The Book of Audacity : Record, Edit, Mix, and Master with the Free Audio Editor

Книга является полным руководством по Audacity, мощном бесплатном кросс-платформенном звуковом редакторе. Audacity позволяет любому превратить свои Windows, Mac, Linux или компьютер в мощную студию звукозаписи. Audacity является лучшим вариантом для групп с ограниченным бюджетом, сольных исполнителей, меломанов и всех, кто хочет узнать больше о цифровом аудио. Автор проведет вас через ряд проектов, чтобы показать, как получить максимальную отдачу от Audacity.The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio. The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity.Youll learn how to:• Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances• Be your own backing band or chorus• Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings• Create super-high fidelity and surround-sound recordings• Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks• Create custom ringtones and sweet special effects Copyright......Page 6 Brief Contents......Page 9 Contents in Detail......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 19 Introduction......Page 21 What This Book Covers......Page 22 Audacity vs. Ardour......Page 24 1: Audacity from Start to Finish......Page 25 Audacity Quick-Start......Page 26 Audacity in Detail......Page 31 Adding Audio FIles: Import vs. Open......Page 36 Saving Your Work......Page 37 Selecting Tracks and Segments of Tracks......Page 39 Track Panel......Page 43 Fade In and Out......Page 45 Making Quiet Recordings Louder......Page 46 Mixer Board......Page 47 Track Metadata......Page 48 Understanding File Formats......Page 49 Understanding Bit Depth and Sampling Rate......Page 50 16/44.1, 24/96, 32-Bit Float......Page 51 Bitrate, Bit Depth, and File Size......Page 53 Now What?......Page 54 2: Building a Good Digital Sound Studio on the Cheap......Page 55 Getting Sound In and Out of the Computer......Page 56 An Example Studio......Page 57 Sorting Out Connectors......Page 60 Multichannel Recording, PCI, USB, FireWire......Page 61 USB or FireWire?......Page 63 Microphones......Page 64 Polar Patterns......Page 66 Which Microphones for Which Occasions?......Page 67 Microphone Cables......Page 68 Microphone Preamp......Page 69 Speakers and Headphones......Page 70 Operating Systems......Page 71 Portable Recording......Page 72 The Secret of Recording Your Own Great Audio......Page 74 Visit Appendix A......Page 76 3: Transferring Vinyl LPs (and Other Legacy Media) to CD......Page 77 Preparing Vinyl LPs for Copying......Page 78 Eight Steps to Convering Records to CDs......Page 80 Audacity Settings......Page 81 Fixing Defects......Page 82 Fixing Warps......Page 83 Fixing Skips and Pops......Page 84 Noise Removal......Page 85 Customizing Dynamic Range Compression......Page 86 Dividing a Long Track into Individual Songs......Page 87 Exporting to CD-Ready Files, Multiple Audacity Tracks......Page 88 Writing Songs to a CD......Page 89 Copying Vintage 78s......Page 90 Connecting Legacy Devices to Your Computer......Page 91 Connecting a Turntable to Your Computer......Page 93 Which Is Better: Vinyl, Tape, or CD?......Page 95 The Digital Advantage......Page 97 Longevity......Page 100 4: Creating and Editing Live Tracks for CD......Page 103 Portable Digital Recorder......Page 104 Laptop with Audacity......Page 105 Multitrack Recording of a Live Performance......Page 106 Audacity Settings for Recording......Page 107 Setting Recording Volume Levels......Page 110 Editing Live Recordings......Page 111 Editing and Downmixing Multitrack Recordings......Page 112 Splitting Stereo Tracks for Surgical Repairs......Page 114 Fixing Clipping and Too-Loud Passages......Page 115 Noise Removal......Page 116 Compressing Dynamic Range......Page 117 Cutting a Single Long Track into Individual Song Tracks......Page 119 Creating Graceful Breaks Between Songs......Page 120 Optional Track Metadata......Page 121 Final Export......Page 122 Mass CD Duplication......Page 123 Combining Songs from Different Recording Sessions, Fix-its, and Special Effects......Page 124 5: Authoring a Compilation CD......Page 125 There Is Not a Special Audio CD......Page 126 CD Writers and Software......Page 127 One Track per Song Project......Page 128 Single Audacity Track Compilation Project......Page 130 Single Audacity Track + CD-Mastering Program......Page 132 CD Cue Sheets and BIN Files......Page 134 Splitting Stereo Tracks for Surgical Repairs......Page 135 Making Graceful Fades and Song Breaks......Page 136 Putting an Orange Book CD Collection Together......Page 138 File Formats and Quality Settings......Page 139 Computer Media Players......Page 140 Ripping CDs......Page 141 Ripping DVDs......Page 142 6: Authoring Super High-Fidelity Audio DVDs......Page 143 What Are WAV, AIFF, and FLAC?......Page 144 DVD-Audio Overview......Page 145 More Power......Page 146 What Bit Depth Is Best?......Page 147 Saving Your Masters......Page 149 Creating 5.1 Surround......Page 150 DVD-Audio Authoring Software......Page 153 Transferring Legacy Media......Page 154 Learn More......Page 155 7: Creating Podcasts......Page 157 Making a Simple Voicecast......Page 158 Audacity Settings......Page 159 Cleaning Up Your Recording......Page 160 Reducing Too-Tall Peaks......Page 163 Fades......Page 164 Export to MP3 or Ogg?......Page 165 MP3 Quality Settings......Page 166 Other Lossy Formats......Page 169 Editing a Two-Track Recording as a Single Stereo Track......Page 170 Editing a Two-Track Recording as Two Mono Tracks......Page 171 Adding a Background Music Track......Page 172 File Formats and Audio Quality......Page 175 The Business of a Recording Artist......Page 179 Establishing an Online Presence......Page 180 Online Music Distributors......Page 182 Self-Hosting......Page 184 To DRM or Not to DRM?......Page 185 Copyrights and Legal Issues......Page 186 Learn More......Page 187 9: Multitrack Recording......Page 189 Tracks, Channels, and Clips......Page 190 How to Make Multitrack Recordings......Page 192 Playback Tips and Tricks......Page 195 Label Tracks......Page 196 Creating and Managing Labels......Page 197 Using Labels to Edit Multiple Tracks......Page 198 Aligning and Moving Tracks......Page 199 Link Tracks and Track Groups......Page 200 Time-Shifting Multiple Tracks at the Same Time......Page 201 Working with Clips......Page 202 Time-Shifting Inside Tracks......Page 203 Metronome Track......Page 204 Overdubbing......Page 206 Measuring and Fixing Latency......Page 207 NTSC, PAL, and CDDA Frames......Page 209 Creating Loops......Page 211 Mixdown to Stereo......Page 212 Customizing the Mixer Board......Page 213 Too Loud! Clipping!......Page 214 Multichannel Surround......Page 215 10: Making Your Own Ringtones......Page 219 Customizing Audio for a Mobile Phone......Page 220 Applying Dynamic Range Compression......Page 224 RTTTL......Page 225 Proprietary Audio File Formats......Page 227 How to Transfer Files to Your Phone......Page 228 11: Audacity Plug-ins for Special Effects......Page 231 Cross-Fades......Page 232 Frequency Frange of Generated Tones......Page 233 DTMF Tones......Page 234 Generating Noise......Page 235 Test Tones......Page 237 Click Track......Page 239 Risset Drum......Page 240 Reverberation......Page 242 Amplify......Page 245 Auto Duck......Page 246 Phaser......Page 248 Sliding Time Scale/Pitch Shift......Page 250 Linux LADSPA Plug-ins......Page 251 Audio Effects Glossary......Page 254 Split Stereo Tracks......Page 257 Noise Removal......Page 258 Normalization......Page 259 Click Removal......Page 260 Draw Tool......Page 261 Truncate Silence......Page 262 Change Pitch......Page 263 Compress Dynamic Range......Page 264 How Much Dynamic Range?......Page 265 Compressor Settings......Page 267 Chris's Dynamic Compressor......Page 269 Leveller......Page 271 Equalization......Page 272 Fix Timing and Latency Errors......Page 275 Analyze Menu......Page 276 13: Configuring Linux for Best Audio Quality......Page 281 Using Distributions with Real-Time Kernels......Page 282 Specialized Multimedia Linux Distributions......Page 284 Building a Real-Time Kernel......Page 285 Latency Is Not That Scary......Page 286 Sorting Out Linux Audio......Page 287 Using ALSA......Page 288 Setting Recording and Playback Levels in alsamixer......Page 290 Multiple Sound Cards......Page 291 Adjusting Volume Levels......Page 292 Hardware Testing with alsa-utils......Page 293 Testing Speakers......Page 295 Testing Recording......Page 297 ALSA Applications......Page 298 Querying Your Sound Card......Page 299 Using JACK with Audacity......Page 300 Connecting a FireWire Recording Interface......Page 304 Creating Persistent Configurations......Page 306 JACK Settings......Page 307 Turning PulseAudio and Phonon Off......Page 309 Linux System Tweaks......Page 311 The Tangled History of Linux Audio......Page 313 Sound Cards......Page 314 14: Configuring Windows for Best Audio Quality......Page 315 Enabling MP3 Support......Page 316 Low-Latency Recording and Audio Driver Fun......Page 317 Tuning Windows for Best Performance......Page 318 Tuning Windows XP......Page 320 Tuning Windows Vista and 7......Page 323 Configuring Windows Audio Devices......Page 325 Customizing Audacity's Default Options......Page 327 Devices......Page 328 Playback......Page 329 Recording......Page 330 Quality......Page 331 Interface......Page 332 Tracks......Page 335 Import/Export......Page 336 Projects......Page 337 Libraries......Page 338 Directories......Page 339 Keyboard and Mouse......Page 340 Appendix A: Audio Hardware......Page 341 PCI-e......Page 342 USB Recording Interfaces......Page 343 FireWire Recording Interface......Page 344 Stand Alone ADC/DACs......Page 345 A-E......Page 347 F-J......Page 351 K-O......Page 352 P-T......Page 353 U-Z......Page 355 The Myth of the Golden Ear......Page 357 The Myth of Tube Superiority......Page 358 The Myth That You Don't Need Tone Controls......Page 359 The Myth That Someone Else Knows Better Than You......Page 360 Image Credits......Page 361 GNU Free Documentation License......Page 362 Index......Page 368 COLOPHON......Page 386 The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio.The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity.You'll learn how to: Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances Be your own backing band or chorus Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings Create super-high fidelity and surround-sound recordings Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks Create custom ringtones and sweet special effects In addition, you'll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. You'll also find out how to package your work for digital distribution, whether you want to share a podcast through iTunes or sell your own CDs. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity. The fun starts now. The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio.The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity.You'll learn how to:–Record podcasts, interviews, and live performances–Be your own backing band or chorus–Edit, splice, mix, and master multitrack recordings–Create super high-fidelity and surround-sound recordings–Digitize your vinyl or tape collection and clean up noise, hisses, and clicks–Create custom ringtones and sweet special effectsIn addition, you'll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. You'll also find out how to package your work for digital distribution, whether you want to share a podcast through iTunes or sell your own CDs. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity. The fun starts now. The Book of Audacity is the definitive guide to Audacity, the powerful, free, cross-platform audio editor. Audacity allows anyone to transform their Windows, Mac, or Linux computer into a powerful recording studio. The Book of Audacity is the perfect book for bands on a budget, solo artists, audiophiles, and anyone who wants to learn more about digital audio. Musician and podcaster Carla Schroder will guide you through a range of fun and useful Audacity projects that will demystify that geeky audio jargon and show you how to get the most from Audacity. You'll learn how In addition, you'll learn how to choose and use digital audio hardware like mics and preamps, and tune your computer for flawless audio performance. You'll also find out how to package your work for digital distribution, whether you want to share a podcast through iTunes or sell your own CDs. Become your own producer with The Book of Audacity . The fun starts now. Audacity From Start To Finish -- Building A Good Digital Sound Studio On The Cheap -- Transferring Vinyl Lps (and Other Legacy Media) To Cd -- Creating And Editing Live Tracks For Cd -- Authoring A Compilation Cd -- Authoring Super High-fidelity Audio Dvds -- Creating Podcasts -- Becoming An Online Star -- Multitrack Recording -- Making Your Own Ringtones -- Audacity Plug-ins For Special Effects -- Fix-its And Cleanups -- Configuring Linux For Best Audio Quality -- Configuring Windows For Best Audio Quality -- Customizing Audacity -- Audio Hardware. By Carla Schroder. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [337]) And Index.