Henk van Aalten Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 In relation to the new tune that Morgana submitted for Recorded Tunes Link Page, there was a problem with download speed. One thing I did, was downloading the file and reducing the bit-rate from 256 to 32 kbps. As a result the file size was reduced from 2858kb to 358kb. After uploading the reduced file, the download time was sharply reduced. As Morgana asked how I did it, I made a small demo to show her. For those of you who would like to see it, follow this link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes williams Posted March 19, 2005 Share Posted March 19, 2005 Just press SHIFT+DELETE for permanent deletion. The response will be slightly different for each Windows version, but its usually a 'Do you really want to delete..' type dialogue.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, I did that, and it worked, but... After using that procedure to delete about 150 Mb of files at once, every time I clicked on any file or directory in Windows Explorer, it took many seconds (sometimes half a minute or more) to return control to me. I finally shut down the machine and restarted, and then it was quick, again. This is a problem in Win98 and one I suffer from too! I still couldn't find documentation of SHIFT+DELETE ....Right now I'm using Win98, and I also have available NT4. In Win98, "keyboard shortcuts - general" lists various keys and key combinations that have special functions. In Win98SE help its under keyboard shortcuts - desktop, but don't ask me why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellowbelle Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 (edited) Hey! I'm kind of pleased at the moment, since I managed to figure out how to record and then mix two tracks -- using my Sony IC recorder and then AUDACITY. I did look at your demo before, Henk, about using Audacity, but things just weren't ready to sink in, yet, I guess. NOW when I look at it -- now that I've already mixed two tracks that just happened to align together 'okay' enough (by luck), I can see the value of using Audacity. I wasn't really trying to figure this out. I have a bass bansuri flute that I haven't really played much, but I happened to pick it up tonight and give it a whirl. The low note, though, a low A, is sooooo hard to get clearly every time, so I put that flute away and grabbed my bamboo flute in F, which is WAY easier to play. My little voice recorder makes a separate track with every new recording, and there's a counter. So, suddenly I realized I could try to time two (or more...) tracks to be aligned and then mix them together, maybe. So, I mixed my concertina and my bamboo flute, using a bit of simple 'noodling' in the key of F, basically a I-IV-V progression (F, Bb, C). This is sooooo cooool.... So, I'm glad I kept Audacity on my computer, since now I finally see that I can actually do something with it!!! I'll try aligning things according to your demo, Henk. I can't wait to try some other instruments, too.... If you want to hear my recording, it's at:http://geocities.com/geranimom/audioscraps...ambooFluteF.mp3 (about 616 KB) EDIT ADDED: ...Back to say, I made another mix, this time using the Audacity tools. It's longer than the other file, since I was able to fix more parts! That's at: http://geocities.com/geranimom/audioscraps...uteAndECMix.mp3 and that one's about 932 KB. Edited May 22, 2005 by bellowbelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted May 22, 2005 Share Posted May 22, 2005 This is sooooo cooool.... So, I'm glad I kept Audacity on my computer, since now I finally see that I can actually do something with it!!! I'll try aligning things according to your demo, Henk. I can't wait to try some other instruments, too.... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wendy I'm really glad that you "took this hurdle" and discovered the possibilities of mixing. Yes.. it is exciting!!! You made already e great mix. Keep on squeezing & mixing Henk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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