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by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:19 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: First post and questions
Replies: 1
Views: 442

Re: First post and questions

Use Audacity 1.3 rather than Audacity 1.2 (the noise removal is much improved in 1.3) If you still get the problem, use less noise reduction (set the "Noise Reduction" setting to a lower number). This will remove less noise, but will do less damage to the remaining sound. It is usually pre...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:14 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Input Level Too Low
Replies: 8
Views: 4163

Re: Input Level Too Low

I am transferring a (live) recording from a MiniDisc recorder to a PC running Vista via the line input on a(n internal) Sound Blaster Live! 24bit sound card. I am using the headphones jack on the MiniDisc recorder (no other option) to drive the input of the sound card. MiniDisc playback levels have...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Unknown Device ITUT-201SVR USB Turntable Windows 7
Replies: 3
Views: 1485

Re: Unknown Device ITUT-201SVR USB Turntable Windows 7

Check with the manufacturer to see if the device is supported by Windows 7. They may have drivers available for Windows 7.
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:28 pm
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: Sampler
Replies: 3
Views: 6065

Re: Sampler

Bats wrote:How can I get an Bassdrum onder my spacebar?
Use a software sampler and a virtual keyboard.
Different programs are available depending on what computer you have.
For Linux you can use "Q Sampler" and "Virtual Midi Keyboard".
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:20 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Vinyl Cleanup Best Practice
Replies: 11
Views: 20356

Re: Vinyl Cleanup Best Practice

Again very similar but I'm on Linux ( Ubuntu ). 1) Record in Audacity (one LP side) > Amplify > Export as WAV 2) Record in Audacity (other LP side) > Amplify > Export as WAV 3) Clean up first LP side using "Gnome Wave Cleaner" (free, but Linux only) 4) Clean up second LP side. 5) Import cl...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:11 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Removing vocals and mixing
Replies: 1
Views: 319

Re: Removing vocals and mixing

How do I exactly add the vocals from Song A to Song B's music? You need to isolate the vocals from Song A and remove the vocals from Song B then mix the two tracks together. For vocal removal see here: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php?title=Vocal_Removal Note that it will often now work very ...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:05 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: input for recording
Replies: 3
Views: 488

Re: input for recording

It is recommended that you use the 1.3 version of Audacity on Vista (Vista had not been invented when Audacity 1.2.6 was written).
If you wait 'till the beginning of January Audacity 1.3.11 should be available (which fixes a known bug in Audacity 1.3.10).
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:55 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Eq principes
Replies: 4
Views: 3692

Re: Eq principes

As suggested by the file extension, Eqcurves.xml is an XML file. XML files can be edited as "plain text" but you need to take care that you keep the correct structure. Each section of the file is defined by "opening" and "closing" "tags". If you look at the de...
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:31 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Extract .wav files from Flash .swf files
Replies: 2
Views: 645

Re: Extract .wav files from Flash .swf files

SUPER by erightsoft is free - some unscrupulous people sell it but you should not pay for it.
Downloading SUPER is a link jungle (follow the download links very carefully so that you get the correct program) but it is worth the effort.
by steve
Mon Dec 28, 2009 1:26 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: 20 minute MP3 files sounds horribly compressed.
Replies: 4
Views: 712

Re: 20 minute MP3 files sounds horribly compressed.

Nice effect :D That's an extreme example of MP3 compression artefacts. In order to reduce the file size, MP3 compression throws away some of the audio data. The more the compression, the more data is thrown away and the lower the sound quality. The "after" version sounds like it has been c...