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Choosing WASAPI as the audio host is one way to record what the computer is playing ...
https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_selecting_your_recording_device.html

https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/devices_preferences.html

kozikowski wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:24 pm

... I don't hear anything wrong with either word...

It's just a momentary glitch ...

.. I don't always get a blue waveform on my Audacity ... That's because your signal isn't loud enough. There is a microphone level control in Audacity, try turning it up ... https://youtu.be/MSpr36TgDdQ?t=9 If there is a volume/gain knob on the microphone you may need to turn it up too. ... I've pu...

So, here is another raw, unedited test/voice .wav file, attached. Please let me know if the rustling still exists, or if it is gone. Attachments audacity rustle test wav.wav (825.04 KiB) The rustling has gone, but there is something weird going on. e.g. there is intermittent choppiness, e.g. "...

...The ‘Low’ frequency stimulus consisted of a 10-s frequency modulated (FM) sound signal sweeping from 1000 Hz to 50 Hz, covering the frequency range of the wingbeat of natural pollinators. The ‘Intermediate’ frequency stimulus consisted of a 10-s frequency modulated sound signal sweeping from 35 ...

Unfortunately the outputfile has 28kB for about 1 second audio. I guess the reason is, that audacity uses 32bit floating point. Your (confusing) hellomico instructions do specify saving as 16bit WAV at one point . There are RAW export options in Audacity ... https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/oth...

Andoni19 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 10, 2020 7:20 pm

... sweeping from 1000 Hz to 50 Hz ...

You can create a sweep from 1000Hz to 50Hz via generate chirp.

The sweep alone is not an FM thing, (& frequencies above 20kHz are inaudible).

The "rustling" sound has me a bit puzzled. I'll try adjusting some things in my booth to see if I can eliminate that. I'm assuming you've posted a raw unprocessed recording. If it has been processed it's possible the rusting sounds are digital artefacts, which would not be audible in the ...

This is the official download link for GSnap ... https://www.gvst.co.uk/dl/GSnapWin32.zip Unzip it then put "GSnap.dll" in this folder ... C:\Users\<YouNameHere>\AppData\Roaming\audacity\Plug-Ins Then you have to enable that plugin for it to appear in the Effects list ... https ://manual.a...