Audacity Forum

Ensure that you connect the USB device before you launch Audacity.

Wouldn't it be possible to implement this in a future update? Audacity does not operate directly on audio files - On import, the audio is copied from the audio file into the Audacity project. This is a core design feature of Audacity and of the Audacity project format. There are some apps that can ...

enigmatrix wrote: ↑

Thu Jan 30, 2020 7:49 am

Thank you so much! This worked great!

It would be interesting to hear the result, if you could post a short clip containing some of the (originally) loud and (originally) quiet audio.
Around 20 seconds in MP3 or OGG format would be suitable for attaching to a post.

NOTE: Now I pay very close attention to my archives (APE, FLAC or other?) WAV format is best during the production stage. FLAC or WAV may be used for archive copies (or both). FLAC has advantages of smaller file size (usually around 40% smaller than WAV) and better support for metadata. WAV has the...

Vintage DBX II model 124 Noise Reduction Systems are still available on ebay. Prices seem to be in the range $80 to $200. A genuine hardware device is the only way you will achieve "true" dbx decoding. Some suggestions for approximating dbx decoding in Audacity: dbx is a proprietary noise ...

redslider wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 7:40 pm

"Why shouldn't the Audacity user have the choice about what tags and tag order they want?

As I've written several times, users absolutely can use whatever tags, in any order they want. To do so, add custom tags.

Does audacity have a way to analyze the track and just select all of the quieter parts for amplification etc? There's no direct way to do that, but there's a complicated way. You will need a "Noise Gate" - there's a suitable Nyquist plug-in here (direct download): https://forum.audacityte...

According to the iZotope website: https://www.izotope.com/en/products/rx.html Supported Hosts: Audition CC 2018, Ableton Live 9–10, Cubase 9.5, Digital Performer 9, Final Cut Pro X*, FL Studio 12, Logic Pro X, Nuendo 8, Premiere Pro CC 2018, Pro Tools 10–12, Reaper 5, Reason 10, Studio One 3–4 *RX 7...

sam123 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 29, 2020 6:47 pm

16 bits / 2 channels

Why do you think the original file is stereo?

Do you know what it is supposed to sound like? Where did the RAW file come from?

I don't use Autotalent myself, but the "manual" for Autotalent is here: http://www.tombaran.info/autotalent.html