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by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:55 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: USB Sound Card
Replies: 3
Views: 836

Re: USB Sound Card

I use a Behringer UCA 202. It has stereo line level in, and stereo line level out. Mine is a really old version and it does not have a headphone socket, but they do now. The main limitation is that there are no level controls (other than headphone volume), so you need to adjust the recording level b...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:46 pm
Forum: General Audio Programming
Topic: Audacity advanced noise removal
Replies: 7
Views: 6745

Re: Audacity advanced noise removal

as long as that doesn't mean breaking any laws or something of course Not at all. Audacity is open source software - if you know C++ I can direct you to the actual DSP code. My current project involves trying to find a very specific audio "tune" I'm not really clear about this - Your spec...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:21 pm
Forum: Recording Techniques
Topic: Loud buzz and very low audio input
Replies: 12
Views: 6034

Re: Loud buzz and very low audio input

sansophone wrote:onnected my record player to the phono preamp using a 5 pin din to RCA cable into the Preamp Line In
5 pin DIN ? How old is this thing? Are you sure that it still works correctly? Are you sure that the lead is wired up correctly?
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:16 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: audio clipping, delay/deleted audio
Replies: 2
Views: 393

Re: audio clipping, delay/deleted audio

I've got a kind of vague and blurry idea of what you are doing, but not really clear enough to be able to suggest anything useful. In particular, how much delay are you talking about - a fraction of a second over a 1 hour recording, or is one track zipping along at double speed? Like DVDdoug I don't...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:06 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Tracks and recording
Replies: 4
Views: 698

Re: Tracks and recording

Yes, that is normal and intentional. Why is it a problem? What are you trying to do?
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:04 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: Need help - new user
Replies: 1
Views: 465

Re: Need help - new user

How to do vocal removal is described here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Vocal_Removal but please note the emphasis in the first (highlighted) paragraph: This page describes techniques which on some stereo tracks may allow you to remove or isolate vocals (or other parts of a recording) from the ...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:03 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Recording audio playing on the laptop without extrnal noise
Replies: 3
Views: 577

Re: Recording audio playing on the laptop without extrnal n

A "microphone" input is different from a "Line" input. Mic inputs are often mono, and are expecting a tiny microphone signal. One of the connectors of a Mic input usually has a 3 to 5 v supply connected to it (for powering a computer microphone). Line inputs are usually stereo an...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:24 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audacity file size limitations
Replies: 3
Views: 526

Re: Audacity file size limitations

According to the release notes (http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Release_Notes_2.0.3#Large_Projects) Large Projects Projects with more than 2^31 samples (just over 13.5 hours at 44100 Hz) will not re-open correctly. Higher sample rates mean proportionally shorter times - so just over 6 hours at 96,...
by steve
Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: notch filter effect
Replies: 19
Views: 3798

Re: notch filter effect

I was under the impression I had to use .mp3. It depends what you intend to do with the files. People tend to assume that MP3 is "The" format for audio, simply because of its widespread use on the Internet. MP3 has it's uses but it is certainly not the best for everything. MP3 is useful f...