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by kozikowski
Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:58 am
Forum: Audiobook Production
Topic: best technique for recording books
Replies: 2
Views: 2254

Re: best technique for recording books

Books have been written about microphone technique, room acoustics, etc, so I'll stick with file basics. Depending on the length of the work, I would probably speak and Export each chapter as a WAV file and make a protection copy of it onto separate media. DO NOT use MP3 for production, effects, fil...
by kozikowski
Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Distortion recording analog tape to computer
Replies: 3
Views: 613

Re: Distortion recording analog tape to computer

You have pretty much all of these problems. You should consider an external sound card like the UCA-202.

This web page is under construction, but the main points are there.

http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/wind ... rding.html

Koz
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:21 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Editting A Project Over A Network.
Replies: 3
Views: 496

Re: Editting A Project Over A Network.

Audacity doesn't "know" about network delays, packet collisions, and resends, so, no. I know it's popular to think about networks as a "wire between here and there," but that's not the case at all. Software has to be designed to cope with network architecture.
Koz
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:00 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Fast Forward with Sound?
Replies: 4
Views: 1582

Re: Fast Forward with Sound?

The Official Party Line is Audacity does not do scrubbing, either fast or slow. We were comfortable with that until people posted that a very early Audacity, in fact used to do just that. http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=61281 We've been trying to recreate that effect ever sinc...
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:34 pm
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: 32 Bit to 16 Bit Not Saving?????
Replies: 2
Views: 5372

Re: 32 Bit to 16 Bit Not Saving?????

Audacity will not Save music files. To get a music file you have to Export one. File > Export See if they will accept WAV files which is the Audacity Export default. If they require MP3, then you have to install the "lame" software package. Audacity will not Export MP3 by itself. http://au...
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:28 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Progressive amplification
Replies: 5
Views: 2297

Re: Progressive amplification

You can drag-select and apply Effect > Fade In or Effect > Fade Out. You can also use the Envelope tool (two white arrows and bent blue line) to create a custom fade and there you can define both ends. http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/CrossFade.jpg Those blue lines are rubber bands and you can pus...
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 3:23 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: saving project
Replies: 2
Views: 476

Re: saving project

Once inside Audacity, File > Export > WAV (Microsoft) 16-bit PCM. Follow good finame conventions. Upper and lower case letters, numbers, dash and underscore. If you insist on dates, use the ISO version 20120123. That music file should drop right into any Music CD authoring program such as Windows Me...
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 10:21 am
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Crash after connecting USB mic
Replies: 9
Views: 3083

Re: Crash after connecting USB mic

Yes, had I looked at the dump it would have said so. It is intended that you install Audacity inside its own folder. /Applications/Audacity/Audacity.app (and support files and folders) See pic. You can install it split like you have it, but that runs the risk that Audacity cannot find its support fi...
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:51 am
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Crash after connecting USB mic
Replies: 9
Views: 3083

Re: Crash after connecting USB mic

Which Audacity 1.3 do you have? Rescan is a great improvement over the old way which was to restart Audacity, but it should not crash. Koz
by kozikowski
Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:40 am
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Quick test on Mac needed
Replies: 2
Views: 1211

Re: Quick test on Mac needed

This is how the tool opens and this is the tool selection.