid putting a Windows XP machine on-line. You can do production with it, but WinXP is no longer protected against on-line vuln...

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/Test ... _Clip.html

Test clips are the most helpful when they're recorded like this.

Koz

Post a raw sample. Straight out of the microphone. No patching, level adjusting, effects, filters, noise-removal, etc. Don't use the volume sliders on the left of the track. Don't help it in any way.

Which Audacity? Be accurate.

Koz

Some of the people happy with the Yeti have posted that they are deliriously happy about being able to walk into a room, plunk down a Yeti on the table between them and a guest and do a show. Since a noisy public venue doesn't appear to phase them, I suspect a tiny whine in the background is a piffl...

Maybe Export Multiple is a red herring. Can you do it manually? Drag-select the last label to the end of the track. The label should be sticky/magnetic. File > Export Selected.

Koz

You probably selected Envelope Tool by accident. That's the two white arrows and bent blue line. Those lines are volume controls and you can click on them to make the volume of your show go up and down. Note by note if you want. Select the "I" bar for normal editing (upper left in the tool...