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by Trebor
Thu Dec 07, 2017 12:37 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar
Replies: 23
Views: 1905

Re: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar

Here is a WAV file of an example. The 'wobble' occurs at about 3.75 seconds. snip4.wav (621.04 KiB) I can hear the wobble & it's visible on the spectrogram ... wobble.png But I've never heard Audacity produce a fault like that. The only thing I can think of which could alter the pitch like that...
by Trebor
Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:56 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar
Replies: 23
Views: 1905

Re: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar

I have recorded myself playing again and I still find little moments when the pitch wobbles. (It isn't my playing!) The artifact is in the recording as it can be heard at exactly the same moment again and again. If you attach a sample WAV file with a wobble, 5-10 seconds, that could give us a clue ...
by Trebor
Wed Dec 06, 2017 6:45 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Noise Gate MIA?
Replies: 12
Views: 1982

Re: Noise Gate MIA?

So I've done that--I see the effect I want in the "new" category, I click "enable" and it still doesn't appear in the effects list ... I recently updated from 2.1 to 2.2.0 and the noisegate, de esser, and de clicker disappeared from the menu. And I've spent the better part of an...
by Trebor
Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:09 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar
Replies: 23
Views: 1905

Re: Unstable pitch when recording acoustic guitar

Try changing the Audacity project-rate from the default 44100Hz to 48000Hz , ( some recording devices will only work reliably if the Audacity project-rate matches their sample rate ). Could also try increasing Audacity CPU priority form "normal" to "Above Normal" : that lowers th...
by Trebor
Mon Dec 04, 2017 9:01 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux
Topic: Positive-Negative Audio Peak Comparison
Replies: 4
Views: 1120

Re: Positive-Negative Audio Peak Comparison

jotape1960 wrote:Is there some tool to compare the absolute positive and/or negative audio peaks level of any audio piece?
Changing to the dB scale makes it easier to quantify the quiet sections ...
Linear Versus Logarithmic (db) vertical scales.gif
Linear Versus Logarithmic (db) vertical scales.gif (124.45 KiB) Viewed 1117 times
by Trebor
Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:33 pm
Forum: Adding Features to Audacity
Topic: Accelerating tempo increase
Replies: 2
Views: 942

Re: Accelerating tempo increase

fretski wrote:... I would love a way to set a dynamic tempo ...
"Sliding Time Scale / Pitch Shift" can gradually increase tempo.
by Trebor
Sun Dec 03, 2017 7:44 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Guitar sounds odd on playback
Replies: 9
Views: 1088

Re: Guitar sounds odd on playback

... I’m going with Windows Enhancements. It hates music. +1 I have tried recording myself playing a Spanish classical guitar but the sound when I listen back is very odd. It sounds distorted as if recorded in a long tube... The odd thing is, I have recordings of myself playing duets from a few year...
by Trebor
Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Audio plays in VLC but is blank when importing
Replies: 2
Views: 529

Re: Audio plays in VLC but is blank when importing

My friends (who are using Mac and Windows) have the same issue with the recording, so I assume it's something to do with the audio file itself. Does anyone know why this is and how I can fix this? We have used the recording device multiple times before and each time the recording has worked and is ...
by Trebor
Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:29 am
Forum: Making Music with Audacity
Topic: I could not split stereo to mono
Replies: 2
Views: 1199

Re: I could not split stereo to mono

I have tried all suggestions to make a karaoke from the song in youtube. However, I could not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fTxjt3yH2o&list=RD5fTxjt3yH2o#t=0 For instance, you can check the above link. It can not be. please tell me waht my mistake is. Only sometimes possible to remove vocal...
by Trebor
Sun Dec 03, 2017 11:02 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: New version does not automatcally scroll left and/or right
Replies: 2
Views: 250

Re: New version does not automatcally scroll left and/or rig

On the old version of Audacity, when I wanted to select big portion of an audio file, I could click on where I wanted to start and then hold the mouse down and when I hit the end of the window ... You have to hold down the "Ctrl" key whilst using the scroll-wheel on the mouse to zoom in/o...