TODO - my LibriVox setup notes - https://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/User:Spiralofhope/1-Minute_Test_redux
(on Wikipedia)
Chocolatey: audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/
A free audio recording / editing suite.
Very capable, but rather confusing.
See also:
- Push To Talk works when Audacity is not focused.
- https://portableapps.com/apps/music_video/audacity_portable
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- 2022-11-30 - 3.2.1 on macOS 10.15.7 Catalina on an Apple Macbook Pro A1278 - 13" Laptop with a Blue Yeti
- x on Windows 11
- 2021-04-13 - 3.0.2 on Windows 10
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2021-04-04 - 3.0.0 on Windows 10
- It had a problem with applying a macro.
- 2020-09-23 - 2.4.2 on Windows 10
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2020-09-23 - 2.3.2 on Windows 10
- Being used for some time.
- 2019-04-21 - 2.3.1 on Windows 10
- 2018-07-10 - 2.2.2 on Windows 10
- earlier than 2018-07-10 - 2.1.3 on on Windows 10
- Afterward I switched to other audio gear - (not noted)
- At some point I started using a Blue Yeti Nano
- 2017-07-08 - 2.0.6 on Devuan-1.0.0-jessie-i386-DVD
- 2017-05-31 - (version not recorded) on Devuan beta1
- 2017-05-13 - 2.0.2.0 on Pandora SuperZaxxon176
- 2017-05-12 - 2.1.3 on Windows 10
- earlier - 2.1.0 on Windows 10
- (date not recorded) - 2.1.3 and earlier on Linux (distributions not recorded)
- 2009-01-24 - 1.3.3-beta (Unicode) on (distribution not recorded) with a Blue Yeti
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I had likely used Audacity in the past, and with a Blue Yeti
2020-09-23 - 2.4.2 ∞
Fix long startup time ∞
I don't know when it started happening, but there was an obscenely slow startup time.
Thanks to https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/audacity-takes-very-long-to-start/55892/27 [ 1 ]
- Exit Audacity
- Device Manager
- > Audio inputs and outputs
- Uninstall my audio drivers for my microphone
- Unplug and re-plug my microphone
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Start Audacity by loading a project
2020-09-23 - 2.4.2 ∞
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The equalization settings were silently changed, and the user is expected to hunt around for a solution.
- "Graphic EQ" and "Filter Curve" were created.
- https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/eq_xml_to_txt_converter.html
- Tools > Add / Remove Plug-ins...
- enable
eq-xml-to-txt-converter
- Tools > EQ XML to TXT Converter
- .. and I can't figure out where my old EQ stuff is. Whatever, I'll just redo everything from scratch. In my case I used the filter curve. I'm glad I kept good notes from the earlier version.
- Tools > Add / Remove Plug-ins...
- disable
eq-xml-to-txt-converter
2020-09-23 - 2.3.2 ∞
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I was forced to update because it a crash when editing equalization settings in a macro.
- The update was to 2.4.2
- fixed in 2.3.2
2017-07-08 - 2.0.6 ∞
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bug 1315 - AIFF extension always added
Exporting doesn't produce anything ∞
Exporting as m4a, either with the defaults or my own presets for Vimeo will only produce a short file. For longer projects, it will take time to export yet the file is the same small thing.
This worked in my previous Devuan installation.
I tried this based on some list I found on the audacity wiki (whose link I forgot to record):
\apt-get install audacity-data libasound2 libavcodec56 libavformat56 libavutil54 libc6 libexpat1 libflac++6 libflac8 libgcc1 libglib2.0-0 libid3tag0 libmad0 libmp3lame0 libogg0 libportaudio2 libportsmf0 libsbsms10 libsndfile1 libsoundtouch0 libsoxr0 libstdc++6 libtwolame0 libvamp-hostsdk3 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libwxbase3.0-0 libwxgtk3.0-0
The following packages will be REMOVED: libavcodec-extra libavcodec-extra-56 The following NEW packages will be installed: libavcodec56
2009-01-24 - 1.3.3-beta (Unicode) ∞
Fails hard. I have to quit out of it after attempting one record.
I can't figure out how to properly write audio to disk. Why can't it just be magic? Sigh.
I made Ripping protected audio
Usage and troubleshooting ∞
Macros ∞
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Macros are text files which are stored in
%appdata%\audacity\Macros
Audacity slow startup ∞
This was reproduced with an XLR interface.
- Exit Audacity
- Uninstall your audio devices
- Unplug and re-plug your interface
- Wait a moment
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Start Audacity
Ripping protected audio ∞
From 2009-01-24 - 1.3.3-beta (Unicode)
Overly complicated interface.
- Preferences > Check your input/output settings. I changed mine to "ALSA (default)"
- click record
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begin the playback of your protected audio
Punch and roll record ∞
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/punch_and_roll_record.html [ 2 ]
- Pause your recording
- Select a point, before which you like, and after which you do not like.
Transport > Recording > Punch and Roll Record
(shift-d
)- The track will delete all content after your selected point.
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The track will rewind by five seconds and begin playing.
- This cannot be configured.
- (pretend that you are recording; speak or whatever)
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After the five seconds of playback is up, Audacity begins recording as normal.
True Peak Limiter? ∞
I don't know if Audacity does "true peak limiting".
https://www.google.ca/search?q=audacity+%22true+peak+limiter
Import .srt subtitles as labels ∞
Not possible.
Workaround: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Movie_subtitles_(*.SRT)
Alternatives ∞
- /tag/audio-editing-software
- https://www.ableton.com/en/live/
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https://web.archive.org/web/20221108232135/https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio/
Last updated 2023-04-24 at 03:16:41
Updated to 2.4.2
fixed a problem with opening projects taking a very long time
Added punch and roll recording.
Noting my upgrades through 3.x
it can't import subtitles..