No - Audacity has a completely different set of keyboard commands. Below is
some additional help. I sent this to Neal and Curtis off list, but since
there seems to be so much interest in working with Audacity and what
capabilities it has, here it is for the entire list:
There is a manual built into Audacity these days - Well, actually the link
to the documentation under Help brings you to a web document.
Anyway, here is a very useful resource for using Audacity with a screen
reader:
http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Audacity-2.1.2-Guide.html
In addition, here is another useful page about accessibility in Audacity:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/accessibility.html
One more resource is the Audacity for blind users wiki:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audacity_for_blind_users#Documentation_and
_mailing_lists
The last link also gives links to an audacity forum for blind users.
In case you are interested in how the Noise Reduction is performed in
Audacity, here is what I sent Curtis off list:
To perform noise reduction in Audacity:
1. Select a small section of the noise (just the noise).
2. Hit Alt+C to bring up the Effects pull-down menu.
3. Arrow down to Noise Cancellation or hit "N" twice and hit enter.
4. Tab to the "Get Noise" button and hit enter.
5. Select the entire file with control+A or highlight the section in
which you want to remove the noise.
6. Get back into the Noise Reduction dialog as above.
7. Select the amount by which you want to reduce the noise and other
parameters in this dialog. I generally take the defaults.
8. Tab to "OK" and hit enter.
BTW, the other real power of Audacity is the ability to import plug-ins from
other places to expand what Audacity can do. These can be plug-ins from
other programs, plug-ins you purchased, or plug-ins you found for free.
This is a great way for a program like Audacity to leverage what it can do
based on other tools out there. Too bad SR doesn't follow that model.
Hope that helps.
--Pete
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Hi Neal,
Does Audacity use the same windows key commands Studio recorder uses?
Harry
On 8/21/2016 2:02 AM, Neal Ewers wrote:
I suspect you will have better luck using Audacity and not Studio
Recorder, because I don't think Studio recorder will ever be made to
be what you want it to be. It's not the reason it was written, it is
not the way it is used by its users, and the many people who use it
for talking book purposes will not be able to train new people on all
the functions you want. And, do you want to pay $400 or whatever it
would cost to do all you want to do. If you only want to use one, I
would start work getting very familiar with Audacity.
Neal
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Hi Pete and all,
We should have choices, but a person should not have to use 2 programs
to do audio production, and, they should not have to learn 2 programs
to do audio production, as well.
So, let's get studio recorder to have the features Audacity does, and
then, everybody will only need to use Studio Recorder, and not Audacity.
Harry
On 8/11/2016 2:12 PM, Peter Torpey wrote:
Mary and others,from:
I don't know what version of Audacity you were using, but in the
latest versions there is a comprehensive manual under the Help pull
down menu. The latest version is version 2.1.2 and can be downloaded
http://www.audacityteam.org/with a keyboard, but it certainly is functional.
An overview of accessibility for different operating systems can be
found
at:
http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/accessibility.html
On that page there is also a link to using Audacity with JAWS. That
link
is:
http://vip.chowo.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/jaws/Audacity-2.1.2-Guide.h
t
ml
I use Audacity in conjunction with Studio Recorder. Studio Recorder
is optimized for use via the keyboard and is extremely easy to use
with a screen reader. On the other hand, Audacity has a number of
features that can be very useful and are not contained in Studio
Recorder (such as the Noise Reduction effect, ability to import and
export almost any file format, support for multiple audio tracks,
etc.). Besides being very easy to use with keyboard commands, the
best thing I like about Studio Recorder is the ability to easily put
place markers throughout a track and label each of these place
markers with some comments. I haven't found Audacity quite as
intuitive to use
Anyway, at least we have choices and multiple tools to do the job
that needs being done.
--Pete
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I wasn't happy with Audacity when I explored it. I was discouraged
because I couldn't find a manual, as I could with Studio Recorder. I
don't intend to start a debate; this isn't the place for it. Rather,
I'll say that SR is well worth the money, and the way it works makes
a great deal of sense to me. Having used it for over ten years, and
purchased it when it came out fifteen years ago, it's well worth the
money; it took five years to get around to starting to learn it; I
was just too busy with a hectic schedule at work, etc. I'm a fan forever!
There are functions I wish it had, but it's always met my needs for
podcasting and other audio editing.
Mary
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