just getting started

[dreeser]

I'm not sure what downloads to use! i;am using windows
> vista home premium edition.my web browser is Firefox.
> could someone contact me or me them?so that i'am
heading in the right direction.sorry i did not know were
to post question at.thanks
dale
309-642-9589

[steve]

Download Audacity 1.3.8 installer from this page http://audacityteam.org/download/beta_windows

Read this page before you install: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/index.php? ... s_Vista_OS

[dreeser]

Thanks for the reply;
I have downloaded the version from the link,that you have provided.is there any other downloads that i need?
I plan to plug the cable to a receiver instead of directly to the tape deck.do i use the aux out put?
I've read about the sound device drivers.i know i don't want a Microsoft one.which one do i want? windows device manager.
OS is windows vista home premium edition 64bit.web browser fire fox. I have downloaded the zip file for the 1.3.8 draft
manual. how do i view it and then print it.how many pages would it be?do i need all of it?thanks

[steve]

is there any other downloads that i need?

For recording in WAV, flac, Ogg or Aiff formats you need nothing else. To be able to Export in MP3 format you need to install Lame. To support additional formats you can install FFMpeg.

If you want to install the Lame Encoder, see here http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

I plan to plug the cable to a receiver instead of directly to the tape deck.do i use the aux out put?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. What are you wanting to record? Is your computer a desktop or a laptop? What sort of sound card do you have? What sort of lead do you have?

I have downloaded the zip file for the 1.3.8 draft manual. how do i view it and then print it.

I can't help with this -I've never done it. I just refer to the on-line manual when I need it.
[Edit] I've just found this:

the files for the manual go in a folder called
"Help" inside:

C:Documents and Settings[username]Application DataAudacity

The short reference manual is here: http://audacityteam.org/onlinehelp-1.2/reference.html
The full manual is here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... =Main_Page

how many pages would it be?

Lots !

do i need all of it?

Probably not. If your computer is connected to the internet you can just use the online version and print out any pages that you think that you will want to regularly refer to.

[dreeser]

is there any other downloads that i need?

For recording in WAV, flac, Ogg or Aiff formats you need nothing else. To be able to Export in MP3 format you need to install Lame. To support additional formats you can install FFMpeg.

I think i will be using the WAV format.if i decide to export in mp3 at a latter date,can i do so?by saving my recording?

If you want to install the Lame Encoder, see here http://audacityteam.org/help/faq?s=install&i=lame-mp3

I plan to plug the cable to a receiver instead of directly to the tape deck.do i use the aux out put?

I'm not quite sure what you mean. What are you wanting to record? Is your computer a desktop or a laptop? What sort of sound card do you have? What sort of lead do you have?

recording off of cassettes. computer is a desktop. sound card is integrated nic card, 5.1 channel audio.the lead i'am using
is a y-adapter audio cable,1.8 shielded.

I have downloaded the zip file for the 1.3.8 draft manual. how do i view it and then print it.

I can't help with this -I've never done it. I just refer to the on-line manual when I need it.
[Edit] I've just found this:

the files for the manual go in a folder called
"Help" inside:

C:Documents and Settings[username]Application DataAudacity

The short reference manual is here: http://audacityteam.org/onlinehelp-1.2/reference.html
The full manual is here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... =Main_Page

how many pages would it be?

Lots !

do i need all of it?

Probably not. If your computer is connected to the internet you can just use the online version and print out any pages that you think that you will want to regularly refer to.

[dreeser]

Thanks so much for the info;
i sent you a quote,but i don't think it came out right on the page.
another thing;please,are some Cd's better to use foe this application? such as speed 40x,52x etc?
how much audio can a CD hold?example; can i put 3 or four 120 min cassettes on on CD?
can you adjust the recording speed? is it like recording on a DVD were you set the recording mode>ep,lp,sp and so on.
thanks

[kozikowski]

Because of the technology used in Music CDs (old) you can get 80 minutes of music on a disk. It's actually 79 minutes, 30 seconds or something like that, but it's a fixed amount. Non negotiable.

That's to make a standard Music CD that will play anywhere on earth. Some music players and almost all computers can play a Data CD with MP3 sound files on it. In that case, you can get hours of music on a disk, but that disk will not play in my truck, it will not play in my portable CD player and it will not play in my sister's car.

So if you know whose player is going to present the work, you can decide which direction to go. If you have no idea, then it's best to make a standard Music CD.


I know people who let their CD burners run at maximum speed, but I'm not one of them. I found disks that will not play very well when I do that. I rarely go over 16x or maybe 24x. Then the CD recorder starts making buzzing, rattling, or screaming noises during burn, I know it's producing an unstable disk, coaster, or beer mat.

Koz

[dreeser]

thanks for all the help; i have started my project.after i burn the audio on to a CD.about 80 min worth,give or take.
if i don't use all of it, 80 min CD. can i go back and put more audio on.or do i have to do it all at once.so this CD would have two
tracks on it.i don't understand project>add label at selection. or file>export multiple. THANKS

[kozikowski]

<<<about 80 min worth,give or take.>>>

It better be take. The actual minute count on a standard Music CD is something like 79:30. Go over that and the Music CD Authoring Program will make you start over.

<<<can i go back and put more audio on.>>>

Nope. Music CDs are CD-R. One shot and throw it out. CD-RW can be added to later, but most music CD players will not play them.

When you get the music on your timeline correct and the right length, put a label at the beginning of each segment you want as one song. If you have two tracks, you would be putting a label at the very beginning and then again somewhere in the middle.

File > Export Multiple and you will get two music files. Dump them into your authoring program and burn your brains out. I didn't read through the whole thread. Did someone tell you to change Audacity preferences to 44100, 16-bit, Stereo? You should do that. That will save a lot of grief at the authoring step.

Koz

[dreeser]

i have noticed that when i started the monitor,for recording. that the left side was the only one that is moving.I do believe
that i recorded it in mono.that is the only way i could get good reception.will Audacity change it over to stereo? i'am taping
off a stereo cassette deck.when i recorded the cassette,the deck was hooked to a receiver.thanks