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Al Marcus


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Post  Posted 15 Feb 2007 8:46 pm    
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I tried out Audacity and recorded one of my old Cassette tape song "What'll I Do", using line in,and it sounded real clean and good tone , etc. Then I exported it to a Wav file and named it and saved it. and played it on Windows media player and it didnt sound anywhere near as good, in fact , unacceptable. What happened? Anyone one got any ideas that are using Audacity.? I could have exported it in MP3 ,but not familiar if MP3"s are playable by all players. There is no manual that I am aware of that would tell me alll the exact steps to take. This one isn't bad but could do better with a manual. Of course , what can I expect , it is Free....al
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basilh


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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2007 1:33 am    
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Al I 'Googled" this :-

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/manual-1.2/

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Results 1 - 10 of about 1,030,000 for Audacity manual. (0.07 seconds)
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John Daugherty


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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2007 6:01 am    
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Al, wav files should sound better than mp3.
Try reducing the volume control on the bottom of the media player window. You may be overdriving the audio amp.
You didn't say why it sounded unacceptable. What did it sound like?
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richard burton


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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2007 6:42 am    
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Burn it to CD and play it in a regular domestic CD player.
I found out (the hard way) when I did my first vinyl to CD using Audacity.
I didn't realise that I had pressed 'Bass Boost' on my speakers when doing the initial recording and editing, and I used EQ to get what I thought was a good sound.
Of course, the finished result was way to trebly and lacking in bass when played back on my car CD player.
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Randy Reeves


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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 16 Feb 2007 4:47 pm    
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I have uploaded minidisc recordings into Audacity. then to save the file I clicked MP3. once on my screen it was easy to put it onto the playlist. then I burned a CD.
on my home stereo it sounded great. very true to the original. in fact, I had to turn my stereo down , because I had recorded it , apparently, louder than my store bought CDs.
it is true WAV should be better than MP3.
I chose MP3 because it seemed more portable on the internet.
Al, I kept the recording mic on the computer screen at 5.
the bars bounced upwards to the max, but never over.
I think it turned out fine.
your recordings should upload and sound just like the original.
i like the idea of checking volume knobs on the playback stuff.
good luck.
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Post  Posted 16 Feb 2007 6:21 pm    
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Al,
I always use this piece of software to do all this..
http://www.polderbits.com/
that turns it into wav to and then I edit it to mp3(when i want or not)with CdEx.
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/

Polderbits is one with a trial version but the CDex is free....

Ron
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