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by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:33 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Recording plays only one side of conversation
Replies: 2
Views: 392

Re: Recording plays only one side of conversation

As Audacity is playing the file with no error, I'd imagine that the problem must a Skype/PowerGramo issue.
Has this worked previously?
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:25 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Lesser sound quality recording from Audacity
Replies: 1
Views: 301

Re: Lesser sound quality recording from Audacity

The main problem that I can hear is that the Audacity recording is a lot quieter. By default Skype will automatically adjust the recording volume, so you may need to turn that off in Skype and set the recording level in the Windows Sound Control Panel recording settings. Also you can amplify the rec...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:05 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!
Replies: 5
Views: 1191

Re: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!

Congratulations.

For future reference, there is a good, if rather lengthy, article about how to safely manage Audacity projects: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/au ... jects.html
It is well worth reading.
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:45 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!
Replies: 5
Views: 1191

Re: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!

If you can remember exactly what the names were before you changed them, then just change them back and it should all work. Note that moving projects can also cause problems so you need to take care with that too. If you can't remember the exact name, or if there are still problems, post the project...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:17 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!
Replies: 5
Views: 1191

Re: Error Opening File - PLEASE HELP!

First: "Could not find the project data folder" Second: "Could not load file" What did you rename? The project file, the _data folder or both? Rule 1. Don't manually rename Audacity project files or the project _data folder. Rule 2. Don't use "special" characters (such...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:11 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Removing mic hum/buzz
Replies: 17
Views: 3601

Re: Removing mic hum/buzz

I love Sony Movie Studio and plan to upgrade to Sony Vegas at some point but didn't want to have to purchase Sound Forge at this time. I doubt that SoundForge could remove the buzz as effectively as this. Writing Nyquist scripts is not everyone's cup of tea, but it is an extremely powerful tool for...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:02 pm
Forum: Nyquist
Topic: Portable (load "somelib.lsp") -- why not?
Replies: 36
Views: 18795

Re: Portable (load "somelib.lsp") -- why not?

Or am I one of very few people who care about such effects, or has tried? The proportion of Audacity users that write Nyquist scripts is tiny. I think it is a fair bet that much less than 1% of Audacity users have ever written a Nyquist script. Remind me of the status of this. Using relative paths ...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:37 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: How do i make drums on audacity?
Replies: 5
Views: 2286

Re: How do i make drums on audacity?

There is an open source drum machine called "Hydrogen" http://www.hydrogen-music.org/hcms/ (also available for Windows on the download page). You can create the drums in Hydrogen and export as a WAV file, then import that WAV file into Audacity for editing / processing / mixing with other ...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:33 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Removing mic hum/buzz
Replies: 17
Views: 3601

Re: Removing mic hum/buzz

You probably can't eliminate the hum completely, but it can be substantially reduced. First, run this code in the Nyquist Prompt effect: (do ((i 1 (+ 2 i))) ((>= (* i 60) (/ *sound-srate* 3)) s) (setf s (notch2 s (* 60.0 i) (* 8.0 i)))) Then with the Noise Removal effect, capture a noise profile fro...
by steve
Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:27 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Removing mic hum/buzz
Replies: 17
Views: 3601

Re: Removing mic hum/buzz

If you post a short sample (just 3 or 4 seconds) of the original unprocessed audio (WAV format please) then we can have a look to see what can be done.
See here for how to post an audio sample to the forum. http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic ... 49&t=72887