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by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:41 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Peak Meter?
Replies: 7
Views: 589

Re: Peak Meter?

Imzadi wrote:I can't find any peak meter or indicator.
Do you mean this? http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/me ... l#playback
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by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:38 pm
Forum: Podcasting with Audacity
Topic: Web version for podcasting
Replies: 1
Views: 762

Re: Web version for podcasting

Probably not. Audacity works in ultra-high quality 32-bit float format - that's over 300 kB/s constant data, which current Internet technology can't handle without a lot of buffering. Buffering means latency, and the necessary amount of buffering would make the whole thing highly unresponsive. If yo...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:20 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Shouldn't the spectrum of a sine tone be an impulse, rather
Replies: 3
Views: 861

Re: Shouldn't the spectrum of a sine tone be an impulse, rat

Sorry, not got a lot of time to reply right now, but this article should shed some light: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_function
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:09 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?
Replies: 43
Views: 4310

Re: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?

Gale Andrews wrote:I'm signing out of this now, anyhow.
Fair enough, but what we really need is an evening sharing our favourite music ;)
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:36 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?
Replies: 43
Views: 4310

Re: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?

That is just marketing hype clir.org are the "Council on Library and Information Resources": "The Council on Library and Information Resources is an independent, nonprofit organization that forges strategies to enhance research, teaching, and learning environments in collaboration wi...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:59 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?
Replies: 43
Views: 4310

Re: Exporting 32 bit float files: dither or not?

LP's last longer than CD's - fact. ;) "under recommended storage conditions, CD-R, DVD-R, and DVD+R discs should have a life expectancy of 100 to 200 years or more;" http://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/pub121/sec4.html If that is not long enough, you can make bit-perfect copies of your CDs p...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:41 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: AUDIO CASSETTE TO CD
Replies: 2
Views: 171

Re: AUDIO CASSETTE TO CD

Please see these tutorials: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html Also, you can check the exact version number of Audacity by looking in "Help menu > About Audacity". The current version is 2.1.1. I you are using a different (older) version...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:31 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Finally found libmp3lame.dylib
Replies: 6
Views: 2776

Re: Finally found libmp3lame.dylib

We do not recommend downloading Audacity or Lame from websites other than those given in the official documentation. We are do not have the time to check the validity or safety of downloads from other sources, and are therefore not able to offer technical support for unofficial downloads. The mainta...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:23 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: batch audio removal
Replies: 1
Views: 446

Re: batch audio removal

There is an optional plug-in that can trim or extend silence at the start or end of files: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyquist_Effect_Plug-ins#Trim_.2F_Extend Instructions for installing the plug-in in the current (2.1.1) version of Audacity: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/effect_menu.ht...
by steve
Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:13 am
Forum: Audacity 2.x Feedback and Reviews
Topic: Saving MONO MP3
Replies: 1
Views: 929

Re: Saving MONO MP3

1. click on the track and > split stereo to mono Ensure that you use "Split Stereo to Mono" and not "Split Stereo Track". 2. i go to edit > preferences > channels 1. Mono That step is not necessary for imported tracks. You only need to do that for recording mono tracks. In audac...