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by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:55 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Transcription
Replies: 10
Views: 3629

Re: Transcription

I don't think you can. The keyboard will always follow the focus of the active window. How would the computer know if SpaceBar is to put a space in a Windows document or Play/Stop Audacity?

I'm going with second computer. Let's see what the others say.

Koz
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:37 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: wav file distortion
Replies: 9
Views: 2405

Re: wav file distortion

Because of where you posted, we don't know which version of Audacity you have. If you have 1.3 +, you can set the export specifications at export. If you're on 1.2, you will need to set it in Audacity Preferences and then restart Audacity. I don't remember there being a 32-bit non-floating option. L...
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:18 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: wav file distortion
Replies: 9
Views: 2405

Re: wav file distortion

The sample you sent is in 32.

Koz
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:17 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: wav file distortion
Replies: 9
Views: 2405

Re: wav file distortion

Audacity defaults to 44100, 32-bit floating, Mono when it wakes up the first time. That can cause problems because not all applications know how to handle 32-bit. Change Audacity preferences to 44100, 16-bit, Stereo. You can right-click > Get Properties > Advanced on one of your files and it may tel...
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:07 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Problem with 2 USB mics as aggregated device
Replies: 12
Views: 2777

Re: Problem with 2 USB mics as aggregated device

I can get one LogiTech USB microphone running on a Mac just by selecting 44100, 16-bit, Mono in Audacity and then the chipset number in System Preferences (it doesn't always say "Logitech"). Nothing needed in Audio/Midi Setup that I know of. Aggregated is up for grabs. No idea. Not a clue....
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:29 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Strange thing going on with WAV files/WMP...
Replies: 1
Views: 381

Re: Strange thing going on with WAV files/WMP...

Audacity defaults to 32-bit floating for its WAV file production. That can cause problems. See what happens when you change the Audacity Preferences to 44100, 16-bit Stereo. Restart Audacity. You can change your other songs to 16-bit. Here's a piece from earlier about conversions. http://forum.audac...
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Automatic track separation
Replies: 12
Views: 3543

Re: Automatic track separation

Quick note on gapless CDs. Music CD do not actually support gapless performances. They do support changing the existing gap duration to zero. This seems like a silly difference, but that gives you one continuous performance with no stops in it and still lets you navigate to any one gap with the play...
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:11 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Balancing Voice and Instuments
Replies: 8
Views: 841

Re: Balancing Voice and Instuments

Generally, this can happen when one of the two sides of the stereo signal is damaged. The damage is called phase reversal and it can happen in a number of different places. A very common complaint is that vocals vanish from a performance. Just to make sure your computer is OK, run the Left-Right-Mon...
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:06 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Uses with Windows Vista
Replies: 1
Views: 179

Re: Uses with Windows Vista

You need to give us a push. We can't see your machine.

<<<How can I use this with windows vista. I can't get sound.>>>

Yes.

What sound are you trying to get?

Koz
by kozikowski
Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: noise was low, now it's high
Replies: 3
Views: 310

Re: noise was low, now it's high

<<<Am I doing something wrong?>>> It sounds like you're still in Microphone mode. The microphone connection is very sensitive. The signal from a microphone is really tiny and it takes a lot of boosting to make it useful. A common way to design microphone amplifiers is to permanently design the boost...