And this dirt is bad news-it makes itself known as noise during playback of the record, and it causes premature wear on the diamond stylus of the phono cartridge and on the surface of the record itself. In fact, they come dirty from the factory, and if we’re not careful, it’s all downhill from there. Worth it? I think so, but not all would agree. Cleaning the LPįair warning-cleaning records is fiddly and time-consuming. As I have said before, the vinyl LP is one of the great open source music formats, and I seem to have all the gear set up and ready to go, so. I’ll pick up where I left off last time, with ' Voodoo Chile' from my mint copy of ' Electric Ladyland,' a 33⅓ RPM vinyl LP. Rain, fog, meh-I’m still in the mood to digitize a few vinyl records. Fog so wet it drips, so a newcomer could be forgiven for thinking it’s raining.

November rains have given way to December sunshine, Pacific Northwest-style-fog, that is. After exporting, import your mixed audio file into a new Audacity project, then apply effects to the audio file as a whole. Reverb: create a sense of space by adding a 'room' soundĪudacity doesn't provide an output channel, so if you want to master your project you need to export the mix first.Compressor: reduce the dynamic range to make the quietest sections more audible.Graphic EQ: alter the tone by adjusting the bass, treble, and mid-range frequencies.The best effects to use when mixing in Audacity include: To do so, select an audio region, then open the Effect menu and choose an effect to apply. When mixing, you also want to add effects to your tracks to make them sound better together.

Generally speaking, keep bass-heavy and lead instruments panned to the center, then adjust the volume sliders so you can hear each track clearly. To mix in Audacity, use the two sliders at the left of each track to adjust the Volume and Pan. After you finish editing in Audacity, you should mix all of the tracks together to create a good balance between them.

Audacity instructions