Not good at using recording SW. Long-time pro player needs to be able to isolate guitar parts into a separate file. These are usually just a few seconds long.
I have searched the manual for over an hour. Lots of great info. But I can’t find what I need for the life of me.
All I want to do is “mark out” the solo part and save/export just that file into an MP3 format (or similar). Playback use only, no precision needed.
Ideally I’d love to be able to apply some EQ to bring the part out (if buried) and retain that EQ for the export. This is rarely necessary but would be nice for my current tasks as this track also was pitch shifted.
If someone could tell me how to do these things, I’d be most grateful.
If you want a separate file of each solo - Select (highlight) the solo and then File → Export Selected Audio.
Ideally I’d love to be able to apply some EQ to bring the part out (if buried) and retain that EQ for the export.
Note that MP3 is lossy compression and the file gets decompressed when you open it in Audacity. If you intend to export to MP3 again, export to WAV first… Then open the WAV file and apply your EQ, etc., so that you only encode only once more to MP3 as the final step.
The reason this didn’t leap out at you is we can’t split a mixed performance into individual instruments, and past some basic equalization tools, we can’t bring one instrument out over the others.
If the instrument is playing by itself, you can select it on the timeline and File > Export Selected Audio. If you need MP3, you need to install the separate LAME software. Scroll down.
You can select your clip in many different ways. One way is place a label at the beginning and end of the solo. Labels are sticky or magnetic and will cause your drag-select to select the solo only. Then File > Export Selected Audio.