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- Mon May 25, 2020 4:32 am
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: REAPLUGS Audacity will not locate folder
- Replies: 3
- Views: 304
- Sun May 24, 2020 3:56 pm
- Forum: macOS
- Topic: N00by N00b recording questions.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 72
Re: N00by N00b recording questions.
Is there software that can replicate it? ... The noise-gate for Audcaity is (free) software ... https ://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyquist_Effect_Plug-ins#Noise_Gate Here's instructions how to install that type of plugin into Audacity on a Mac ... https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_eff...
- Sun May 24, 2020 2:49 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Any way to lighten Audacity's CPU/resources usage for an old PC?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 406
Re: Any way to lighten Audacity's CPU/resources usage for an old PC?
How about increasing Audacity's CPU priority to "above normal" to give it the upper hand.
- Sun May 24, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Any way to lighten Audacity's CPU/resources usage for an old PC?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 406
Re: Any way to lighten Audacity's CPU/resources usage for an old PC?
It's not just drop-outs there is a fade-in immediately after ...
So it looks like other software is interrupting: fighting for control of the audio.
I'd try all permutations of these two tick-boxes on the recording device properties ...
- Sun May 24, 2020 11:31 am
- Forum: Audiobook Production
- Topic: New to ACX and no luck with auditions! Any tips?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1397
Re: New to ACX and no luck with auditions! Any tips?
The reverb from the room is extending the sibilance.kozikowski wrote: ↑Sun May 24, 2020 9:01 am14 seconds. "For years she's been instagramming..." The SS sounds in those phrases will cut wood without the DeEsser.
This is concerning because I had access to a G-Track for a while and I didn't notice that sibilence boost.
- Sat May 23, 2020 5:00 pm
- Forum: macOS
- Topic: N00by N00b recording questions.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 72
Re: N00by N00b recording questions.
A noise-gate will squelch the faint hiss down to true silence when you're not playing.
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_gate
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_gate
- Sat May 23, 2020 1:31 am
- Forum: macOS
- Topic: Export to MP3 is distorted but WAV file is too large
- Replies: 1
- Views: 47
Re: Export to MP3 is distorted but WAV file is too large
... When I would usually export as MP3 there was NO distortion... Leave 1-2dB headroom before exporting as MP3, as that process can amplify by 1-2dB causing clipping distortion on the MP3. E.g. normalize your Audio to -2dB, then make the MP3 version. ... now it sounds like my podcast was made by a ...
- Fri May 22, 2020 3:20 am
- Forum: Windows
- Topic: Confused on the volume
- Replies: 2
- Views: 44
Re: Confused on the volume
Check you haven't accidentally moved the track-gain slider to the right ...

ditto playback-volume slider ...


ditto playback-volume slider ...

- Thu May 21, 2020 1:50 pm
- Forum: Podcasting with Audacity
- Topic: Kettle S
- Replies: 2
- Views: 297
Re: Kettle S
when i hit an 's' it gets that kettle high pitch and im strugging to remove it, how can i get rid of these high itch squeeks in my audio? ... A de-esser is the tool to reduce excessive sibilance. If it's Herbert-level whistling you'll need Paul-L's de-esser . ive tried the high pass filter but no l...
- Thu May 21, 2020 4:40 am
- Forum: Audacity in Education
- Topic: how to find the same sounds in an audio file
- Replies: 1
- Views: 789
Re: how to find the same sounds in an audio file
Spectrogram view helps (manually) identify sounds.