Hello all,
I have some questions about something that happened to me recently. I had
some audio where I was speaking and I decided that, during a particular
stretch, I as speaking too slowly. So I began to experiment with ways to
adjust the rate of my speech. I first tried applying the speed effect, but
I imagine most fold can imagine what happened there; I didn't realize it
would adjust my pitch too. I then tried using the tempo effect and this is
where things got interesting.
First of all, I was able to speed my speech up, but it was way too fast.
However, after I tried slowing it down, it almost sounded as though I had
an echo, or as though two versions of my voice were playing on top of each
other. I was able to undo all my mistakes and even set the audio to a tempo
that is almost satisfactory, but I have some follow-up questions.
First, is applying the tempo effect actually the best way to adjust the
rate of a selection of audio in the first place? If so, does anyone know
why my audio became distorted, for lack of a better word, after just a
couple of adjustments? How can I prevent this in the future? I'm open to
the idea that perhaps I should just re-record that stretch of audio, but,
honestly, I would really rather not. Also, perhaps I haven't been thorough
enough, but is there a keystroke or control that strips away all effects
from a selection of audio? I tried using the normalize effect, but this
probably highlights my current ignorance because that made the audio sound
nothing but normal. Ultimately, the undo option saved me, but I'm curious
if there is a more efficient way to strip away unwanted changes.
As an unnecessary aside, contrary to statements I made on this list a
couple of weeks ago, I have begun to start working with multiple tracks of
audio. It is mostly a matter of curiosity right now. I'm not convinced that
I know what I'm doing yet, but I'm having a lot of fun figuring it out.
Best,
Quinn
