overlap tunes

[cgtchr02]

Hi
I'm new to Audacity...can I overlap tunes? At the end of one tune, I would like to place the entrance of another tune so that the songs are blended for a short period of time. I don't want a fade. Can this be done on Audacity? If so, how? Thanks

[steve]

Import the two tunes. They will appear one above the other (totally overlapping). Use the "Time Shift" tool (look for a button with a double headed arrow <-->) to slide one of the tunes to the right to where you want it. Then Export from Audacity to create a new audio file.

[cgtchr02]

thanks...i've followed your instructions and got the tunes to overlap...but now i can't separate them...i've used the time shift key, but nothing seems to happen. How do I slide one tune to the right? thanks for your help!

[kozikowski]

Select the track you want to move (click on the little panel below the name). Click the arrow button. Click anywhere on the blue waves and push to the right.

Koz

[steve]

thanks...i've followed your instructions and got the tunes to overlap...

Quick way to select the "Time Shift" tool is to press the "F5" key.
Move the mouse over one of the tracks (you should see a cursor that looks a bit like <--> )
Click on one of the tracks with the left mouse button and while holding the mouse button down, drag the track to the right.

[kozikowski]

If this continues to not work, you need to upgrade your Audacity.

Audacity 1.2 is very old and no longer supported,
patched, corrected, or updated. Audacity 1.2 can
be unstable on newer computers.

Download and install the latest Audacity 1.3 from here...

http://audacityteam.org/download/

You can install both audacity 1.2 and Audacity 1.3 on
the same computer, but only use one at a time.

Audacity 1.2 will not open projects made on Audacity 1.3.

If you use MP3 or some of the more modern audio
compression formats, get Lame and FFMpeg software
from the same web site. Do not use older software
or software from other web sites, even though they
may have the same names.


Koz