Re: What does everyone use? [by rev9k]

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:07:46 -0000

Audio Editors:: What does everyone use?
I believe that Audacity can be extended using through VST plugins, which greatly expands the capabilities. I have used it in Windows and it is pretty good there. In Linux it is pretty ugly :(

I use OSX, and the audio editor that I use is called Amadeus Pro. It was pretty cheap, and just like most things Mac it is very simple to use, the interface just kind of stays out of your way. You can see the software at http://www.hairersoft.com/AmadeusPro/AmadeusPro.html.

One thing that is annoying with it is that no matter what you have the audio file(s) associated with, the software will associate any files created with itself, so you have to keep going in and manually fixing that with each edited file. Pretty annoying!!!

Re: How do you do with clipping vocals? [by chip]

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:45:58 -0000

Audio Editors:: How do you do with clipping vocals?
In an interesting side note (at least to me) I learned what I believe to be the cause of the problem. I am posting it here in case anyone else can learn from it.

I was having a clipping problem with a song we were recording and decided to try a mic stand and some distance. The overall tones began to change drastically no matter the distance and when I went back to the original set up the clipping was actually worse! I had forgot to mention in my original post that the drivers for my sound card had to be reinstalled. When I did this all the settings went back to a default state in essence turning my mic volumes WAY up and resetting the equalizer I had been using on my vocals. I eventually remembered the driver install and when I went in to start checking settings I saw the default settings and was able to correct the problem. So I guess I am saying:

1. Check all the "simple" hardware stuff (settings on knobs on audio/input device, cables, mic, sound card, etc) if for no other reason to eliminate them. If you can, swap out suspect stuff with known working stuff.

2. Check software settings. It might be a good idea to write them down once they are where you like them. At the very least, take a snapshot of your screen and save it on an external or separate storage device if it is software driven.

3. When drivers are installed/reinstalled, they may affect how you record. Adjust the settings (line inputs, etc) on things like sound cards so they are correct to your situation.

4. If you use a separate equalizer on your inputs, check the settings on those, also. Write down the settings when they are where you like them or take a snapshot of the screen and store these on a separate storage device if it is software driven.

5. Document any and all changes to your systems so that troubleshooting can be done easily and quickly. Driver updates, system updates, hardware changes, or even settings changes in case you forget. This was the case in my situation. If I had had that list I could have gone through it and found the problem pretty quickly as opposed to a week of wanting to shoot my PC!!

All of this stuff is helpful in troubleshooting PCs in general. I hope someone finds this helpful at some point. If any one else can add to this for us newbs please feel free to do so!!

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Re: What does everyone use? [by rev9k]

Re: How do you do with clipping vocals? [by chip]