Shaun
Just to get you started. If you signal is not great (usual case and one
which makes nature recording much different from music recording) the first
thing I do is to amplify it. I use the normalize function which makes the
loudest part at full volume. Transform->amplitude->normalize. The pk file=
s
are just to make the sounds load faster apparently into cool edit. Do not
worry about them. You can turn them off if you wish or nuke them at will.
Quick and dirty simple cleanup is to find out where your noise is (high or
low) Look at the spectral view (View ->Spectral View) Note the frequency
of the sounds you desire and the frequency of those you do not. Use the
graphic equalizer to decrease the volume of those you do not when
(Transform -> Filters -> Graphic Equalizer) You can also use the
Transform-> amplitude->amplify to do things like fade in and fade out.
Useful in making noise a little less noticeable.
There is a lot more to learn (most of it I do not know 8=3D)) but this sho=
uld
get you started.
Note for pure fun and fooling around do not miss the reverse button
(Transform -> reverse) (makes some things sound out of this world and reall=
y
does a number on narration) and the facility that allows you to lower the
pitch of your recordings - slow down the recordings so the pitch is a few
octaves lower and hear some neat things. (Transform-> Time Pitch -> Stretc=
h
Have fun
Barb Beck
Edmonton
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun
Sent: November 2, 2002 11:46 AM
To:
Subject: [Nature Recordists] Cool Edit Users.
Hello once again,
I have questions for all the intermediate to
advanced users of cool edit. I have so many questions on cool edit
but I'm not going to post them all, just the ones that seem important
to me, first one would be after recording a track I get the file that
I recorded plus i get another file besideit with the same name but
ending in PK, Is this normal and will it affect my recording of the
main track itself? Another question was if I recorded in mono do I
have to stay with mono and vice versa, whats the best to go with
Stereo or Mono? Is there any way to make my recording louder without
increasing the DB's? And is does anybody have any tips on cool edit
that may be useful to me such as any ways to decrease background
noise, amplify without distortion, how to clean up a recording a
little before burning it Etc.. Any tips would be great where as I am
very new to this and would like to impress my father with his
finished recordings as much as possible, Thanks again everyone for al
the help and your time, greatly appreciated.
Shaun.
PS: I am playing with cool edit and the recordings now just to see
whats what, I love that undo button :)
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