Hi there,
I am brand new to Audacity. I need to record a song over an instrumental. I import the mp3 and have set everything up so I can record a song over it. I can export to mp3 etc. The singing is louder than the music but I can't figure out how to change the singing only so it matches up sound wise with the instrumental. Would anyone be kind enough to offer me some advice?
Thank you.
Need help with volume
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and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
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Re: Need help with volume
Assuming that you have the music on one track and the singing on another, use the "Gain Slider" on the left end of the track to adjust the volume.
Keep an eye on the playback meter while you are adjusting the levels - it's important that the overall level does not hit 0 dB, otherwise the mix will be distorted.
Keep an eye on the playback meter while you are adjusting the levels - it's important that the overall level does not hit 0 dB, otherwise the mix will be distorted.
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Re: Need help with volume
Hi Steve,
Thank you for your reply. I hate to say this but I am totally new to Audacity and I am not sure what the gain slider is.
Thank you for your reply. I hate to say this but I am totally new to Audacity and I am not sure what the gain slider is.
Re: Need help with volume
FOUND IT, Google is amazing lol I will see how this goes.
Re: Need help with volume
No problem. Have a quick read through this page: http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Audio_Tracks
Pretty well everything is documented, though we appreciate that it's difficult to look something up if you don't know what it's called - kind of a "Catch 22".
Pretty well everything is documented, though we appreciate that it's difficult to look something up if you don't know what it's called - kind of a "Catch 22".
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Re: Need help with volume
Ha! Beat me to itonepixel wrote:FOUND IT
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Re: Need help with volume
Thank you very much, I will how much damage I do, I mean how much I can fix this up.