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Using audacity to edit recordings
Using audacity to edit recordings
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SuperBee
4855 posts
Aug 02, 2017
6:10 AM
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I have a bunch of long recordings, 2-3 hours each.
I want to cut them up into separate files for each song, so I can store them in folders and refer to them for learning purposes.
These are gigs and rehearsals.
I've done this before with garage band and a bit unwieldy but I managed.
I tried it in audacity and I just couldn't seem to find the tools I needed.
I'm wondering if anyone here has used the program for this and could give me some pointers, or is there a better way?
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MindTheGap
2306 posts
Aug 02, 2017
6:41 AM
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I do this every week with my band's rehearsals, for training purposes. Actually I cut them manually to remove the chatter and give a clean start/finish. But if you're not worried about that then:
1. Add a label track (Tracks/Add new/label track)
2. Put the cursor where you want a break point
3. Press Shift and start typing the label name e.g. 01, 02 etc.
4. Do File/Export Multiple and use the form to export multiple tracks. The options are quite complicated, but it does it.
You can use the label names as the export names I think, but I never get the label names right, so I just use numbers and rename the mp3s afterwards.
Hope that helps.
Last Edited by MindTheGap on Aug 02, 2017 6:43 AM
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SuperBee
4863 posts
Aug 02, 2017
7:05 PM
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Thanks MTG. That reads like exactly the help I was hoping for.
I'll give that a whirl.
Our drummer is recording everything we do together and it's getting to be quite a body of stuff, which includes a lot of ideas I'd like to develop, but it's so unwieldy in current form.
I've been working out accompaniment ideas for numbers like death letter, this is Hip, dimples etc. sometimes I hear them back and think Yes! That's cool! But then next time I play I may have forgotten and try a different approach, which may also be cool...but what was that thing I did before? I'm sure you get the idea.
Also interesting to hear the difference in gear I'm using from week to week and in gigs versus studio, and the difference in mix etc.
If I can chop these up and file them decently I think it'll be a very handy resource. At least more handy than it is in present form
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MindTheGap
2307 posts
Aug 03, 2017
1:19 AM
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I think that's a great thing to do. I wish I'd started earlier with the band as it really helps to improve.
Any number of times I've tried new things at home, then tried them with the band. The recordings show objectively what really works and what doesn't. As you say, if you get an impromptu idea, you've got it captured too. I think one of the challenges of blues is making the songs sound sufficiently different, so if I can get a unique twist or motif in I find that pleasing.
There's also a side benefit which is whenever we feel like we might be not very good (which is an occupational hazard with music making), we can listen back to old recordings and feel better. Human nature. I'd rather have the cold criticism of a recording than someone's subjective opinion. Well, a bit of both.
The only downside is that recordings seem to give undue weight to mistakes. In the moment, no one cares (or often even notices) but I find they niggle a bit on a recording. I have to discount for that.
Last Edited by MindTheGap on Aug 03, 2017 1:38 AM
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