Bypassing effects

[zoharwithaz11]

Hey everyone,
So what I'm trying to do is to have one track of acoustic guitar that I add effects to (filter curve, compressor, etc.) and one of the following options: 1 would e another unaffected channel that can listen to as reference to my editing 2 - just a way to bypass the effects or turn them off and back on again or the same reason of having a reference.
Thanks in advance to all the answerers:)

[Trebor]

Duplicate the track, apply effects only to one version, then toggle between them.



https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tra ... ences.html

[zoharwithaz11]

this didn't work

[steve]

this didn't work

What didn't work?

[Trebor]

this didn't work

Depending on what version of Audacity you're using, you may have to change the solo-button behaviour to "Multi-track" to toggle between tracks, see ... https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tra ... ences.html

[zoharwithaz11]

this didn't work

What didn't work?

even after I duplicated the track, the filter curve changed on both of them. Even I opened the track in ANOTHER PROJECT

[zoharwithaz11]

Thanks, but still every effect I add is added to both tracks.

[jademan]

Thanks, but still every effect I add is added to both tracks.

To apply an effect to a specific track, click on "Select" at the bottom of that track's Track Control Panel before applying the effect.

See https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/aud ... ction.html

I hope this helps.

[kozikowski]

You don't have a SELECT button because you have an older version of Audacity.

You can fake one by clicking just right of the up arrow.



Audacity 2.4.2 has a formal Select button down there.



Koz