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by waxcylinder
Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:13 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Time problems transferring from 4 track cassette
Replies: 3
Views: 809

Re: Time problems transferring from 4 track cassette

Check that the pinch roller in the cassette player is clean (kits are available for cleaning these, though a little alcohol on a cotton bud will often do the trick, but take care not to get alcohol onto plastic case parts as the plastic could melt.) You don't really want alcohol on the rubber pinch...
by waxcylinder
Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:56 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Format
Replies: 11
Views: 1942

Re: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Fo

If you want to just use WMP (and not iTunes) then you will probably have to export MP3s from Audacity for use there - unless you have massive storage space and want to use uncompressed WAVs.

WC
by waxcylinder
Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:21 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Format
Replies: 11
Views: 1942

Re: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Fo

This set of tutorials shold be a big help to you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tutorial_copying_tapes_lps_or_minidiscs_to_cd.html these two will be especially useful http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/splitting_a_recording_into_separate_tracks.html http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/burn...
by waxcylinder
Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:18 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Format
Replies: 11
Views: 1942

Re: Tape Cassette Player/bought through Magazine/Audacity Fo

Have a read of this workflow tutorial from the manual, it should help you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/sample_workflow_for_exporting_to_itunes.html Also be aware that by default iTune does not copy audio files into its own filespace, rather it makes a link to where you currently have it sto...
by waxcylinder
Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:12 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: I do not have all features of Audacity
Replies: 2
Views: 352

Re: I do not have all features of Audacity

And you need to have some audio selected to operate on ...

WC
by waxcylinder
Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:11 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux
Topic: desperate - can't remove scratching and crackling noise
Replies: 3
Views: 13250

Re: desperate - can't remove scratching and crackling noise

I thought wet-playing of LPs went seriously out of fashion years ago. I tried it back then and found it made things worse and my stylus got crudded up - and they say that once played wet it should always then be played wet. Have a look at this LP transcription workflow from the manual: http://manual...
by waxcylinder
Thu Mar 07, 2013 2:12 pm
Forum: Feature Request Archive
Topic: Draw Tool grid Idea
Replies: 22
Views: 8129

Re: Draw Tool grid Idea

Did somebody bump/resurrect this in the light of Koz' recent posting?

Peter
by waxcylinder
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:39 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: windows does not recognize
Replies: 3
Views: 514

Re: windows does not recognize

You will need to speak to DB-Tech about that - we only make the free software that DB-Tech (and may others) bundle with their hardware. Or you can search the internet for drivers for that device ( but be careful where you visit - there are some dangerous websites out there). I am somewhat surprised ...
by waxcylinder
Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: highlighting the background score
Replies: 1
Views: 300

Re: highlighting the background score

This tutorial from the manual may help you: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/tu ... ation.html

but whether it works or not depends entirely on th recording.

WC
by waxcylinder
Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:05 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Spectrogram View
Replies: 9
Views: 4017

Re: Spectrogram View

This is what is in Wiki>Feature Requests Waveform Grid lines : Horizontal: (9 votes) * Helps alignment with a specific level on the vertical scale when working at the other end of the track (5 votes) * Headroom lines at user-specified dB below and above 0dB FS. (1 votes) Gives compliance with SMPTE ...