Bruce, how do i set my record device to mic?, I have a Dell desktop computer, with on-board sound, and cannot for the life of me find this option, or the what you hear option, Billy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Toews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 12:42 AM Subject: Re: sound editing?
> You don't have to alt-tab back into Gold Wave. If you have your recording > device set to mike, then it doesn't matter what's playing over your > headphones, Gold Wave will be recording from the mike. > > 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 Wed, 5 Mar 2008, TrueBlue & Proud wrote: > >> Bruce, I'm sure this is correct, but i don't understand how you can play >> the >> backing track in winamp, & record in goldwave. are you saying: you are in >> goldwave, you start recording in new sound file, then alt tab into >> winamp, >> and start the backing track, then alt tab back into goldwave and start >> singing, sorry but i cannot imagine how that would work, >> Sorry about this, >> Billy >> >> >> >> ----- 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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