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by Trebor
Sat Jun 25, 2016 4:03 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: software synth
Replies: 1
Views: 328

Re: software synth

... VST plugin-host be used as input device? Audacity does not support VST instruments , (VST i ) ... http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?p=284900#p284900 If you had a standalone instrument running on the computer, you could have Audacity record its output ... http://manual.audacityteam.org...
by Trebor
Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:14 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: I need help on how to make this not sound like death
Replies: 2
Views: 147

Re: I need help on how to make this not sound like death

The distortion is only on the left channel. Discard it , and only use the right channel.
i.e. split stereo track to two mono tracks , then delete the upper (left) track ...
Right channel only.wav
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by Trebor
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:51 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Better Noise-Reduction option?
Replies: 12
Views: 553

Re: Better Noise-Reduction option?

ATTACHMENTS staticexample_part2.wav (1.94 MiB) There is a free plugin called DTBLKFX which has a contrast effect : like turning up the contrast on the spectrogram , so quiet sounds , like the hiss , get quieter ... before-afte DTBLKFX.flac DTBLKFX settings.png But it's better to remove the hiss at ...
by Trebor
Tue Jun 21, 2016 3:41 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Can I smooth volume of combined MP3 files?
Replies: 3
Views: 219

Re: Can I smooth volume of combined MP3 files?

... get the volumes to be somewhat consistent? Technique required is called Dynamic range compression , called compression for short. Chris's Compressor, (a plugin for Audacity) , is better than Audacity's native compressor. There is a tool, separate from Audacity, called MP3 gain which [only] does...
by Trebor
Mon Jun 20, 2016 3:52 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: create dead air
Replies: 4
Views: 867

Re: create dead air

Question: How do I create a single piece of dead air (silence) in the waveform? I thought there was a button near the top of the main screen that accomplished this but I can't find it. I think you're looking for Generate silence. However your method of using a second track with a recording of the r...
by Trebor
Sun Jun 19, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Strange file format?
Replies: 4
Views: 973

Re: Strange file format?

To clarify my question I am less concerned about sound cliping and poor recording than the missing frequency spectrum for the track, and the silence finder not being able to find the silence correctly as a result of this; and yet even with missing frequency spectrum the players (both Audacity and m...
by Trebor
Sun Jun 19, 2016 7:20 am
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Strange file format?
Replies: 4
Views: 973

Re: Strange file format?

I downloaded a file from Youtube that plays fine on my computer, sounds ok with computer buil-in speakers and with an ordinary headphone, but sounds distorted and lousy through my Bose system ... 3) The whole track however plays normaly in Audacity, the level meter indicates normal dB always peakin...
by Trebor
Sat Jun 18, 2016 3:18 am
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Recording EVP/spiritual responses
Replies: 12
Views: 5859

Re: Recording EVP/spiritual responses

... A way to boost the response, PLENTY of black electrical tape must cover the microphone ... At that point you're just recording the noise-floor , and your brain is misinterpreting some of that noise as speech. ... does have the ability to do such things as to boost the EVP response from the reco...
by Trebor
Fri Jun 17, 2016 9:06 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to equalize tinny vocals?
Replies: 5
Views: 2016

Re: How to equalize tinny vocals?

some of the sessions have a slightly tinny quality that I'm not sure how to fix...sort of like we recorded in a bathroom. The "bathroom" effect is primarily reverberation from the sound being reflected from the walls , that's not correctable using an equalizer. There can also be a comb ef...
by Trebor
Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:25 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Remove "metallic" sound from clip?
Replies: 2
Views: 656

Re: Remove "metallic" sound from clip?

So i am currently trying to make a "fire burst" sound effect for a game ... but turning it higher up gives this weird "metalic" sound. Any reccomendations for how i could remove that? Spectral edit tool can be used to remove unwanted bits ... before-after.flac before-after[+flan...