HOW DO YOU LENGTHEN A TRACK ?

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HOW DO YOU LENGTHEN A TRACK ?

Post by STICKEMUPNOW » Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:19 pm

HELLO THERE,
I HOPE I`VE COME ONTO THE RELEVENT SECTION OF THE FORUM.
I WAS HOPING SOMEONE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM...... ;)
I HAVE BEEN RECORDING TRACKS AND SUCCESSFULLY EDITING THEM WITH MY AUDACITY PROGRAM,[IT CAME SUPPLIED IN CD FORM WITH MY USB PLUG-IN RECORD DECK]....
I HAVE BECOME QUITE CONFIDENT AT EDITING PORTIONS OF MUSIC FROM TRACKS, [SOME TRACKS ARE TOO LONG AND SOUND BETTER IN A SHORTENED VERSION FOR EXAMPLE], BUT WOULD NOW LIKE TO BE ABLE TO LENGTHEN SOME TRACKS.
I.E. TAKING A PORTION OF A BACKING TRACK AND LOOPING IT OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO CREATE A "LONGER MIX" AND THEN SEGUE IT ONTO THE EXISTING PIECE OF MUSIC .......
I`M ASSUMING THIS IS POSSIBLE BUT I JUST CANT SEEM TO WORK OUT HOW TO DO IT....... :oops:
ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED........
THANKS IN ADVANCE,
STICKEMUPNOW

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Re: HOW DO YOU LENGTHEN A TRACK ?

Post by steve » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:23 pm

Select the part that you want to repeat and use Copy and Paste from the Edit Menu.
You may also want to try "Effects->Repeat"
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Re: HOW DO YOU LENGTHEN A TRACK ?

Post by STICKEMUPNOW » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:41 am

THANKS FOR THAT, I`LL SEE IF I CAN GET MY HEAD ROUND IT........

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