The tracks will be automatically "mixed down" to a single track when you export.ĥ) It is useful to mix down to 1 track immediately before Exporting - this gives you the opportunity to see if the mix "clips" (overloads) at any point. Working with multiple tracks provides a lot more flexibility than trying to work on just one track. This is set in "Edit menu > Preferences > Quality".Ĥ) There's not usually any need to reduce a project to 1 track while you are working on it - Audacity is designed to handle multiple tracks efficiently. Converting audio to a sample rate lower than 44100 will often reduce the sound quality.ģ) For highest sound quality while you are mixing and processing sounds, use a "bit depth" of 32 bit.
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"Export" and "Export Selection" are also useful for making backups of tracks - if you record your own material it is highly recommended that you Export a backup of the recording straight away.ġ) Use Audacity 1.3 (current version 1.3.12)Ģ) If you have audio clips that have different sample rates, convert them all to the same sample rate - recommended rates are 44100Hz or 48000Hz. "Export" is the final step in your production when you convert an Audacity Project into a normal audio file that can be played elsewhere. This step of "Mix and Render" is optional as the tracks will be automatically mixed down when you "Export". To "Mix" all of the tracks/clips into a single track, press Ctrl+A (select All), then from the "Tracks" menu select "Mix and Render. In Audacity 1.3 you can even drag them to different tracks, though there are still a couple of constraints on this (if you have trouble dragging clips to other tracks, just cut and paste them instead). Use the "Time Shift" tool (double headed arrow) to drag the audio clips to where you want them. Silent parts created after using noise gate Edit>Clip Boundaries>Detach at Silences Audio after removing silent parts in Audacity.Handling multiple audio clips is very much easier in Audacity 1.3 than 1.2, so if you do not already have Audacity 1.3 you should upgrade. Selecting Multi-view Using noise gate to remove background noise and make silent parts.
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Go to Edit> Clip Boundaries> Detach at Silences and you’re done.Now the background noise will be deleted and you’ll have silent parts in your audio. In noise gate apply a maximum (-100dB) Level reduction and click OK.Alternatively, you can apply Amplify effect onto parts that you want to make silent, but that’s a longer route.
#MERGE TRACKS AUDACITY HOW TO#
Noise gate is not available by default, you’ll have to install it as a plug-in, you can read how to do that here.
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Multi-view will show you where the silent parts are which you can’t see if looking into waveform only.
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Using Selection Tool mark where you want to split your audio.To split audio in Audacity you will have to: