How i add a background noise in one spot?

schmeer · Post by **schmeer** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:36 pm

How i add a background noise in one spot of a song already playing song/vocals?

Post by **kozikowski** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:36 pm

Load the song in Audacity and load the sound. The sound will appear below the song and they will both play at once. Use the Time Shift Tools (sideways black arrows) to shift the sound rightward until it appears in the right place with respect to the song. Then use the volume slider on the left of the sound and the fade in and out tools, etc to make the sound match.

When you export, the sound will be married into the song.

Koz

Post by **kozikowski** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:37 pm

Please note that Audacity doesn't edit MP3. If you try to do production in MP3, the honky compression distortion will go up when you try to make the new song. That and you can't make an MP3 at all without installing the optional lame software.

Koz

schmeer · Post by **schmeer** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:41 am

Ok thanks about the sliding part.

schmeer · Post by **schmeer** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 11:10 pm

Ok, I cannot get it to work. I do have the newest version also. Please help!

Post by **steve** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:54 pm

schmeer wrote: I cannot get it to work.

Why not? What does not work?

schmeer · Post by **schmeer** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:25 am

It just stays where it is. I guess I am not setting it correctly in the spot I need it.

Post by **steve** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:40 am

Use the Time Shift tool to drag it to where you want it. Playback must be "Stopped" (not "Paused") to use the Time Shift tool.

schmeer · Post by **schmeer** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:56 am

Then do I save as ?

Post by **steve** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:22 am

To create an ordinary audio file you need to "Export".

You will probably find it useful to have a look through the topics listed in the manual here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/quick_help.html

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