Muting music

[Koolmees]

Audacity is nice, but I can't mute the sound of music while I speak. You can turn the music softer, but in the final record file the music is as hard as the original recording. Who knows how I can fix this?

[steve]

What is the job? What are you trying to do and how are you trying to do it? Too much detail is better than not enough.

[Koolmees]

I will produce a kind of radio programm for friends oversea (no broadcasting). So I will play music, but when I speak the music must be not so loud.

[steve]

Have a look at this tutorial: http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Creat ... h_Audacity
and also, the Envelope Tool: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Envelope_Tool

[waxcylinder]

You would probably find the Auto Duck functionality useful for this: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Auto_Duck

WC

[Koolmees]

What I understand (my English is not so good) is, that you handle this after making the program. I search for muting the music while recording. So muting for an few seconds and than to the normal level.

[steve]

you handle this after making the program

Yes.
Record or import the music track(s).
Record your voice track.
Adjust the level of the music track(s) - either the Envelope Tool or the Auto Duck effect may be useful for this step (see links in previous posts)

[Koolmees]

Then 'Im afraid it's not the right program for me. It must be one record in one time.

[steve]

It must be one record in one time.

In that case you need a mixing desk.

Is there some special reason why it has to be done live?

[Koolmees]

Maybe, but I think it must be possible with software.