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Normalise my mixes within Audacity... (pg. 2)
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| Neo95gt |
| I have a problem with Audacity where when I play back the recorded mix there are skipped beats, beats that get doubled up, and some speed related distortion. Anyone experience similar problems? Any way I can fix this? |
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| agentdansmith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Neo95gt
I have a problem with Audacity where when I play back the recorded mix there are skipped beats, beats that get doubled up, and some speed related distortion. Anyone experience similar problems? Any way I can fix this? |
Sounds like either a dodgy install of the program (try re-downloading it and installing it again) or something wrong with your setup... |
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| david.michael |
I'd say you've got something running in the background that's interrupting.
Try turning off everything you can (antivirus, spyware programs, etc.).
If still a no-go, try going to Start > Run, type "msconfig", go to the "startup" tab and then uncheck everything. Reboot and try recording again. If the problem goes away, start turning stuff back on (rebooting inbetween) until the problem comes back. |
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| G-Con |
| This is something you could have asked me about ;) |
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| Neo95gt |
| quote: | Originally posted by david.michael
I'd say you've got something running in the background that's interrupting.
Try turning off everything you can (antivirus, spyware programs, etc.).
If still a no-go, try going to Start > Run, type "msconfig", go to the "startup" tab and then uncheck everything. Reboot and try recording again. If the problem goes away, start turning stuff back on (rebooting inbetween) until the problem comes back. |
yeah I turn off everything I can. I'll try to clean up the computer more. Thanks |
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| skip |
| quote: | Originally posted by Neo95gt
I have a problem with Audacity where when I play back the recorded mix there are skipped beats, beats that get doubled up, and some speed related distortion. Anyone experience similar problems? Any way I can fix this? |
if it's none of the problems suggested before, i'd also check the quality settings on audacity. better make the sample rate 44100 Hz and sample format 32 bit float (you can try other settings as well if these don't work for you. it really depends on your sound card). |
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| agentdansmith |
| quote: | Originally posted by G-Con
This is something you could have asked me about ;) |
I spoke to you about normalising the other day and didn't get much response, but yeah, I'll give you a shout when I come to compress my new mix - maybe Saturday night? |
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| Neo95gt |
| quote: | Originally posted by skip
if it's none of the problems suggested before, i'd also check the quality settings on audacity. better make the sample rate 44100 Hz and sample format 32 bit float (you can try other settings as well if these don't work for you. it really depends on your sound card). |
Thanks man. And when I record then convert to mp3, it only comes out to 128kbps........anyway to get 192+? |
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| agentdansmith |
| quote: | Originally posted by Neo95gt
Thanks man. And when I record then convert to mp3, it only comes out to 128kbps........anyway to get 192+? |
Yes you need to download the Lame codec and place that in the Audacity folder. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by Neo95gt
Thanks man. And when I record then convert to mp3, it only comes out to 128kbps........anyway to get 192+? |
Audacity preferences, File Formats tab, MP3 Export Setup... change the bitrate. |
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| DJ RANN |
I can't help thinking that compression is a bit over the top for this problem, what is essentially a simple gain issue. You also will loose a lot of your dynamic range, making everything sound relatively louder. I also wouldn't suggest this for someone who doesn't know what ratio and threshold are either.....
It seems the problem is with the level going in to your computer. Rec out (on most decent mixers) is line level when the gains are at relative 0db (i.e. just before clipping) and are not affected by the master volume pot.
That means if you're coming straight out of your 92, and going in to your soundcard, it's simply just a matter of incorrect soundcard or audacity settings.
Try this: set the channel gain on your mixer to 0db/just before clip and now check the input level going in audacity (level meters). If the level is too low then check your soundcard settings (+4 or -10) and the relevant settings in audacity (sorry don't know what soundcard you're using and haven't used audacity in ages so can't advise more now).
Check this thread for a similar issue (actually the opposite) but it might help explain a few things....
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...=8&pagenumber=3 |
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| skip |
can you upload the unedited wav that you are trying to amplify? if people could try around with it themselves, the problem might be solved more easily.
if you can't do that, then can you at least post a screen shot of the unedited waveform? it might be just one pop or click or something like that preventing the amplification if you want to keep it from going over 0 dB.
also what is your source material? because making a "loud enough" digital copy of a vinyl recording will in most cases require a little bit of compression as the waveform is not as even as in a purely digital copy. |
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