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by KlarkKentThe3rd
Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:05 am
Forum: macOS
Topic: Does normalizing require upconverting to preserve quality?
Replies: 40
Views: 7736

Re: Does normalizing require upconverting to preserve qualit

Thanks everyone, for your help.

I took a bass-heavy track, reduced the low frequencies by 2 db, and applied triangular dither during the process. The end result sounds perfect.
by steve
Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:36 am
Forum: Feature Request Archive
Topic: Labels wish-list
Replies: 67
Views: 15846

Re: Labels wish-list

... was. And this simple task is maddening to do. I agree. I think that having "play" buttons for each label in the label editor would help a lot, but I agree that it would also be good to have a less painful way to select and play clips without opening the Label editor. I hit TAB, ...
by NEStar
Thu Apr 25, 2013 12:30 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: No Editing Options
Replies: 3
Views: 384

No Editing Options

... and no edit options are available (yes, the recording is stopped). If I highlight a section then cut or copy become active (which does nothing to help me put a split cut in) but nothing else. I have tried this with several different types of sound files and even .aup files from my other computer, ...
by steve
Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:04 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Discrepancy in zoomed display of the region and of cuts
Replies: 23
Views: 3236

Re: Discrepancy in zoomed display of the region and of cuts

... related very closely. Thinking of "samples" as an indexed list (actually an array) of values (rather than of dots on a graph) may help to avoid much of the confusion when writing scripts. The "nth sample" is the "nth item" in the list (since elements of lists ...
by timagal
Wed Apr 24, 2013 9:10 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: SOS - Undeleted Files not Recognized
Replies: 4
Views: 710

SOS - Undeleted Files not Recognized

Hello all This is rather urgent, I really need help. We recorded an interview and two Audacity sessions ended up being deleted when it was thought they would have been stored in another medium. It turns out they weren't. I have run a recovery program, ...
by dddelta
Wed Apr 24, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: macOS
Topic: New iMac & Audacity Troubles!
Replies: 3
Views: 929

New iMac & Audacity Troubles!

... to be changed to at least let me record in MONO on input number 2 on the Focusrite? I've tried evrything I know!! Thanks for reading this and any help appreciated.
by steve
Wed Apr 24, 2013 5:56 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Sound vanishes during recording
Replies: 6
Views: 671

Re: Sound vanishes during recording

... check that the Audacity temporary folder is on the local drive and is not a network drive (Edit > Preferences > Directories) - get your IT guys to help with that if necessary - the Audacity tmp folder must be accessible or the recorded data will just "disappear".
by steve
Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:12 pm
Forum: GNU/Linux
Topic: Every 5 seconds I get a pop or noise spike.
Replies: 9
Views: 16258

Re: Every 5 seconds I get a pop or noise spike.

Is Ubuntu up to date? Which version of Audacity? (look in "Help > About Audacity") Go into "Edit menu > Preferences > Recording" and set "Audio to buffer" to 200. Does that make any difference (better or worse)? What are the ...
by jackturner3
Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:48 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Editing Live Music
Replies: 2
Views: 633

Editing Live Music

... I've never, ever, tried to edit audio at all, so everything in the program seems rather foreign to me. I tried reading the manual, but that didn't help me much because I didn't get a sense of which techniques I should be trying. If anyone has suggestions, I would greatly appreciate them.
by NancyLynn
Wed Apr 24, 2013 3:40 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Sound vanishes during recording
Replies: 6
Views: 671

Sound vanishes during recording

Hello, I am new to the forum and very much appreciate any help on what's happening when I record. I have Audacity version 2.0.3 and my operating system is Windows 7. The computer I use for recording is new, purchased within the year and has a very large ...