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in case you didn't know http://www.audacityteam.org/Larry
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Thanks for posting. Audacity is a great little program. Glad to see the newer versions are better equipped to work with MIDI. Haven't done anything beyond opening some midi files but I look forward to using that feature in the future.
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I didn't know Audacity also supports MIDI.
How long has this been going on?
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... Audacity also supports MIDI. Say what?
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I didn't know Audacity also supports MIDI.
How long has this been going on?
Notes I was only aware of it since version 2.1.3 I downloaded back in October.
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Thanks for the heads up Larry!
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OK, this may clarify things. Audacity is a free and powerful audio editor. Audacity can open a midi file but cannot play it. However, it can record any sound you play on your computer's sound system. Here are seven easy steps to convert a midi file to wav with Audacity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRQB195PcA
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Audacity can open a midi file but cannot play it. Actually, Audacity can play the MIDI file as audio. There's just no built-in feature for capturing or exporting that audio.
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OK, this may clarify things. Audacity is a free and powerful audio editor. Audacity can open a midi file but cannot play it. However, it can record any sound you play on your computer's sound system. Here are seven easy steps to convert a midi file to wav with Audacity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRQB195PcA The current version I have plays midi files and has since at least version 2.1.3. It has 16 colored blocks, one for each midi channel and a vertical keyboard along the left side adjoining the piano roll screen. There's an option under the Export Menu to export as midi. (which it does) (Plays fine Media Player) So I guess that Audacity now has at least some midi capability that includes playing and exporting as a midi file.
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HI MUSIC STUDENT Have you set your midi device in edit/options / midi device HI Mike
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HI MUSIC STUDENT Have you set your midi device in edit/options / midi device HI Mike I stand corrected! Thanks for providing true clarity.
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Can someone explain why one would use Audacity when there are full DAW for free? I found one unique use for it when ripping MP3 from vinyl, but other than that, I honestly do not understand the appeal.
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I'm with you. What does Audacity do that Real Band doesn't?
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Audacity is quick, easy to use, and has quite a few nice editing features.
It's often not my first choice, but when I need it, it works well, quickly, and efficiently.
Different tools for different tasks.
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Can someone explain why one would use Audacity when there are full DAW for free? I found one unique use for it when ripping MP3 from vinyl, but other than that, I honestly do not understand the appeal.
I'm with you. What does Audacity do that Real Band doesn't?
Bob First, in Rockstar's example, Audacity will record the entire album, one song after the other as one recording. (It will do the same with YouTube or Soundcloud or any download) and using the command Ctrl-B and placing the cursor at the beginning of each song, label each song and then export each song as an individual file named and with meta data completed if you desire. It does not have a 48 track limit. In fact, if you have the hardware and computer to handle it, it will record 48 tracks at once. RB may record the same, but it does have the limit of 48 tracks. Audacity is not marketed or intentionally intended to compete with DAW's. It is an audio editor with some DAW capability much the same as BIAB. BIAB can also operate as a multitrack recorder but that is not its forte. The same can be said for Audacity. Audacity is in fact, absolutely easy to understand and navigate. I personally have never experienced a crash with Audacity. Not sure about RB but Audacity can have multiple instances open at once. The appeal of Audacity is not necessarily how it compares to another free program that happens to be a DAW, but its ease of use, stability and audio editing features. The thought immediately came to mind when this question was raised, to the similarities of questions and opinions often voiced here on the forum of such programs as Sonar and Reaper and the preferences of using one or the other over RB. One is not simply better than the other but is preferred by a particular user for many reasons I think.
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HI Charlie
I couldn’t agree more a very useful tool for the box. Some very good effects like amplification and EQ very controllable and you can bring a male or female vocal to the front with a good choice of freq boost. Even draw your own curve. Great for trimming and removing any little clicks, or other short blips that would go unnoticed as silence.
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Thanks for the heads-up, Larry. I love Audacity.
Merry Christmas!
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Don't forget about "batch processing". Point it at a dozen old mp3's and it will scan and apply any effect, for example normalization of all to the same level.
Batch processing is really useful when you want to make the same edits to multiple files. It comes in handy if you want to remove background noise from a series of audio lectures, remove clicks from recorded vinyl albums, or apply normalization to a bunch of sound clips.
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