Good on ya for learning! It can be fun and rewarding and sometimes frustrating.
When I use any of the effects that change the original recording I always use
the “Use high quality stretching (slow) check box“ because it doesn’t
“distort” the track as much. It takes significantly longer to apply the effect,
but it’s worth it.
The check box is a few tab presses down in the effect user interface.
Cheers,
David
From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Behalf Of Quinn Price
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2023 6:46 AM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] Questions About Tempo and Effects in General
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
