Keystroke recorded at beginning of take (append record)

lostramblin · Post by **lostramblin** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:24 pm

Hey they folks :

Using Audacity 2.0.3 on a Win 8.0 64 bit... recording on a samson c01u USB condenser

I use audacity for recording VOs for my video projects.

I like to use append record to keep the waveform in one track...

however, i noticed that the microphone picks up on the keystroke. Leaving a nice keyboard click sound at the beginning of all my takes.

I tried shortening the keystroke to just "R", hoping that the issue would be diminished... however it still remains.

Is there a way to add a short delay to the recording beginning? If I can start recording 200ms-500ms after the button press, I likely won't hear the keyboard.

Or is there another solution I'm missing?

Thanks for the help!

Post by **kozikowski** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:22 pm

You know how to edit the clicks out in post production, right?

It doesn't have to be a keyboard shortcut. You can do it with the mouse, too. Transport > Append Record.

Koz

Post by **kozikowski** » Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:25 am

If you're on a laptop, you can use the touchpad and not make any noise at all.
Koz

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