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by whomper
Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:42 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Analog vs. Digital
Replies: 14
Views: 2875

Re: Analog vs. Digital

... If you're considering open reel-to-reel, then remember they have to be tuned for the tape type and manufacturer. They're not set and forget devices. I worked at WASH-FM in Washington DC and we were a Scotch 808 house. ... Koz maybe...... if you are striving for the maximum stereophile style gol...
by whomper
Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: distortion
Replies: 3
Views: 534

Re: distortion

then between dat and audacity something is adding gain
lower it

if you cant lower it in the sound card or wherever
then lower the output of the dat
by whomper
Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:14 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Analog vs. Digital
Replies: 14
Views: 2875

Re: Analog vs. Digital

... Nobody considered cassette tape any better than dictaphone quality (from which the phrase "Red Tape" came) actually the term red tape came from the govt in the 1800s when they tied up piles of documents with actual tape colored red because they did not have the fancy folders and hanging file sy...
by whomper
Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:25 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Defining Songs.
Replies: 15
Views: 1749

Re: Defining Songs.

ctrl-B at the start of a track will do it after you locate the cursor where it starts then put in a name when you export multiple you get separate tracks be sure to put one at the start of the first one even with noise there should be a definite gap between tracks when you look at the waveform you m...
by whomper
Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: horrible shrill sound under recording
Replies: 3
Views: 1171

Re: horrible shrill sound under recording

sounds like feedback if your speakers are enabled to play and the mike is ready to record and you get the mike too close to the speakers you will get a squeal even if you are not doing anything and usually while you are too turn off the speakers in the pc options if you are serious about doing voice...
by whomper
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:54 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Analog vs. Digital
Replies: 14
Views: 2875

Re: Analog vs. Digital

i am an analogue guy myself but i dont use it anymore for recording so the short answer is not for me but it could make sense for you especially for certain instruments which i do not play and do not listen to but you may i did buy a stereo cassette dual deck to replace my old one but i am not using...
by whomper
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:49 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Two Mics
Replies: 3
Views: 1045

Re: Two Mics

where/what are the mikes plugged into ? a mixer? external sound card? the two speaker outputs on your pc?? you can record two tracks with audacity but that is one (stereo)_ device if you can plug one mike to the left track and one to the right track you can record both separately on l/r track which ...
by whomper
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:45 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Help Cleaning Up a Slowwwww Track
Replies: 4
Views: 1237

Re: Help Cleaning Up a Slowwwww Track

it can be undone unless the algorithm causes problems
so apply the raise pitch f/x to undo it
and you got slower at the original pitch

still unclear what the OP wanted to achieve
by whomper
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:13 am
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: Help with Microphone to Speakers setup
Replies: 14
Views: 3436

Re: Help with Microphone to Speakers setup

wowweeeeee
that is a pleasant change
from everything i say is wrong
by whomper
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:12 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Trouble recording in stereo with external mic.
Replies: 5
Views: 1490

Re: Trouble recording in stereo with external mic.

stereo ?
or
dual mono ??

can't see that little mike doing real stereo

pc makers would have to pay to double the mikes
and mount them just so at 90degrees
maybe on a really high end
but not the low end
and not when they are biz machines?