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by waxcylinder
Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: Newbie help with waveform
Replies: 15
Views: 3505

Re: Newbie help with waveform

OK jrandlib, here is the new page on Audacity Waveform in the 1.3 manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Audacity_Waveform I have added a direct link to this new page from the Front Page/Understanding Audacity section. I have also provided links to the page from 25 other pages in the manual wher...
by waxcylinder
Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:39 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: How can I separate tracks?
Replies: 1
Views: 660

Re: How can I separate tracks?

See this tutorial from the 1.3 manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Splitting_a_recording_into_separate_tracks It is part of this tutorial set which you should find useful: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorial_-_Copying_tapes,_LPs_or_minidiscs_to_CD This workflow could also be useful to...
by waxcylinder
Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:38 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Timer
Replies: 36
Views: 5911

Re: Timer

I've had this problem. I need to start a recording manually and then go out to the Tesco for a liter of milk. The Tesco is 35 miles away and I need to recording to stop automatically at 1430 hrs. Then it's user error. Why did you not start the recording with the Timer? How are you going to control ...
by waxcylinder
Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:31 am
Forum: Maintaining / Improving this Forum
Topic: "You posted to 1.2.x, not 1.3.x"
Replies: 3
Views: 3354

Re: "You posted to 1.2.x, not 1.3.x"

+1

The elves did discuss some restructuring a while back, but IIRC that is being held off pending 2.0 release.

But in the meantime I support whbjr's idea (and the reasoning behind it).

WC
by waxcylinder
Fri Aug 12, 2011 2:05 pm
Forum: New Plug-Ins
Topic: Remove Q setting from high-pass / low-pass filters
Replies: 12
Views: 8472

Re: Remove Q setting from high-pass / low-pass filters

@Steve: I moved this from the "Adding Features to Audacity" section of the foum to here on the Nyquist section as per your PM. I ill leave it to you as to what you want or need to transfer to the Wiki as a proposal.

WC
by waxcylinder
Wed Aug 10, 2011 9:47 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: How to record for desktop, for a dummie
Replies: 3
Views: 6199

Re: How to record for desktop, for a dummie

See this recent tutorial in the 1.3 manual: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tuto ... e_computer

WC
by waxcylinder
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:12 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Selecting track
Replies: 5
Views: 477

Re: Selecting track

Turn off "Snap To" at the bottom left of the Audacity window. Since the default is "off" and a lot of people seem to accidentally get it turned "on" instead we would be interested in hearing if you know how you got it to be turned "on" in thefirst place. Thank...
by waxcylinder
Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: Recording from vinyl
Replies: 9
Views: 2135

Re: Recording from vinyl

Before you buy a new stylus - do check that your cartridge alignment and it;s tracking angle are corect and that if you have anti-skate force adjustment make sure that is set up properly - and that the tracking weight is correct. It is a fact of life that distortion is likely to increase as the arm ...
by waxcylinder
Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: Recording Equipment
Topic: recording using alternative to mic jack on laptop
Replies: 6
Views: 3218

Re: recording using alternative to mic jack on laptop

kozikowski wrote:One note. Since this device has no provision for volume control, you can run into overload problems with a really hot (or broken) tape machine. in that case ...
or opt for the slightly more expensive Edirol UA-1EX or its successor a Cakewalk UA-1G both of which have a hardware gain control.

WC