Thanks Robbie. That's the way that I use it too. Anyone else care to comment? Steve On 2 August 2012 16:18, Robbie <tickleberryfun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Steve! > I have used Text Envelope several times, but never for multiple > adjustments. The aim was always to fade the volume to a certain level and > fade up again after a certain amount of time. If I had to do more than one > adjustment on one track, I'd rather apply Text Envelope repeatedly, than > calculating the values for several adjustments and entering them in one > long command line. > > Cheers, Robbie > -----Original Message----- > From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve the Fiddle > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:59 PM > To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Adjusting the volume of part of a track > > Thanks for the comment Robbie. This is exactly the kind of user feedback > that I need. > > "Text Envelope" is a plug-in written in the "Nyquist" programming > language. There are a lot of constraints to what can be done in the > interface of a Nyquist plug-in, so there needs to be a careful balance > between providing enough features and flexibility without becoming too > complicated. > > In the recent project where you needed to use "Text Envelope", did you > need to use multiple volume adjustments over time, or was it just that you > needed separate control of fade out and fade in times? I'm just trying to > get an idea of how much control and flexibility is needed to make it both > user friendly and useful. > > Steve > > > > On 30 July 2012 19:24, Robbie <tickleberryfun@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Steve! >> I use the Text Envelope occasionally. For a simple voice over I use >> Auto Duck, but recently for instance I recorded a song and I wanted >> most of the tracks to play low during the last verse. Without Text >> Envelope I would not have been able to do this. Only I whish the >> parameter input could be a little mor intuitive. I know you want to >> provide an option to do several volume adjustments over time, but I >> think the classic usage is fade to low and after a while fade to >> normal again. Why not introduce a "classic" option with input boxes >> for the fade length and the target DB value . >> >> Cheers, Robbie >> -----Original Message----- >> From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve the >> Fiddle >> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 11:43 AM >> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [audacity4blind] Adjusting the volume of part of a track >> >> Audacity has an "Envelope Tool" for smoothly adjusting the volume >> level over time. Unfortunately this tool is not accessible for blind > users. >> >> I have written a plug-in that aims to make this feature available to >> VIP's and other non-mouse users. >> The plug-in is called "Text Envelope" and is available from the >> Audacity >> wiki: I'm not sure if direct links are allowed on this mailing list, >> but if they are, this is it: >> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/w/images/0/02/TextEnvelope.ny >> >> My questions are: >> >> 1) Is this type of feature of interest to anyone? >> >> 2) Has anyone on this mailing list used the text envelope? If so, how >> did you get on with it? Are there any improvements that you would like >> to suggest? >> >> 4) Does anyone use other methods or techniques for adjusting the >> volume level of a track over time? >> >> 4) Is there some other approach to adjusting the level of part of a >> track that you would like implemented? For example, would you like to >> be able to make part of track go quieter and then return to the original > volume? >> Would you like a fade effect that allowed fading smoothly to a level >> other than silence? >> >> >> If you would like to try the text envelope but need help installing or >> using it, please ask and I can provide detailed instructions. >> >> Steve >> >> The audacity4blind web site is at >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind >> >> Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity >> keyboard commands, and more... >> >> To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to >> audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with subject line >> unsubscribe >> >> >> >> The audacity4blind web site is at >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind >> >> Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity >> keyboard commands, and more... >> >> To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to >> audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with subject line >> unsubscribe >> > > The audacity4blind web site is at > //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind > > Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity keyboard > commands, and more... > > To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to > audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with subject line > unsubscribe > > > > The audacity4blind web site is at > //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind > > Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, > Audacity keyboard commands, and more... > > To unsubscribe from audacity4blind, send an email to > audacity4blind-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with subject line > unsubscribe > The audacity4blind web site is at //www.freelists.org/webpage/audacity4blind Subscribe and unsubscribe information, message archives, Audacity keyboard commands, and more... 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