Audacity

On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:04:29 -0400
"Wilson, Tirian" <twilson@...> wrote:
> I could normalize to 0 and then amplify it by a negative value with 
> SOX, but that was a sub optimal solution (requires multiple passes).  As for the
> second part, were you suggesting having multiple tracks and exporting them
> simultaneously?  If so, I could do that, but it would not preserve the file names
> and that is a major concern for me.  It looks like I will end up doing something
> with SOX for the time being; I was just interested in seeing if there was any
> discussion of adding more of the Audacity built in features to the Chain toolset.

File > Import > Audio, selecting multiple files then using Export Multiple with
"split files based on tracks" should preserve the file names and any metadata. 
I think it's the best solution? You can Select All and Normalize before Export
Multiple, or to save doing that, check "Normalize all tracks in project" in the 
Import / Export Preferences. 

We're not in Feature Request mode at the moment, but here is an unofficial 
Windows build I made to support Chain exports with "Other uncompressed
files" and the FFmpeg formats:
http://www.gaclrecords.org.uk/audacity_1.3.14_alpha_FFmpeg_chain_exports.exe

Just launch that from your Audacity folder instead of your normal Unicode
audacity.exe. However it's only a crude change and does nothing for the 
issue that you can't select export parameters including sample rate in the 
chain command. So it won't help your case if the files you want to convert
aren't already 8000 Hz, because the Audacity project rate will change to 
respect the rate of each file. 




Gale 

 
> From: Dave [mailto:dmc43959@...]
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:01 AM
> To: Discussion list for Audacity users
> Subject: Re: [Audacity-users] Export Other in a Chain
> 
> Hi
> I work with windows but audacity you could normalize to zero then use 
> the gain plugin to pull back to any thing you want ,what if get two of these
> files select both and export as "other compressed files" and you can set the
> options you want ???? this is version 1.3.13 XP
>
>     THANKYOU DAVE-211
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilson, Tirian<mailto:twilson@...>
> To: audacity<mailto:audacity-users@...>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:10 PM
> Subject: [Audacity-users] Export Other in a Chain
> 
>  I work with uLaw files for our phone system and use Audacity 
> to convert them to the correct format (8 bit, 8 kHz, uLaw).  Now that
>  need to normalize a whole bunch of them it seemed like a perfect job
> for chains, but there doesn't seem to be any "export other" command 
> available. I suppose I could export to wav and use sox to do the 
> conversion after I normalize with Audacity, but that seems like a
> kludge.  I can't actually use sox for the normalization because I 
> need to normalize to about -4.5 dB, normalizing to 0.0 dB results in
> the getting your ears blasted out on hold - something you have all 
> probably experienced.   So, all that to ask, are there any plans to add the
> export other command with options to the chains toolbox?
> 
> Audacity 1.3.13 on OSX, Windows 7 32 bit, and Fedora 14 64 bit.

Thanks, I was unaware that the split files based on tracks preserved the names.  I will give that a try.

Tirian Wilson 
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-----Original Message-----
From: gale@... [mailto:gale@...] 
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:58 PM
To: Discussion list for Audacity users
Subject: Re: [Audacity-users] Export Other in a Chain


On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 15:04:29 -0400
"Wilson, Tirian" <twilson@...> wrote:
> I could normalize to 0 and then amplify it by a negative value with 
> SOX, but that was a sub optimal solution (requires multiple passes).  
> As for the second part, were you suggesting having multiple tracks and 
> exporting them simultaneously?  If so, I could do that, but it would 
> not preserve the file names and that is a major concern for me.  It 
> looks like I will end up doing something with SOX for the time being; 
> I was just interested in seeing if there was any discussion of adding more of the Audacity built in features to the Chain toolset.

File > Import > Audio, selecting multiple files then using Export Multiple with "split files based on tracks" should preserve the file names and any metadata. 
I think it's the best solution? You can Select All and Normalize before Export Multiple, or to save doing that, check "Normalize all tracks in project" in the Import / Export Preferences. 

We're not in Feature Request mode at the moment, but here is an unofficial Windows build I made to support Chain exports with "Other uncompressed files" and the FFmpeg formats:
http://www.gaclrecords.org.uk/audacity_1.3.14_alpha_FFmpeg_chain_exports.exe

Just launch that from your Audacity folder instead of your normal Unicode audacity.exe. However it's only a crude change and does nothing for the issue that you can't select export parameters including sample rate in the chain command. So it won't help your case if the files you want to convert aren't already 8000 Hz, because the Audacity project rate will change to respect the rate of each file. 




Gale 

 
> From: Dave [mailto:dmc43959@...]
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 9:01 AM
> To: Discussion list for Audacity users
> Subject: Re: [Audacity-users] Export Other in a Chain
> 
> Hi
> I work with windows but audacity you could normalize to zero then use 
> the gain plugin to pull back to any thing you want ,what if get two of 
> these files select both and export as "other compressed files" and you 
> can set the options you want ???? this is version 1.3.13 XP
>
>     THANKYOU DAVE-211
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Wilson, Tirian<mailto:twilson@...>
> To: audacity<mailto:audacity-users@...>
> Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 10:10 PM
> Subject: [Audacity-users] Export Other in a Chain
> 
>  I work with uLaw files for our phone system and use Audacity to 
> convert them to the correct format (8 bit, 8 kHz, uLaw).  Now that  
> need to normalize a whole bunch of them it seemed like a perfect job 
> for chains, but there doesn't seem to be any "export other" command 
> available. I suppose I could export to wav and use sox to do the 
> conversion after I normalize with Audacity, but that seems like a 
> kludge.  I can't actually use sox for the normalization because I need 
> to normalize to about -4.5 dB, normalizing to 0.0 dB results in the 
> getting your ears blasted out on hold - something you have all
> probably experienced.   So, all that to ask, are there any plans to add the
> export other command with options to the chains toolbox?
> 
> Audacity 1.3.13 on OSX, Windows 7 32 bit, and Fedora 14 64 bit.



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hi!
can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?

On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:03:10 +0200
Bardia <bardiazakeri@...> wrote:
> can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?

If you mean, can you record multiple channels at once without compiling
Audacity with ASIO support, probably - you can do that with the Onyx
1640i using their "PC Universal WDM driver". See:
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Multichannel_Recording#Suggested_devices




Gale

I have used a Mackie 1640i with Audacity using both a PC (XP) and a Mac, and it works best for recording the stereo mix from the board.

You can record multiple channels, but they must be in consecutive order starting with 1. Hence, for multichannel recording, it is ok but limited in flexibility.

This limitation is well known and on a list of future upgrades. 


Gary Nelson, PhD
gnelson@...




On Jun 15, 2011, at 5:54 PM, gale@... wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:03:10 +0200
> Bardia <bardiazakeri@...> wrote:
>> can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?
> 
> If you mean, can you record multiple channels at once without compiling
> Audacity with ASIO support, probably - you can do that with the Onyx
> 1640i using their "PC Universal WDM driver". See:
> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Multichannel_Recording#Suggested_devices
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Gale
> 
> 
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> 
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> 
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hello garry!
can i use the mackie  1640i  in goldwave and sonar too?
Gary Nelson skrev 2011-06-17 18:03:
> I have used a Mackie 1640i with Audacity using both a PC (XP) and a Mac, and it works best for recording the stereo mix from the board.
>
> You can record multiple channels, but they must be in consecutive order starting with 1. Hence, for multichannel recording, it is ok but limited in flexibility.
>
> This limitation is well known and on a list of future upgrades.
>
>
> Gary Nelson, PhD
> gnelson@...
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 15, 2011, at 5:54 PM, gale@... wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:03:10 +0200
>> Bardia<bardiazakeri@...>  wrote:
>>> can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?
>> If you mean, can you record multiple channels at once without compiling
>> Audacity with ASIO support, probably - you can do that with the Onyx
>> 1640i using their "PC Universal WDM driver". See:
>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Multichannel_Recording#Suggested_devices
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gale
>>
>>
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>>
>> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help>  About
>>    Audacity, or Audacity>   About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>>
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>>    connected to the computer?
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Sorry, but I have no experience with those apps. 
Good luck and let us know.

Gary Nelson
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On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:34 AM, Bardia wrote:

> 
> hello garry!
> can i use the mackie  1640i  in goldwave and sonar too?
> Gary Nelson skrev 2011-06-17 18:03:
>> I have used a Mackie 1640i with Audacity using both a PC (XP) and a Mac, and it works best for recording the stereo mix from the board.
>> 
>> You can record multiple channels, but they must be in consecutive order starting with 1. Hence, for multichannel recording, it is ok but limited in flexibility.
>> 
>> This limitation is well known and on a list of future upgrades.
>> 
>> 
>> Gary Nelson, PhD
>> gnelson@...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 5:54 PM, gale@... wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:03:10 +0200
>>> Bardia<bardiazakeri@...>  wrote:
>>>> can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?
>>> If you mean, can you record multiple channels at once without compiling
>>> Audacity with ASIO support, probably - you can do that with the Onyx
>>> 1640i using their "PC Universal WDM driver". See:
>>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Multichannel_Recording#Suggested_devices
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Gale
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
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>>> 
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>>>   Audacity, or Audacity>   About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>>> 
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>>>   connected to the computer?
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goldwave is a  soundedditing program.
sonar a music produktion program
Gary Nelson skrev 2011-06-20 02:13:
> Sorry, but I have no experience with those apps.
> Good luck and let us know.
>
> Gary Nelson
> gnelson@...
>
>
>
>
> On Jun 19, 2011, at 4:34 AM, Bardia wrote:
>
>> hello garry!
>> can i use the mackie  1640i  in goldwave and sonar too?
>> Gary Nelson skrev 2011-06-17 18:03:
>>> I have used a Mackie 1640i with Audacity using both a PC (XP) and a Mac, and it works best for recording the stereo mix from the board.
>>>
>>> You can record multiple channels, but they must be in consecutive order starting with 1. Hence, for multichannel recording, it is ok but limited in flexibility.
>>>
>>> This limitation is well known and on a list of future upgrades.
>>>
>>>
>>> Gary Nelson, PhD
>>> gnelson@...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 15, 2011, at 5:54 PM, gale@... wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:03:10 +0200
>>>> Bardia<bardiazakeri@...>   wrote:
>>>>> can i use mackie onyx 820i with audacity ?
>>>> If you mean, can you record multiple channels at once without compiling
>>>> Audacity with ASIO support, probably - you can do that with the Onyx
>>>> 1640i using their "PC Universal WDM driver". See:
>>>> http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Multichannel_Recording#Suggested_devices
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Gale
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> * Exactly what three digit version number of Audacity you are using (Help>   About
>>>>    Audacity, or Audacity>    About Audacity on a Mac computer)
>>>>
>>>> * If this is a recording problem, what equipment you are recording with, and how is it
>>>>    connected to the computer?
>>>>
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