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Audio Editing and Recording
Audio editing and recording software is any software which is used to create and manipulate audio files. Questions about editing and recording techniques and applications belong here.
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How many foreign language songs did Connie Francis record?
Connie Francis recorded over 30 foreign language songs throughout her career. She is known for her ability to sing in multiple languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, and German. Some of her most popular foreign language hits include "Volare" and "Bambino." Her multilingual repertoire contributed to her widespread appeal in various international markets.
How do I configure my Casio LK-90tv keyboard so I can record it's output in Sony Acid Pro 7?
Connect the audio output of the Casio to the line input of your sound card.
How can you convert Garage Band files on a mac os x?
Garageband songs can be shared to iTunes or exported to a file as MP3 or AIFF files. Garageband songs cannot be exported to FLStudio, ProTools, Cubase, Sonar or other project file types. If you have Logic Studio, you can open Garageband songs and export the tracks to AAF or OMF files. The virtual instruments and loops that are included with Garageband cannot be used in other programs.
What was used to record music in the 1950?
In 1950, recording studios owned by the big record companies had tape recorders, but they were too expensive for most independent studios. Smaller studios would record directly to lacquer-coated blanks, just as they did in the 1940s. There would typically be just a few microphones, a mixer and an amplifier driving an electromagnetic cutting head, which carved an undulating groove in the lacquer blank on a lathe.
When recording direct-to-disk, there was little possibility of overdubbing or editing. Any mistakes would require another take. Musicians who caused a need for additional takes usually did not get invited back.
By the mid 1950s, tape recorders became more affordable and studios began to take advantage of the ability to edit and overdub parts. Ampex introduced a 3-track tape recorder which was widely adopted by recording studios by the late '50s. After the tracks were mixed to a master tape, however, it was used to cut a lacquer master disk and the rest of the process was the same as during the direct-to-disk era.
After recording, the lacquer disk was electroplated and used to make a metal master, which was like a negative--it had ridges where the lacquer had grooves. The master would be used to make multiple metal molds called mother disks (positives), and the mother disks would be used to make multiple stamperdies (negatives). All of those transfers were done by electrochemical processes. The stampers were plated with hard metal so that they could withstand pressing thousands of vinyl records in hydraulic presses.
After making the mother matrices, the studio would safely store the master disk in their library. The original lacquer would be discarded.
How do you autotune your voice on audacity?
Download Ateres Autotune online, you can buy it or get a 30 free trial or get it illegally for free. You have to install it as a separate program and it only works with audacity BETA. You will see it in your effects menu when you are done.
When will 8-Tracks be reinvented?
What has been invented cannot be reinvented.
It is unlikely that 8-tracks will ever be a popular form of music listening device again. While many people who experienced them in their prime are huge fans of the sound reproduction (just shy of that of the LP), they were big and bulky. Technology tends to go toward the minimizing end, and there is just no way to minimize an 8-track tape or player beyond the level they reached in the late '70's and early '80's. Fortunately or unfortunately they are thing of the past.
Assuming you are asking about "8 track tapes" sold to consumers for their listening pleasure and not the recording studio "8 track" the name 8 track is actually a bit decieving. The technology placed 8 mono tracks (4 stereo tracks) across the width of the tape. The tape played in an endless loop with a piece of foil at the loop end (spice) which would signal the playback head to change position to listen to a different stereo pair each time it changed channels. This effectively reduced the amount of tape required for a whole album by approximatly 75%, reducing both the cost to the record companies duplicator and the quality to the consumer by narrowing the width of the magnetic information on the tape. Not that anybody was going to purchase 1/4" reel to reel tapes of albums, the record companies wanted a portable format. (It would be difficult to play a vinyl record in a car) I can only assume that this gave Phillips the idea to narrow the tape and place it into a smaller "cassette" which won the format war in the era. It was however foreshadowing the idea of random access playback that we use today in the form of Laserdiscs, CD's, DVD's, Wave files, and MP3's. (too many computer file formats to list.) It seems we are on a never ending quest for smaller storage space. (how many MP3"s can you fit on your IPod?) Or, (conspiricy theory) how many times can the record company sell you the same music over and over again because your format is obselete?
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How do you lower surface noise when playing LPs?
Reducing surface noise on LPs can be difficult, depending on the amount of damage.
The first thing to do is remove as much surface dirt as possible. Various techniques include the use of a soft camel's-hair brush or a piece of velvet cloth, moved in the direction of the grooves. Gently blowing air across the surface can help remove loosened dirt, but use something like a photo dust remover. Canned compressed air for cleaning computer keyboards has propellants and is quite cold, both of which can damage an LP. Blowing from your mouth risks accidentally getting saliva on the disk, which can be pretty gross.
Once surface dirt has been removed, you should use a good-quality turntable with an adjustable-weight tonearm. Keep the tonearm weight within the manufacturer's recommended limits. An old child's player or other low-quality turntable will do more harm than good.
After you've done those things, the rest of the work is electronic. My own experience has been to make a direct copy of the LP onto a computer using as little adjustment as possible. I.e. no equalization, and record at a volume that limits the loudest passages to the "0 db" marking on the recording software's volume meter.
Now that you have a "raw" or "base" recording, you can use any one of a number of different music-editing programs to try to clean up the music further. One particularly good, free program is called Audacity. It provides adjustable hiss and click filters that can be applied to the base recording, so you can experiment to find what's most pleasing (or least disturbing) to your ears. Of course you should always keep the base copy separate so you can go back to it later if needed; don't save the cleaned recording in its place.
If the record is too badly damaged to be recovered using these home techniques, there are several private companies that specialize in restoring LPs and older recordings. However their services can be expensive so you'll have to decide whether what you're trying to restore is worth the money, not to mention searching online to see if it's already been released on CD or mp3.
When should you use CD or Flash drive?
A CD is useful if you are going to play music in an older stereo or car. Most will have a CD player. Some newer CD players will play CD's with MP3 compressed audio, extending the play time by as much as 90%. A flash drive is useful if you want to hold more music (most flash drives hold much more than 1 Gigabyte (1024MB) of info, CD's top out at 800MB. Flash drives can also hold any type of compressed audio or higher-than-CD quality audio (higher than 16 bit, 44.1kHz).
Flash drives also have no moving parts, and are not as susceptible to extreme temperatures, scratching or moisture.
What is two metasites files you can use to locate audio or video?
metasites and locating audio and video files.
Can you add a hidden track before the first track of a CD using Toast Titanium?
No, Toast created Red Book CD audio discs that conform to the established standards, and cannot create a track before track 1. You can create a 'hidden' track by sticking extra content at the end of the last track with a suitable gap. Just insert a 5 or 10-second gap at the end of the last standard track and then the extra audio.
How do you make your voice clear in a song?
1. Filter out the noise by cutting very low frequencies with an EQ.
2. Use a noise filter like WAVES z-noise ot izotope noise remover (waves is better)
3. use a compressor to compress the sound, usually a ratio of 4:1 will do the job, just trust your ears and listen to a reference, (something you want to sound like)
4. Last but not least - GET A GOOD SINGER!!
How do you avoid loop back audio in recording?
Not quite sure what you are referring to.
If you mean FEEDBACK....turn you speakers down to zero when recording with a microphone...just use headphones to monitor the signal.
Rick nelson rendition of dream lover?
rick nelson's rendition of dream lover appears in two forms. one is more sparse and stripped down. the other contains the same vocal by rick and appears to have had additional guitar work added later. this version appears on rick's Memphis sessions album. the sparse treatment appears on his legacy box set. does anyone know the history of rick's recording of this tune. thanks.
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What BitTorrent program should you use?
I have tested over 20 bittorrent programs and they all run at about the same speeds when properly set up.
I would rate Vuze and uTorrent as the two best. They both have all the basic features that are needed, excellent support and are leaders in the bittorrent field.
Vuze is larger and uses a good amount of RAM. It has many more features available in the program and through its plugins. The latest being its "Devices" tab, which will convert (if necessary) and transfer to other devices such as iPod, XBox, Ps3 etc.. There is also the Vuze download platform , which offers legal downloads and an outlet for independent media producers.
uTorrent is the smallest bittorrent client (263KB) and uses the least amount of RAM of any bittorrent client. Yet it has all the basic features needed for torrenting. Their latest advance is the introduction of uTP transfers, which make throttling by ISPs difficult, if not impossible.
Both uTorrent and Vuze have excellent support through their FAQs, forums, guides (uTorrent) and Wiki (Vuze).
See the related link below, Best Free BitTorrent Client, for more info and links to downloads and set up guides.
How do you make a song instrumental on wavepad?
You cannot remove vocals completely with Wavepad. No program can.
You can reduce the volume of the vocals with the Effects -> Special Effects -> Reduce Vocals function, but this will alter the other instruments so that resulting audio will be in mono, and sound like it is underwater.
If this is the only speaker you are using, use the Main Mix outputs. The stereo tape outputs will not be controlled by the Main Mix fader/knob. If you are using main speakers plus an additional monitor, use an auxiliary send on the mixer to allow the creation of an independent monitor mix.
How long does it take to compose a song?
It depends on the composer. Some songs will take a long time to get just right, some will be fast. Some people are more inclined when it comes to composing music and can do it faster than the rest.
How do you isolate sounds in audio tracks?
You can do any number of things, from cutting around the sound you want inside your audio editing software, then using equalisation to try and remove frequencies not related to your sound.
Another possibility would be if the sound is panned center in a stereo recording, you can use a tool like Adobe Audition or other audio app or plugin to extract the center channel information from the stereo signal. This is often used to pull voice samples from say a movie, for use in a music track.
How do you use garageband to recreate a Steinway piano?
The Steinway piano is added to GarageBand with the Symphony orchestra Jam Pack. (See links below)
