effects

[tanelist9]

I use audacity to record music which usually requires the usage of multiple tracks. Does anyone know if there is a way to use multiple effects for a track?

[kozikowski]

The two ends of your sentence don't seem to match. You want to use one effect over multiple audio tracks, or you want to apply multiple different effects on one track?

Koz

[tanelist9]

Thank you for responding and I apologize for my wording? Yes, I'd like to know how to different effects for a track... For instance, if I record a song using 7 tracks total, can I apply more than one effect for every track?

[kozikowski]

The programming people will drop in shortly, but I doubt it. The only way you can get multiple effects, or a string of effects is with the Batch tool, called "Chains." Chains is a relatively rudimentary process and all the tools aren't included.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... dit_Chains

Koz

[tanelist9]

Ok cool... I don't mind the process, as long as there's at least a possibility of doing it, then I'm good... If anyone else knows of a way, please let me know... Thank again..

[steve]

I'm not sure if I'm understanding your question the right way round, so I'll give an example:

Let's say that you have:
Track 1 = vocal
Track 2 = guitar
Track 3 = backing vocal

and then let's say that:
On track 1 you want to reduce the low bass and add some reverb,
On track 2 you want to increase the treble and add a bit of Chorus effect and add just a little bit of Phaser effect
On track 3 you want to add a bit of echo, and boost the bass a little and add a bit of reverb.

Yes you can do that.
Audacity does not apply effects in real time. When you want to apply an effect you must stop playback, select the track and apply the effect. Some effects have a "Preview" button that allow you to hear the first few seconds of the selected audio with the effect applied. When you have set the effect parameters the way that you want them, click on the OK button and the effect will be applied to the selected audio. If you don't like the effect, use "Edit > Undo" (Ctrl+Z) to undo the effect.

After you have applied one effect, you can then apply another effect on top of what you have already done.