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To remove this sss (sibilance) is called de-essing . There are de-esser plug-ins, (including Spitfish which is free). However de-essing can be crudely done using equalization: by putting broad notches around 4KHz and 8Kz (approx) ... Equalization curve used to de-ess 'in order to maximize the sound'...

I notice that there is still a fair amount of hum on the recording. DO you have any simple advice to help solve this problem? The hum is definitely not on the phone line. Do you have a tutorial on removing unwanteed hum from recordings? My mains hum remover plug-in here ... http://forum.audacitytea...

Unfortunately neither solution worked. I’ve tried to replicate your problem (below) and the equalization trick works for me: (below I’ve moved the vertical bit of the equalization “curve” away from the vertical axis so it is clearer) the near-vertical red line on the equalization graph is the impor...

If normalizing doesn't do the job, try equalization which removes all frequencies below 20Hz, see attached image ... before (left) then after (right) equalization blocking frequencies below 20Hz (highlighted in red).jpg You don't need to equalize each section individually (as you would have to do wi...

You need to select the USB device in the windows audio devices as the device you want to record from ... [on XP} To open Sounds and Audio Devices, click Start, click Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices, and then click Sounds and Audio Devices http://www.microsoft.com/resources/doc...

Upgrading to 1.3. is recommended , but I don't think it will solve your delay problem ... Note that using a USB microphone is not the best way to record overdubs. These microphones are great for podcasters who just want to record their voice and are not worried about syncing to music. The problem w...

Trebor: ... MadTracker wasn't on that list The list is of free no-strings-attached software, apparently MadTracker isn't ... the "free" part is gone when you are required to pay for the software to save .wav files! Can't export to Wave or Mp3 Without paying for it! - therefore not free! h...

If you are using Vista or Wondows-7 this link may be of help ... http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 26#p119326

I have found the envelope tool and placed the white dots where I need greater volume but must be doing something wrong. Will get out the tutorial and see what I can learn (never been good at reading manuals - much more hands on) It's one of those operations where a video is better able to show how ...

oiseaux wrote:Recording a track off CD to embed on a website ...Thanks for any advice.

If you don't own the copyright of the track on the CD, and you intend reproducing it on the internet in its entirety, then my advice would be get a good lawyer.