Eric, one of our customers loves using Audacity but his VU meters have disappeared! Hey, Kenny, I luv the program, it’s easy to use, but one problem…I dont have a meter bar. When I try to float it nothing happens. Can u help? thnx Eric – a happy customer Hi Eric To float the meter [...]
Thanks to Janet for this question. Janet contacted me to ask if I knew any alternatives to Audacity… Hi I have the free audacity studio which I use regularly but is there anything better? I find some of the onboard fx are not what I want ie the EQ is not really what I want. [...]
Tony from the UK asked me a question about making recordings live at a gig and then putting it all together afterwards at home using Audacity… Dear Kenny, You seem like a pretty helpful fellow and I would like to ask your advice. Here is the scenario: When I record a CD which I sell at [...]
Jeremy has been recording himself singing to some of our backing tracks and asks why the Gverb plug-in on his version of Audacity is “greyed” out. Hi Kenny, How do I apply reverb..there is only gverb on the effects menu and all greyed out. The help menu says “Audio” has to be selected. Jeremy Hi Jeremy Gverb [...]
Looking for a quick start guide to Audacity? Then look no further: http://www.mp3backingtrax.com/article47.htm Many people seem to struggle at first with Audacity but Audacity is actually VERY easy to use once you know how. This 5 minute quick start guide has been designed to introduce the new user to the main features of the program. For a [...]
Paul from England wants to know about graphic EQ’s for Audacity…. Hi Kenny, Can you recommend I site where I can download a graphic equalizer? Cheers Paul Hi Paul You could try using an EQ called Clasic EQ by Kjaerhus, a VST plugin: http://www.kjaerhusaudio.com/classic-eq.php You’ll need to have the VST Enabler plugin before Classic EQ [...]
Debbie contacted me to say she’s struggling a little with Audacity: Hi, I’m struggling using Audacity – I can’t seem to change the key or save any projects? Debbie Hi Debbie Although you can do this, I wouldn’t advise using Audacity (or any other pitch shifting program) to change the key of a song because pitch shifting [...]
I was asked a question by a customer called Jan recently about getting good signal levels and balancing the volumes between the backing track music and the vocals in Audacity, our free recording software program. Here’s Jan’s question and my answer: Hi Kenny I can’t get any sense out of the recording when it comes [...]
One of our customers Paul from England asked me a question about where to find the reverb function in the free audio editor Audacity…? As it happens, some versions of Audacity ship with ”freeverb” installed but others don’t (which causes confusion)! If you use Audacity and freeverb isn’t already installed in your version, you can download the [...]
Yesterday, one of our customers, Ayshana contacted me with a problem she’s having with her home recording. Here’s what she wrote (and my answer beneath): Hi Kenny, I wanted to ask for some advice. I sound almost perfect when performing, but when i record in a studio i sound very nasal and the quality of the [...]
