Any Audacity users?

[Terry]

I've just recorded the audio for my first video and started playing around with Audacity.
So far I've found the noise reduction which is useful, is there anything else i should using?

 

[DragoNate]

I use Audacity all the time. The tool I use the most, and probably only use really, is the noise reduction. It gets rid of background noise so you don't have a hiss instead of complete silence. If your audio is somehow too deep or too high pitched, you can use the equalization. Other than that, I feel that everything else is there just to play with if you feel like it. Which I encourage you to do. It's goo to play around with these things. Might give you some new ideas or help you with a unique, off-the-wall problem you may come across!

 

[TubeBuddy]

I use Audacity all the time. The tool I use the most, and probably only use really, is the noise reduction. It gets rid of background noise so you don't have a hiss instead of complete silence. If your audio is somehow too deep or too high pitched, you can use the equalization. Other than that, I feel that everything else is there just to play with if you feel like it. Which I encourage you to do. It's goo to play around with these things. Might give you some new ideas or help you with a unique, off-the-wall problem you may come across!

Really great advice!

 

[ShuriBear]

I used it when I started out. After I got a better mic I didn't needed the noise reduction function because it doesn't pick up any noise anymore. The plugins I use now in my editer are Waves L2, Waves Compressor (sometimes) and the plugins which are in sony vegas itself like a pitch shifter. But I used the normaliser a lot when I used audacity. Very helpful

 

[DragoNate]

I used it when I started out. After I got a better mic I didn't needed the noise reduction function because it doesn't pick up any noise anymore. The plugins I use now in my editer are Waves L2, Waves Compressor (sometimes) and the plugins which are in sony vegas itself like a pitch shifter. But I used the normaliser a lot when I used audacity. Very helpful

What editor do you use?

Also, on a side note, you're ahead of me by like, 12 subscribers!! Nice! (The number shown is wrong as there are 6 "fake accounts" subscribed to me made by 1 person -.- I'm not happy about it honestly)

 

[ShuriBear]

What editor do you use?

Also, on a side note, you're ahead of me by like, 12 subscribers!! Nice! (The number shown is wrong as there are 6 "fake accounts" subscribed to me made by 1 person -.- I'm not happy about it honestly)

I use Sony Vegas Pro 13 atm. Waves are seperate plugins though. It's like the toptier in the music industry, but I use these plugins for years so I know how they work.

 

[Kristeen]

I've just recorded the audio for my first video and started playing around with Audacity.
So far I've found the noise reduction which is useful, is there anything else i should using?

I recommend this video from EposVox as a great starting point!

 

[Pickyourowngifts]

If you are doing voice overs, then I not only use the noise reduction but I also use nomalisation which levels out your voice

 

[TechRage]

Do you guys record directly to audacity or load an audio file that's been recorded else where?

 

[ShuriBear]

When I still used audacity I loaded the audiofile after the recording.

 

[DragoNate]

Do you guys record directly to audacity or load an audio file that's been recorded else where?

I have done both, depending on my needs. If I record from my phone, sometimes I might just use the microphone and Audacity, especially if my phone will be too far away to hear me properly.