Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Clip fix! in Audacity
Ah-ha! I've been going through the Audacity online tutorials and
manuals to make an instructional manual for CJSF, and I read about a
plug-in called Clip Fix. Tried it and it works! If you overmodulated your audio [that is, it sounds bad because it was recorded too loud], you
can make it sound much better with this. Find it under Effects drop-down menu in the Audacity audio editing software.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Inspiring story about prison radio in UK
It started in one youth facility and became a national policy. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/rwi_201403/
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Current Audacity Tutorials
Audacity is the most commonly used audio editing software at CJSF. It is free and open source, and cross-platform, so you can put it on your own computer without cost. There are versions for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Sourceforge, the organization that coordinates the development of this software, has a collection of tutorials online at http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorials
Here's the table of contents:
Sourceforge, the organization that coordinates the development of this software, has a collection of tutorials online at http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/Tutorials
Here's the table of contents:
- How to import an audio file into Audacity (for example, an MP3 music file), edit it, then export the result.
- Detailed instructions on connecting your audio source (be it a microphone, guitar or keyboard) to your computer, and then recording that source with Audacity.
- How to edit a narration to fit the pace of the background music, and fade down the music so your listeners can hear your narration, useful in particular for podcasts.
- A set of tutorials on making multi-track recordings, using three different specialist hardware configurations or using your computer's on-board sound card.
- Detailed instructions on connecting your turntable, tape deck or MiniDisc player to your computer, recording from that device, then editing and exporting the recording so that you have separate audio files for each song on the original source ready to burn to a CD or import into a media player such as iTunes.
- How to record audio that is playing on the computer such as streaming audio from Internet websites.
- Techniques which on some stereo tracks may allow you to remove or isolate vocals (or other parts of a recording) from the rest.
- How to make ringtones for your cellphone with Audacity and move them to the phone.
Example Workflows
The following tutorials provide sample workflows for common tasks using Audacity:Tutorial: Audacity Audio Editing for the Sight Impaired
Audacity Audio Editing using the JAWS screen reader for Windows -
- Using Audacity 2.0.5 with the JAWS screen reader for Windows - includes useful tips for the visually impaired (and others) who want to use Audacity without a mouse.
Audacity is a free and open-source audio editing software widely used at CJSF and other campus and community radio stations. The latest Windows version (2.05) can be downloaded at: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/windows
JAWS software, including a free demo version, can be found here:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/jaws-downloads.asp
Friday, January 24, 2014
Fire Safety in a Studio (video)
Exciting video of a fire in a studio while announcer is on the air. Stalwart announcer sticks to his script the whole time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ineWV8BGXo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ineWV8BGXo
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Skype for Interviews - a tutorial
"After years of discouraging the use of Skype for interviews here at The
Conversations Network, we’re now saying a resounding Yes!
Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings." - Doug Kaye
http://www.blogarithms.com/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/
Paul Figgiani and I have prepared this audiovisual presentation that covers all you need to know in order to get true broadcast-quality Skype recordings." - Doug Kaye
http://www.blogarithms.com/2007/12/23/skype-for-interviews/
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