Audacity Forum

... applying the Equalizer seriously blows the amplitude off the chart. If I apply a -10 amplification correction it stays between the 'guardrails' :D. Is this the way to do this, or is there another way of controlling the amplification? On Audacity's equalizer drag all the points on the curve you'...

I know you use many effects Trebor, so I assume that this problem is specific to Spitfish VST? I've only just started using 2.1.0 , so not tried a lot or effects as yet, but there are similar problems with some other VSTs , e.g. Antress "modern de-esser" has the same problem : what it sou...

[ Re: Audacity 2.1.0 & 2.1.1 running on Windows Vista ]. Spitfish problem in 2.1.0 & 2.1.1 : the previewed effect is stronger than that which is subsequently applied. When using Spitfish the de-essing effect is much stronger in the preview than when it is applied to the audio. Hypothesis : t...

... apears too, when I record, but not talk. I am using microphone Plantronics with external sound cart for USB. Possibly a driver-conflict : one driver can interrupt another , causing the click . You could test if the problem is specific to Audacity by using windows built-in sound recording device...

I tried the RIAA modifier and it makes a noticeable improvement ... Do you think that the VST plugin will make a significant improvement over the RIAA option? The RIAA equalization curve boosts bass frequencies, but also and cuts treble ... Audcity's RIAA EQ curve (coloured in by moi) -.png Using y...

... popup says I need a control track. How do I create/add one. In Audacity you must have the track you want ducked immediately above the track ducking it. If you select a track to duck which does not have a track below it you will get that error message ... AutoDuck error message if track selected...

There are amp and pre-amp simulator VST plugins, some will work in Audacity on Windows ... http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2012/02/21/bpb-freeware-studio-best-free-guitar-amp-simulator-vstau-plugins/ ... i run a strat thru a tube amp, it sounds dirty an mean ... If it's already tubey & dirty eno...

... I would like to get some advice on how to maximize the effect I'm seeking, perhaps using the equalizer? I know from experience the following is true of Audacity running on Windows operating systems. The latest version of Audacity allows VST plugin effects to be adjusted in real-time. VST equali...

... is there any way to speed up the tempo, which wouldn't be noticeable at all, to bring it in at 30 seconds? Audacity has comes with two built-in tools to change tempo ... #1 . http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Change_Tempo #2. http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sliding_time_scale_pitch_shift....

It's worth enduring that equalizer-bug to have a version of Audacity which has the much-awaited real-time effect-adjustment , ( and better noise-reduction algorithm ). Come to think on it , I could use a VST plugin equalizer in the meantime until the bug is fixed, ( the VST settings are "rememb...