Help for Audacity on Windows.
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Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
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Etdashou
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by Etdashou » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:02 pm
Hello all,
I would like to add a soundtrack to my podcast recording. This music would play full sound initially but would then fade out to a specific sound volume and then still play with at very low volume in the background while I talk.
The "Fade Out" doesn't work as it completly mute the music.
I have no idea how to google this because I don't know what is the "term" to use to specify what I want to do :S. So that is why I include a screenshot here hopping you guys will understand what I want to do.
Thank you!!!! (
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steve
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by steve » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:36 pm
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Etdashou
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by Etdashou » Wed Feb 03, 2016 2:44 pm
Thank you sir!
That was the term and information I was looking for.
"Enveloppe".
Have a nice day.
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Trebor
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by Trebor » Thu Feb 04, 2016 3:39 am
Etdashou wrote: This music would play full sound initially but would then fade out to a specific sound volume and then still play with at very low volume in the background while I talk ... I have no idea how to google this because I don't know what is the "term" to use to specify what I want to do :S. So that is why I include a screenshot ...
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You can do that manually with Audacity's "
envelope tool" , or automatically with Audacity's "
Auto Duck".
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steve
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by steve » Thu Feb 04, 2016 12:11 pm
There's also the "Adjustable Fade" effect:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/ad ... _fade.html
The "Envelope" tool has the advantage that it works in "real-time". It does not change the underlying audio data until you either mixdown the track "Tracks > Mix and Render" or Export as an audio file, so until then you can adjust it as necessary whenever you like.
