Bruce, thanks for that. It seems a little clearer now, Billy, Dinky Doo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 8:42 PM Subject: Re: sound editing?
> Okay, let me see if I can do a bit of a better job here. I start Gold > Wave recording. Then I switch into Winamp, start my file, and sing my > vocal.. Then I go in and trim the beginning and end off the vocal, since > it's just typing sounds. Then I load the music track into Gold Wave. I > copy the trimmed vocal track into the clipboard, and use control+m to > mix it in with the music track. Preview really helps here because you > can edit the precision of where you want it to start to within a > thousandth of a second. When it's mixed, including volumes and so on, > you save the track. This has the added benefit that you can add any > effects to your voice (reverb, for example, I use the Freeverb plugin as > it provides better reverb than Gold Wave's) before mixing the voice with > the music, so you don't have to apply the effect to the background music > as well. > > Bruce > > > On Tue, 4 Mar 2008 09:52:30 -0000, "TrueBlue & Proud" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> Bruce, >> can you please explain how you achieved this?. >> Do you go into Winamp, and play the backing track, and then go into >> goldwave >> and put down the vocal in the new sound file function. >> If they are playing separately, then how can you record the finished >> project?. >> Aren't they in different programs, or am I missing something here, which >> is >> possible, >> Billy, >> Dinky Doo >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 7:38 PM >> Subject: Re: sound editing? >> >> >> >I recorded the vocal track separately with Winamp playing the music >> >track >> > in the background, then I mixed the two togetehr using Gold Wave. There >> > are other ways to do it, this is my prefered way. >> > >> > Bruce >> > >> > -- >> > Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave >> > the right to become children of God.--John 1:12, NIV >> > >> > Bruce Toews >> > Skype ID: o.canada >> > E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com >> > Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): >> > http://www.ogts.net >> > Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >> > >> > On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, TrueBlue & Proud wrote: >> > >> >> Bruce,good to know. This is what I want to do. >> >> I want to be able to record my vocal track over the backing track, but >> >> I >> >> just can't get it to work. >> >> I'm just wondering if it because my sound card is built in sound on >> >> the >> >> mother board. >> >> >> >> Any help/tips to achieve this would be very helpful, >> >> Billy >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >> Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 1:33 PM >> >> Subject: Re: sound editing? >> >> >> >> >> >>> I use GW for everything from one-track production to mixing my radio >> >>> shows >> >>> together to recording my voice over a karaoke track. >> >>> >> >>> Bruce >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he >> >>> gave >> >>> the right to become children of God.--John 1:12, NIV >> >>> >> >>> Bruce Toews >> >>> Skype ID: o.canada >> >>> E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>> LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com >> >>> Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): >> >>> http://www.ogts.net >> >>> Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com >> >>> >> >>> On Sat, 1 Mar 2008, Sarah wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> I produce my one track podcasts with gw and love it! I just started >> >>>> donig >> >>>> this sometime last year. >> >>>> >> >>>> Sarah Alawami >> >>>> MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>>> skype: marrie1 >> >>>> Website; >> >>>> www.marrie.org >> >>>> To check out my podcast go to >> >>>> http://feeds.feedburner.com/funfilled >> >>>> For information on the list where you can discuss the podcast check >> >>>> out >> >>>> http://tffp.marrie.org/mailman/listinfo/tffpdiscussionlist_tffp.marrie.org >> >>>> "Tell me what you think, Captain, I'm all ears" - Spock >> >>>> >> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>> From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 11:28 AM >> >>>> Subject: Re: sound editing? >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> Yes, I've heard a lot about Goldwave but never tried it yet, ah well >> >>>> it won't do any harm to add it to the "editor collection". The Sound >> >>>> Forge manual is a monster, when I last looked at it I think it was >> >>>> about 400 pages or more, anyone digested each and every page of it >> >>>> yet? I was considerably impressed with Wavepad too, been a while >> >>>> since >> >>>> I looked at it but I don't think it was too badly priced either. >> >>>> Audasity should be worthwile investigating too if features available >> >>>> in 1.35 beta make it to the next official version. >> >>>> >> >>>> On 02/03/2008, at 5:00 AM, Larry N wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>>> Hi Billy. Interesting question. I have 4 sound editors onboard. >> >>>>> There's >> >>>>> GoldWave, Sound Forge 8, DC 6 and WavePad. If you are asking about >> >>>>> simple >> >>>>> ease of use, accessibility and a manual that is easy to understand >> >>>>> and set >> >>>>> up in a way that can be accessed quickly, then GoldWave wins hands >> >>>>> down. >> >>>>> However, there are tasks that DC6 performs better than any piece of >> >>>>> software >> >>>>> that I've ever used. For instance, it has excellent hiss reduction >> >>>>> and >> >>>>> comprehensive noise reduction. The down side is that its manual is >> >>>>> difficult >> >>>>> to use with speech. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> And Sound Forge? I truly feel that I get less out of it than I >> >>>>> probably >> >>>>> should, simply due to a lack of understanding. For instance, Sound >> >>>>> Forge >> >>>>> works with editable files which are made into and edited from what >> >>>>> the >> >>>>> program calls regions. What is a region? I'm not exactly sure, nor >> >>>>> am I >> >>>>> certain how to go about creating one or editing the thing with >> >>>>> keyboard >> >>>>> alone. Perhaps it is my own inability to understand, but none of >> >>>>> the >> >>>>> Sound >> >>>>> Forge faithful have been able to show me why this program is worth >> >>>>> its hefty >> >>>>> price tag. I would still love to know how to take a recorded file, >> >>>>> such as >> >>>>> that generated by a vinyl LP and edit out pops clicks and >> >>>>> extraneous >> >>>>> noise, >> >>>>> then burn it onto a CD using Sound Forge only. Others in this group >> >>>>> can do >> >>>>> so, however I have not succeeded as yet. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Meanwhile, with the exception of actually burning the CD, I can >> >>>>> edit a >> >>>>> project from start to finish using either GoldWave or DC6, >> >>>>> >> >>>>> To be entirely fair, I can perform some tasks more quickly while >> >>>>> using Sound >> >>>>> Forge. It's equalizer is superior. Its general audio restoration >> >>>>> feature >> >>>>> works quickly and for the most part reliably when applied to an >> >>>>> entire file. >> >>>>> But I don't find the manual easy to use, so I'm sure I'm not >> >>>>> getting >> >>>>> the >> >>>>> most from the program. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> As for WavePad, that hasn't been discussed much here. I own a copy, >> >>>>> but to >> >>>>> be honest, I haven't played with it a great deal as yet. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Others will have their own ideas, but if I were buying my first >> >>>>> audio editor >> >>>>> which could take me far beyond the beginner stage, I would choose >> >>>>> GoldWave. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Hope this helps you in some small way. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Larry >> >>>>> >> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>> From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> >>>>> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 6:02 AM >> >>>>> Subject: sound editing? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> hi guys, >> >>>>>> what is the best sound editing software on the market today?. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> What is the basic differences between Gold Wave & SoundForge?, >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> What are the latest versions of both pieces of software, and which >> >>>>>> is more >> >>>>>> speech friendly?, >> >>>>>> Billy >> >>>>>> Billy >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> email. 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