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by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:38 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Audacity Records Too Fast Makes Voice Very Deep
Replies: 12
Views: 3305

Re: Audacity Records Too Fast Makes Voice Very Deep

I have a standard simple setup, I use Ventrilo / Teamspeak as a VOIP solution A bit of a contradiction there :D Anyone know anything about Ventrilo / Teamspeak? Do they have a support forum? So you're trying to record the VOIP conversation? Can you record a bit of it with "Windows Sound Record...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:32 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Excuse my ignorance
Replies: 3
Views: 1843

Re: Excuse my ignorance

You should not download or install anything from unknown/untrusted sources, and even then it is wise to virus check them before installing. You can download Audacity safely from here: http://audacityteam.org/download/ (the official Audacity site). If you are using Windows Vista, read this first: htt...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:25 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: letter "z" doesn't work in label track
Replies: 5
Views: 2283

Re: letter "z" doesn't work in label track

The next stable release will be Audacity 1.4.0
Hopefully this will be released quite soon.
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:23 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: voice and instrument distortion
Replies: 6
Views: 1039

Re: voice and instrument distortion

Would you please give me some guidance? I assume 'Eq' means 'equalization'? That being the case .... can you suggest a maximum setting, at which I should notice a reduction in the distortion? Yes, Eq. is an abbreviation for Equalis(z)ation. I can't really recommend specific settings as it's a bit o...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:00 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Best VST Plugins For Audacity That I can Buy
Replies: 5
Views: 2488

Re: Best VST Plugins For Audacity That I can Buy

Have you checked out all the LADPA and Nyquist plug-ins? They are nearly all free and there are hundreds of them. If you really want to part with some money... http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Audacity_Wiki:Site_support For VST, you would be better to use a dedicated VST host program. Au...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:55 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Question About Exporting
Replies: 7
Views: 1344

Re: Question About Exporting

and exported it as an mp3 at 48000 Hz, 32 bit float and 320 bit rate. No you haven't. Your files in Audacity may have been at 48000 Hz, 32 bit float, but mp3's are always 16 bit, so the audio has been "down sampled" as part of the encoding process. There is no need to go overboard with th...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:39 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Getting ready for You Tube
Replies: 6
Views: 667

Re: Getting ready for You Tube

Download Audacity 1.3.5 - it's much better at this sort of thing than Audacity 1.2.x The "Transferring tapes and records to computer or CD" tutorial on the Audacity wiki includes most of the steps you need (you just want shorter sections). http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php?title=Tutor...
by steve
Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:28 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Please help, I'm new to Audacity
Replies: 1
Views: 536

Re: Please help, I'm new to Audacity

"Vocal Removal There is no magic bullet to solve what is in theory an insoluble problem. In practice there are various ways to try and trick your ears into thinking you have succeeded. "
http://audacityteam.org/wiki/index.php? ... al_Removal