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Post by keithambridge on May 11, 2013 19:55:23 GMT
I've had a good day today playing around with Audacity.
I have had problems not getting it to do what I thought it should so I loaded the latest version, 2.0.3 (I think), this certainly is better than the version I had.
I also loaded it onto my new laptop and that is also so much better than the old laptop I have in my little music room, I use the same Tapco Link external sound card on both machines so it must be processor speed and RAM that make the difference.
Also the noisy fan on the old machine causes noise on the recordings, I've been recording direct with an electric guitar today so it's not a mic picking up the noise!
Just thought these points might be interesting to other users.
Keith II
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Post by Martin on May 11, 2013 20:35:35 GMT
I like Audacity. If I could get it to record with my Zoom in better quality I'd use it even more. Might see if my version is up to date and fiddle with the settings a bit PS Keith, I'll move this to the new 'Home Recording' sub-board we discussed.
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Post by leoroberts on May 12, 2013 6:36:51 GMT
I'm going to have to sit down and read some instructions, aren't I? Sheeeesh....
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Post by ocarolan on May 12, 2013 7:55:13 GMT
Thr trouble with most instructions is that they don't make any sense until you know how to use the product in the first place! Keith
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Post by Wild Violet on May 12, 2013 7:56:39 GMT
I like Audacity. If I could get it to record with my Zoom in better quality I'd use it even more. Might see if my version is up to date and fiddle with the settings a bit Not sure which model you have or if you want to include video, but I use my Zoom H4 as the recording mic in Audacity...if it's plugged in set up ready to record before you open Audacity, it will come up as one of the recording choices. At least that's how mine works
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Post by Wild Violet on May 12, 2013 7:59:04 GMT
I'm going to have to sit down and read some instructions, aren't I? Sheeeesh.... I never bothered with them...
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Post by leoroberts on May 12, 2013 8:15:32 GMT
I never bothered with them... Yeah, but you're clever... And, y'know, young.. You can probably pair Bluetooth devices as well
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Post by keithambridge on May 12, 2013 8:59:55 GMT
I like Audacity. If I could get it to record with my Zoom in better quality I'd use it even more. Might see if my version is up to date and fiddle with the settings a bit Not sure which model you have or if you want to include video, but I use my Zoom H4 as the recording mic in Audacity...if it's plugged in set up ready to record before you open Audacity, it will come up as one of the recording choices. At least that's how mine works I also found that if my soundcard wasn't plugged in before opening Audacity it wasn't recognised. Also forgot to say in my opening post that my old laptop runs XP and the new one is Windows 7. Sadly I'm stuck with the older one most of the time for music as my wife keeps nicking the new one
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Post by Wild Violet on May 12, 2013 10:10:35 GMT
I never bothered with them... Yeah, but you're clever... And, y'know, young.. You can probably pair Bluetooth devices as well Thanks Leo, but I don't even know what Bluetooth is. As for young ....well, I can remember the 60's!
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Post by leoroberts on May 12, 2013 10:53:04 GMT
....well, I can remember the 60's! Then you weren't there
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Post by keithambridge on May 12, 2013 16:17:15 GMT
I'm not sure we generally need instructions. As much as we all have gripes about computers, most of the software writers know what we expect to see on our screens (except windows 8) and I think they do a good job. What we need is an index of acronyms and as far as I understand, these are pretty old school. Anyway, just play around, you won't do too much harm to your computer and it's fun. WARNING. Do not delete any of you partners files to make room for your recordings
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Post by leoroberts on May 12, 2013 16:32:29 GMT
Cheers, Lynn and Keith
I'll have a poke around... Not entirely sure if I can record straight into Audacity or whether I need to import... Steep learning curve coming up!
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Post by andy on May 28, 2013 16:49:11 GMT
For what it's worth, what I do is to record on a Tascam DP004 four track recorder (the so-called Pocket Studio) export what Tascam call a 'master' into Audacity and use that to mix it. (A Canadian called Andrew Mercer has posted a lot of Audacity tutorials that I've found helpful on YouTube.) What I'd like some advice about, please, is what the basic mixing treatment for a raw guitar-and-voice track consists of. Is there a basic checklist? Say, increase the volume, add some echo... some compression... Where does a list like this begin and end? Can anyone offer advice or a source of help? Thanks!
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Post by ocarolan on May 28, 2013 17:04:47 GMT
For a simple guitar / voice mixes I tend to use a very minimal amount of room reverb on the finished mix, or sometimes just on the voice if the guitar has been close-miked. I'll always increase the final volume as far as poss, but never use any compression, eq or normalising. I only try to aim for the natural kind of sound you'd hear if you were sitting across the room from me playing/singing, and not the sort of CD "larger than life" sound that many seem to prefer.
Depends what you're after really!
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Post by andy on May 28, 2013 20:28:06 GMT
Thanks, Keith. You seem to use Audacity on a keep-it-simple basis. There are so many possibilities that I thought I somehow ought to be exploiting more of them. If you've any other thoughts, please let me know.
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