[audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files
- From: William Brandes <geeksbygod@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 09:22:22 -0500
interesting discussion. question. how do you focus on a single track
after inserting multiple discreet tracks of music, voice? i think i
have just lucked out. thanks. william
On 11/16/13, David Bailes <david_bailes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Gary, thanks for pointing out and correcting the typo,
> David.
>
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> On Fri, 15/11/13, Gary Campbell <campg2003@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 15 November, 2013, 19:09
>
> Select from cursor to end of selected
> tracks is Shift+k, edited below.
>
> Gary
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of David Bailes
> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:56 AM
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> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files
>
> Hi Mike,
> below are a few more details of the auto duck effect. Note,
> that you have to
> import rather than open files if you want to create tracks
> out of more than
> one file in a project. This is because opening a file
> creates a new
> project, unless the project is a newly created empty
> project. On the file
> menu, open the import sub menu, and choose audio
> (ctrl+shift+I). So if
> you've got two files, you can open or import the first one,
> but you have to
> import the second one.
>
> Auto Duck
>
> The Auto Duck effect reduces (ducks) the volume in the
> selected audio during
> the periods in which the level of another track, known as
> the control track,
> exceeds a certain threshold. The Auto duck effect uses the
> track which comes
> immediately after the last selected track as the control
> track.
>
> So, for example, if you've got one music track, and one
> voice track in the
> project, and you want to reduce the volume of the music when
> there's speech
> in the voice track:
> 1.Make sure that the music track is the first track. If it
> isn't, you can
> move a track up or down the track table by opening its menu,
> and choosing
> Move Track Up or Move Track Down respectively.
> 2.Make sure that the voice track is not selected.
> 3.Select all the audio in the music track. To do this, first
> make sure that
> the track is selected. Then select a time range that
> includes all the audio
> in the track: press J to move the cursor to the start of the
> audio in the
> selected track, and then press Shift + K to select from the
> cursor to the
> end of the audio in the selected track.
> 4.On the Effects menu, open the Auto Duck dialog, and
> if you've happy with
> the default settings, then just press Enter to press the
> default OK button.
>
> Auto Duck settings:
> - Duck amount. This is the amount of volume reduction of the
> selected audio
> during the periods when the level in the control tracks
> exceeds the
> threshold. Its given in decibels, and its default value is
> -12dB.
> - Maximum pause. If the time between two periods when the
> level in the
> control track exceeds the threshold is less than the Maximum
> pause
> parameter, then the selected audio continues to be ducked in
> this time –
> there isn't a fade up and then a fade down. If for example
> the control track
> contains speech, then if there are pauses less than the
> maximum pause, then
> the selected audio continues to be ducked during this
> period. The default
> value of Maximum pause is 1 second. Note that regardless of
> this setting the
> Maximum pause is always at least the sum of the outer fade
> lengths, which
> are described below.
> - Fade lengths. The time over which the volume in the
> selected audio is
> faded down to the reduced volume is made up of two parts.
> The volume of the
> selected audio can start to fade down before the level in
> the control track
> starts exceeding the threshold. This time interval is known
> as the outer
> fade down length, because it occurs outside of the time when
> the threshold
> is exceeded, and its default value is 0.5 seconds. In
> addition, the volume
> can finish fading down after the threshold starts to be
> exceeded. This
> interval is known as the inner fade down length, because it
> occurs inside
> the time when the threshold is exceeded, and its default
> value is 0 seconds.
>
> In an entirely similar manner, the time over which the
> volume in the
> selected audio is faded back up is also made up of two
> parts: the inner and
> the outer fade up lengths, which have default values of 0
> and 0.5 seconds
> respectively.
>
> - Threshold. The selected audio is ducked during the periods
> when the level
> in the control track exceeds this threshold. It's given in
> decibels, and its
> default value is -16dB.
>
> David.
>
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> On Fri, 8/11/13, Mike Bernard <mbern6516@xxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Friday, 8 November, 2013, 18:39
>
> Hi Robby,Could you explain how to use the audo
> duck feature in step-by-step instructions? I looked at the
> built-in manual that comes with Audacity, and like many
> articles we find online that explain how to do something,
> they’re assuming that the user is using a mouse, and
> I’m not able to use the mouse. I’m hoping to
> create a recording that simulates a radio broadcast like
> sound. Whereas, at the beginning, there’s
> approximately 15 seconds of instrumental music, then at
> the
> point where the narration would begin, the music will fade
> down but continue to play at a comfortable level so that
> it
> doesn’t get in the way of the voice track. Thus,
> allowing the listener to hear both the music and voice
> track. Then, when the voice track ends, the music will
> fade
> back up and play for a few seconds, then fade out.
> Thanks.MikeRochester, NY. USA
> From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of
> Robbie
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 1:25 AM
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio
> files Hi Mike!
> You can use the Auto Duck effect to create a
> voice over. Make sure the voice track is below the music
> track and use the track align options to move the voice
> track to where you want it to start. Then make sure only
> the
> music track is selected, select the audio by pressing j
> shift-k and apply Auto Duck. If you want The music to
> fade to silence during the voice track cut it off where
> you
> want it to end and perform a fade before applying Auto
> Duck. Cheers,
> RobbieFrom: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mike Bernard
> Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2013 11:43 PM
> To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [audacity4blind] mixing two audio
> files
> Hello fellow Audacity users,I'm in the process of
> creating a demo
> recording for an online radio station to which I'm
> thinking about joining in the near future.I'd like to add
> music to an
> already
> existing audio file in such a way that I can combined the
> music and the audio file together. Thus, when the
> completed
> file is played back, in the beginning of the recording,
> the
> music will start to play first, then after so much time,
> the
> music will fade slightly and the audio file containing me
> speaking will play, creating a smooth balance between my
> voice and the music, similar to what happens when someone
> is
> talking live over the radio with background music playing.
> Then, once that recording is done, I can fix it so that
> the
> music will either fade back up, or fade to silence
> completely, when the speaking portion of the recording is
> done. Thus, allowing me to create a somewhat professional
> sounding recording. I say somewhat professional, because I
> don't have any pro audio equipment or anything fancy
> like a studio would. Also, is there a way to get audacity
> to
> record in stereo? Thanks.MikeRochester, NY.
>
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