Newbie BASIC recording

[Scotsmanny]

Hi, i would like to have an hours worth of various mp3s on one channel........but on channel 2 i would like to add some voice over samples(its for a boxing session ) ie every 1min50 sec."last ten" ..and sounds for breaks of a minute etc then just burn it onto disc......im quite green when it comes to software...........if anyone can point me in the right direction i would appreciate, thanks scotty

[kozikowski]

This maybe more entertaining that you think. Is the original in stereo? The technique changes a little depending on the original work.

Also, before we go off in all directions, have you tried to open one of your MP3s in Audacity? It's not unusual for people to get a nasty shock that their MP3 selections aren't MP3 at all and won't import into Audacity.

So let's start there.

Koz

[Scotsmanny]

hiya koz, thanks for the reply, ok i tried a few tunes and yes they open and play fine. I tried placing one after the other in the time line, didnt work......made a seperate time line.....so where to from here?

thanks again btw

Scotty

[kozikowski]

It's always a little embarrassing when somebody comes up with an actual editing question...and I'm not that good an editor. My thing is Input and Output. I'm killer with those questions.

Select all of the second timeline and paste it onto the end of timeline one. Repeat as needed. You're right, there must be a way to import at the cursor location, but I can't find it.

I'm going to have to find out how, because that technique is what's going to let you put your audio cues in correctly. Do Not open more than one Audacity. That creates an unstable condition. Trust me, you don't want that.

Koz

[alatham]

You're right, there must be a way to import at the cursor location, but I can't find it.

I don't think it's possible to do that.

Once audio has been imported, you need to use the Time Shift tool to move it into place. Or copy/paste it all into one track (but then you can't control exactly when it starts unless you're using Audacity 1.3.x).

[Scotsmanny]

heys, cheers for the help peeps, well i will copy paste from time line to timeline one till i have around an hours worth........then get back to u , if alls good?


cheers people

Scotty

[Scotsmanny]

Hi Again, well i have a piece of music in the first time line over 45 mins long, is quite adequate .....how do i go about putting in certain sounds at certain times.....no need for music stopping etc...jus the sounds on time line two over timeline one is fine.

First i need to alocate the samples that i will use,but how do i pop the second time line up to apply them at certain times, any help as before is quite welcome, after this its just a case of burning to a disc i presume?

Thanks

[kozikowski]

<<< its just a case of burning to a disc i presume? >>>

Yes. Export As Wav... and drop that into iTunes. Create a Playlist with the performance in it and burn your brains out. That's the easy part.

I'll do the fluffy quick theory thing:

Open something along with your music so that Audacity creates a second timeline under yours. The object is to edit the second track while you play the first. That's the cue and matchup game.

Then it's serious magic. Convert the top stereo track to two track mono, reduce the levels and mix to one mono track. Convert that new track to "Left".

Same with the bottom track, except convert that to "Right."

Select both and convert to stereo. When you play the new performance, you should have your music on the left and your cues on the right.

Export and Burn.

Any questions?

Just kidding. There's a lot of tools and techniques buried in there. Let me know where you get stuck.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Oops. Sorry. This is the Windows forum. No iTunes. If you did have iTunes, that's how it would work, but use the CD Authoring/Burning Tool of your choice.

Koz

[waxcylinder]

This is the Windows forum. No iTunes. .......
Koz

Any Windows user that has an iPod will have iTunes (it comes on the CD in the box) - and even if you don't have an iPod any Windows user can still download iTunes for free, and why not - it's a good music player and jukebox.

WC