[audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files

  • From: David Bailes <david_bailes@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 18:09:50 +0000 (GMT)

Hi William,
do you mean how to you listen to a single track is there are more than one 
tracks?
You can toggle the solo setting of the focussed track by pressing shift+s. If 
one or more tracks have the solo setting on, then only those tracks are played 
back.

David.

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On Sat, 16/11/13, William Brandes <geeksbygod@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

 Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: mixing two audio files
 To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Date: Saturday, 16 November, 2013, 14:22
 
 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.
 >
 > --------------------------------------------
 > 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-----
 >  From: audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 >  [mailto:audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
 >  On Behalf Of David Bailes
 >  Sent: Monday, November 11, 2013 3:56 AM
 >  To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
 >  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.
 >
 >  --------------------------------------------
 >  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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