Audacity Forum

... For the gate, you really need to use a short gate attack time, and a slower release time, so I've made a custom version for you: noisegate.ny The help files have not been updated, but the only change is that the attack time (how quickly the gate opens) and the release time (how quickly it closes) ...

... I have to change. Its like this when i record in both stereo and mono. What is the model number of the microphone? What version of Audacity (see Help > About Audacity - full three-section number please). What version of Windows are you using (for example, XP Service Pack 3)? Gale

It depends on where you look. This is a direct quote from the Audacity 1.3.13 page.

Recommended Download
OS X 10.4 or later (Universal Binary): Audacity 1.3.13 (.dmg file, 22.5 MB, including help files)

http://audacityteam.org/download/

Koz

... the general sound of the work. You can get a smaller MP3 file by changing the bitrate from the MP3 Export dialog. You are urged to not "help" MP3. MP3's job is to maintain the highest possible quality during its compression. If you make the show ratty, fuzzy and muffled, then MP3 ...

... there's no quick fix for this. In some cases, using the "High Pass Filter" effect (set to a low frequency, for example 100 Hz) can help. The proper solution is to fix it before it happens by using a "pop filter" to prevent the talent from blowing on the microphone. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Pop_filter.jpg/220px-Pop_filter.jpg

Hi All,

I have a recording of commentary but at some points the voice talent breathed slightly into the mic so there's a bit of fuzziness over some of the words. Is there an easy fix?

Any help greatly appreciated

Cassandra

... system are you using? * Which (full and exact) version of Audacity are you using? For Example "1.3.13 beta (Unicode)" - look in "Help > About Audacity" for this information. * How many tracks are there in the project that you were working on? * As this problem is repeatable ...

it is possible to have a track per mic using the mixer and audacity? It's possible, but probably not something that we can offer a lot of help with. What you would need to use would be a multichannel sound card. I don't think that any of the regular forum contributors have such a thing, but ...

... 0.6.2 installed, but it doesn't quite prove that you are using those versions. The proof for the Audacity version is to look in the Audacity Help menu > "About Audacity". The proof for the FFMpeg version in use is to look in "Edit menu > Preferences > Libraries" Going ...

... so many points to manipulate... Is there an easy approach? For example, I generally work to flatten a peak / valley... is there a tool that can help me say, select a range of point and apply a curve, or perhaps a straightening effect, similar to tools in PowerPoint that allow you introduce a ...