Very creative work guys!
Also, I'd like to see that chart of notes and frequencies.
Thanks!
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Might be a bit of an odd question - is it
possible to simply/easily tweak an existing sound to try to get it to fall into
a frequency range
Jacob, I played it in the key of c. I have a chart of musical notes and
frequencies if anyone is interested.
Yes, the VFR is a v4. You will be happy to know he now has a Suzuki V-Strom
650 as a road bike and a GSXR 600 as a race bike. We did several laps of
Phillip Island the day after the first and so far only World Superbike race of
this year on the Strom. I will cease and desist before straying even further
off topic for the list.
Andrew
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Might be a bit of an odd question - is it
possible to simply/easily tweak an existing sound to try to get it to fall into
a frequency range
Andrew, your timing and spacing is definitely better than mine. <smile>
Suppose it also comes down to motor-style - VFR is a v-4 if remember correctly,
whereas the bandit is an in-line 4, so, it gives you a rather different sound.
I based my initial changes on the frequencies have here for the harmonica
tablature have for playing happy birthday - 2b, 2b, 3b, 2b 4d, 2b, where, for
example, 2b = blow through hole 2 = 311Hz, 3b = 369 and, 4d = 554, although,
you will not hear quite the same pitch/style with a draw instead of a blow
sound, but, all I did was start off with a piece of the exhaust revving sound,
and adjust it until it seemed to be close to 311Hz, and then used the same clip
and adjusted it to sort of match the other frequencies, and then just patched
them all together, rearranging them a little bit, clipping one or two of them
to shorten the rythm, etc., but anyway - took a total of roundabout half an
hour, so, could probably have been a bit more careful/specific - like said,
your timing definitely sounds better than mine.
You can tell your son (joke) he should have stuck with the Suzuki brand
- but, that's my own personal preference...
Nice one!
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"...resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
On 2020-07-22 12:07 PM, Andrew Downie wrote:
Hey Jacob, you beat me to it. I used a sample from my son's previous bike, a
VFR 750. It had a carbon Akrapovic pipe. It is a very different sound. I
tried it an octave higher, but it sounded silly - well, not like a VFR.
Coincidentally, my son's first two bikes were Bandits, a 600 and then a 1200.
I have a table of musical notes which I thought I would need, but finished up
selecting the notes from Audacity's Change Pitch dialog. Having tin ears, I
will not guarantee that tuning is spot on. Oh, and there's the timing.
The file is not very big, but I do not know whether the list will accept
attachments. Therefore, download from:
https://www.sendspace.com/pro/dl/hh4l07
Andrew
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Sent: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 6:44 PM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Might be a bit of an odd question - is
it possible to simply/easily tweak an existing sound to try to get it
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Ok, what I did was take a sample of the sound clip I wanted to use for this -
if of interest, it's a Suzuki Bandit 1200, with an after-market Yoshimura
tri-oval exhaust canister fitted - and, then using the frequency figures for
the harmonica I have here, and, using the change pitch effect in audacity, I
tried tweaking the basic frequency of the clip had extracted to match the
required frequencies as close as possible - or until they sounded more or
less right to me.
I then combined them all into the following audio clip - listen to it if you
want to, or don't, since it might just sound a bit odd to some 😉:
http://www.blindza.co.za/uploads/yoshi_hb.mp3
And, yes, in case you were wondering why I care about things like this, it
does relate to that the term in my e-mail signature relates to motorcycles,
and, not bicycles, and, this bike/exhaust combination happens to have been my
favourite in the old sighted days, and, these sound clips are how I wish my
fellow two-wheeled community members a 'happy birthday' - odd, but,
life/personality, or something...LOL!
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"...resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
On 2020-07-21 09:04 PM, Diane Scalzi wrote:
That was great! Thanks for sharing.The audacity4blind web site is at
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On Jul 21, 2020, at 7:16 AM, jacob kruger <jacob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:The audacity4blind web site is at
Andrew, here is a basic example - it's the happy birthday song, being
rendered by the sounds of motorcycles revving:
http://www.blindza.co.za/uploads/motorcycleHB.mp3
I pulled that one off youtube, where someone had just taken different
sounds and combined them into that clip. However, for example, was
thinking about taking a specific motorcycle/exhaust combination that
provides a cleaner, clearer sound, and, putting together something similar,
but, using the frequencies gathered from the notes I know how to play on a
harmonica, etc.?
Suppose best will just be to take the sound, and adjust it a bit at a time.
And, yes, this is all a bit of a side-thought, and, not really of
much importance... 😉
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"...resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
On 2020-07-21 12:26 PM, Andrew Downie wrote:The audacity4blind web site is at
Hi Jacob
I am not sure that I fully understand what you are aiming for. I just did
some playing around with the pitch change effect and wonder whether it may
be worth a bit more investigation. I was able to change the key of an
entire song by simply selecting a different key. I selected the entire
song and applied the effect and it was all processed.
Andrew
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Sent: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 7:01 PM
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Might be a bit of an odd question - is it
possible to simply/easily tweak an existing sound to try to get it
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Hi there
Know this may sound a bit odd, but, sort of relates to using alternative
sound forms to render a version of something like a common tune - for
example, I know the frequencies of the notes for happy birthday, but,
might want to take an alternative sound form, and, process it to play back
in the frequency ranges of the notes of a song like that?
Know could tune this bit by bit, using something like the change pitch
effect, but, just wondering if there's a simpler way to handle it, using
output frequency reanges, etc.?
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
"...resistance is futile...but, acceptance is versatile..."
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