if you are using goldwave go into the goldwave control pannal (f11) control tab to volume there should be a dialog box for mic. You may have to do a few tests to get the correct volume.
****************************** Very funny Scotty ... now beam down my clothes ! robert Doc Wright http://www.wrightplaceinc.net msn [EMAIL PROTECTED] Click to call me http://me.vonage.com/robwright ----- Original Message ----- From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:13 AM Subject: Re: sound editing? > 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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