Audacity

soniczev · Post by **soniczev** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:48 am

So, I did a search in this subject and I noticed not a soul did a thread about it, so I figured I'd start one. I obtained the Freeware copy of Audacity today and I was wondering if any of the kind souls who read this Forum have any experience with the freeware version of audacity and could offer any tips or tricks to further enhance my user experience. I primarily use a Tascam mkII 424 for my recording and this is my first foray into digital. My sound is somewhat across the board, so while there's no one particular aural mood I'm going for, I still feel it's necessary to know the technology I'm using.
thanks.

Post by **tallowwaters** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:04 am

i still use it occasionally to layer/process more stubborn samples... its really a pretty easy to work with. cant really offer any overall help other than to say just load a little doofus beat in and keep screwing with it, other tracks and such. dont be scared

soniczev · Post by **soniczev** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:12 am

thank you!

Post by **tallowwaters** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:30 am

back in the day i used to use 2 omni mics and a karaoke machine that i would rip to the pc via creative wav editor for final procesing in cubase vst

eventually got a 414 and used audacity once i got to pc. synching tracks was my stumbling block, everthing else was a piece of piss. audacity is pretty damned nice for free.

brian.only · Post by **brian.only** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:21 pm

I use it mostly for converting aif files to wav., I have noticed it tends to run better on a PC. Its pretty basic/no nonsense and is good for trimming down samples or roughly splicing them together. My only beef is the limited zoom function, but for you cant really complain about freeware. I use Bias Peak for anything more complicated.

Post by **tallowwaters** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 3:41 pm

just playing around with this since you mentioned it, and it works great for playing back tracks dumped from d888. very nice.

krushing · Post by **krushing** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 12:58 pm

Another free & good option is Wavosaur (PC only though) - it's somewhat reminiscent of older Soundforge versions...

Post by **tallowwaters** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 3:34 pm

wavosaur is great for wav editing, but audacity can be a full multitracking studio, though i dont think it has plug in support, and the EQ has a funny name.

Post by **Blue Monster 65** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:20 am

I use Audacity mainly for voice overs, plus I've been dubbing old recordings to CD through it, too.

You can use VST plugins with it, provided you download the VST Enabler.

Tips? Dunno ... just run it and go! It's incredibly simple and intuitive, which is why I like it.

Mind you, I've never attempted to do loops, etc, so someone else will have to tell you about that, but as far as stereo- or multi-tracking go, it's a breeze.

Woof! - Scott