Ah, the plot thickens. Are you using shift-s to solo a track. When I do that
with Audacity 2.3.2, the track I am on is shown as soloed and the rest are
shown as muted. If you are not getting that response, let us know what is
happening.
Justin reminded me of another option for replacing the material. Rather than
creating a separate track, you could go to the end of the current track and
record the new material. Then select that material, press control-x to cut it
and, putting the cursor in the right spot, press control-v to paste it.
Further to Justin’s question, unless I have missed it Audacity does not have an
insert facility. That is why all this cutting and pasting is necessary.
Andrew
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Adding two words to a track in Audacity
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for coming through for me. I like the sound of your first approach, but
what keys do I use to select the words I want to insert into the first track.
Also, I actually have three tracks in the project now, but can’t tell which
track contains the words. I can’t seem to hear any of the tracks separately,
although I soloed each track to hear them individually. Hope you can help more.
Thanks.
Diane
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Adding two words to a track in Audacity
Hi Diane
The mail did get through on this occasion, so hopefully that issue is fixed.
Now to replacing one word with three. I think the following approach should do
the trick.
Delete the offending word and deselect that track. Then, on a separate track,
record the three words to replace it. Select those words and copy with
control-c. Select the original track and move the cursor to the point where
you deleted the original word and paste with control-v.
Here is another approach, which I like but requires a bit of digital
gymnastics. Create a new track in readiness for the new recording. Then
delete the word you do not want. Deselect that track and arrow down to the new
track and record the new material. You then need to get the exact length of
the new material. Deselect that track and arrow up to the original track and
select it. With the cursor aligned with the start of the new material, go to
the Generate menu and arrow to Silence. Set the duration of silence to match
the length of the material on the second track.
In summary, you delete unwanted material from the first track and replace it
with new material on a second track. You then add silence on the first track
so that later material gets pushed along.
Have I confused you completely?
Andrew
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Adding two words to a track in Audacity
Hi Everyone,
I apologize for changing the subject of this message. For some reason, I am
subscribed to the list but my messages aren’t getting through. Please someone
let me know if you receive this. I want to delete one word from a track and add
three words in their place. Also, how can I get my messages through to the
list. I hope someone can help. I’m desperate. Thanks.
Diane
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Setting levels in Audacity
As promised some weeks ago, I have at last recorded a tutorial on setting
levels in Audacity. I started doing this several weeks ago, but was overtaken
by a nasty cold which made my voice sound worse than usual. While not entirely
happy with the sound, I decided to stop fiddling and make it available as is.
Many thanks to Robert for information he has provided previously on this topic
and for reviewing my material. For those who are interested, the recording
will take up eight minutes of your time. So, here it is, audacity-levels.mp3
<https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/c675ys> .
Andrew
