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All Forums > Tech Talk > Tech Talk Forum Page 32 > Recording simple but long audio files.

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conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 12:34PM I have a few audio cassettes that I want to digitize. Old band practices/live recordings, that sort of thing. What windows xp program would you suggest? I have done a bit of this before with putting LP's to CDs but the process was rather clunky for me. I used the wav recorder form nero (verson 5 or 6 I think) because it was the only program on my PC that seemed to be able to record LONG sounds. This time around I would like to do a better job because these tapes are old and already don't sound so good. Where as with my records they were pristine and I didn't mind multiple plays to get the song I needed. With the record player I had to run it through a pre-amp (just a stereo amp) to get any sound out of it but I think with the cassette deck that shouldn't be an issue. Preferably this program should be free because I very rarely have a use for this sort of thing. Also I would like it to be something you have used. Not just something you think might work. Thanks. [Link]
Drew Black broken crankshaft 8011 Posts 9/99	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 12:56PM I use Acoustica and Wavepad for editing and audio processing our podcast files. Neither are free. Each has their strengths and weaknesses but both will do the job. I think free trials are available. My personal preference is to us Acoustica for processing out background noise and WavePad for basic editing functions. [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 12:59PM If background noise can also mean tape hiss that could be what I want. Thanks, I'll see if acoustica has a trial and let you know how it goes. It's my day off so I have all day to fuss around with this. Edited by - conquistador on 8/14/2007 12:59:48 PM [Link]
Drew Black broken crankshaft 8011 Posts 9/99	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 1:08PM Tape hiss should be easy to remove with Acoustica. Especially if you can sample a region if silence with the hiss present. Acoustica has a super-simple automatic noise processing feature. Basically all you do is select the "noise" region, it does some thinkering on the region, then select the area you want the noise to be removed from (typically the entire recording) and click the "process it" button. It allows you to preview a sample of the processed audio and adjust the amount of attenuation real-time to your liking. Then you can save the file in just about any audio format. If you had used it for the records, Acoustica has a pre-amp emulation feature that allows you to plug your turntable directly into your sound card. [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 1:28PM Part of the reason I needed the preamp was to ground the record player. Could I have just grounded it to the computer case with the emulation? That would have been way cool and easier. For a few days all my desk has was audio gear, no elbow room. [Link]

willywilly Member Activated Member 662 Posts 2/05	Posted - Aug 14 2007 : 8:01PM Have you discovered Audacity yet? I don't know from experience if it will do everything you want. It is free though, so you can find out at no cost other than your time. Audacity main page Audacity Features page For what it is worth, I see this under "Effects" on the Features page: Effects * Change the pitch without altering the tempo, or vice-versa. * Remove static, hiss, hum, or other constant background noises. * Alter frequencies with Equalization, FFT Filter, and Bass Boost effects. * Adjust volumes with Compressor, Amplify, and Normalize effects. Click to expand [Link]
RandomPrecision Senior Member Enjoy! 8175 Posts 3/06	Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 2:33AM Only problem with processing out noise is that you will, most likely, also remove parts of the recording you'd like to keep. I guess it depends on what it is and I don't remember at what frequency tape hiss rears it's ugly head. But I do remember noise reduction used to dramatically affect (in a bad way) the cymbals and such on music recordings. I'm not sure there is an algorithm to intelligently remove tape hiss without killing highs or how successful it would be if there were. [Link]
DrP0rn0 Senior Member 1836 Posts 5/04	Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 7:08PM Audacity will record arbitrarily long audio segments in the resolution of your choice. I've recorded some pretty long stuff with it; you shouldn't have any issues with length. The noise removal in Audacity is as Drew described for the program he uses, but it's extremely unsophisticated. By all means, give it a shot, but I've never had good luck with it. You can vary the amount of removal or "strength" or something, but again, I've had no luck: It either doesn't touch the noise, or it introduces really whacky underwater sounding digital artifacts. If you do use Audacity, be sure to download the MP3 DLL (from a second site). That makes exporting to MP3 very easy. Dr. P [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Aug 15 2007 : 7:29PM I am not going to be hugely of records of old band practices sound like shit now. I was there and remember how things worked. So even if I don't fuss with the noise reduction and end up with a muddy mess that is probably pretty close to how we sounded. These tapes were recorded 10-11 years ago and out guitar player always bought the absolute cheapest cassettes that existed. We may have a recording on a cassette quality that was reserved for answering machines. I have only started this process. [Link]
kenny62 Member 21 Posts 11/02	Posted - Sep 3 2007 : 9:35PM conquistador wrote: I have a few audio cassettes that I want to digitize. Old band practices/live recordings, that sort of thing. What windows xp program would you suggest? Click to expand I use Nero WaveEditor. In fact, an MP-3 ripped from an old Led Zeppelin LP is playing on my Vista box as I write this. I used WaveEditor to digitize several cassettes taped off the air back in 1982; it was a hoot hearing them again! Alas, I had to buy an entire suite (Nero 7 Platinum) to get these capabilities. On the plus side, this version is also Vista x64-compatible. [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Sep 3 2007 : 9:53PM I have Nero 7 sitting here on disc but haven't bothered installing it..... [Link]
kenny62 Member 21 Posts 11/02	Posted - Sep 3 2007 : 10:02PM Well worth looking into, if digitizing your old analog recordings is of interest! But WaveEditor is only available with the premium versions (I have Ultimate), not those bundled with DVD burners and the like. [Link]
conquistador Deactivated User Hellhamster. 2947 Posts 10/03	Posted - Sep 3 2007 : 10:05PM Mine is stand alone. I also have nero 6 on the machine already. I just hadn't really explored it as an audio program but it has a wav recorder as well. [Link]

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