There’s an ‘Audio Setup’ dropdown menu on the main window where you can select the mic you want to record with, the headphones or speakers you want to listen through, and whether you’d like to record in mono or stereo. There are also sliders which let you set y...
Test your mix on both speakers and headphones. Professional sound mixers have a few different types of speakers which they can switch in and out of their system to hear how the music sounds on a variety of playback devices. Obviously it’s impossible to say where and how people will play ...
Then select the loopback device that suits you best, for example, the built-in speakers or your headphones. Once this is set up, simply select the record button to begin recording audio within Audacity. Don’t worry too much about perfecting it as you can trim it down in Audacity once ...
Another way to check this is to put on headphones, pan one source hard left and the other hard right. When they don't line up you'll start getting dizzy! That's also a method I sometimes use to balance two tracks by ear. Title: Re: Audacity (osx): How to mix two AUD sources?
I almost totally agree with your post / podcast: yes you should work in mono most of the time (if you are recording a “mostly speech” podcast where the localization of speakers is not important – ie. not audio-dramas). Two additional reasons for this would be: –putting the two spea...
Before we use gain or loudness, we should check the mix will play at the center of both speakers. Use pan or balance to adjust the panorama. Then next use a tool for getting more loudness. Some use a limiter set at -0.3 dB to -1 dB and just raise the master fader until the ...
Optional Set up some headphones. Putting on headphones for recording can help the quality if you know what you sound like while singing. Since the line-in port on the sound card makes the sound go through the speakers in most cases (it's alright if it doesn't, this step is optional) ...
Though I try to push the music normally to the max, that is not ok, but we do that as a DJ. Loudness with a DJ is just the Volume Fader! AAMS V3 made my eyes go open about mastering even my DJ Mixes, it is worthwhile to do so, this software opened a new world is was ...