TanishaSharma wrote: ↑March 22nd, 2024, 8:59 am
Thank you so much for the feedback!! I'll re- record it by Sunday-Monday!
Hi Tanisha,
I hope you know you don't need to re-record the whole piece. You just have to re-record the phrases or sentences that these words appear in and paste those in to replace the original. That way, Betsy doesn't have to listen to the whole section all over again. And re-recording doesn't guarantee there won't be new errors to correct next time.
If you're using Audacity, here's how you do it:
Listen to your recording until you get to the spot where the fix or replacement is needed. You can either listen to it all the way through (more time consuming) or use the magnifying glass to zoom in (see top row below: + to zoom in and – to zoom out) to reduce the length of the track so you can see more of it and go to the exact spot you need to work on (see the timestamp just above the wave form below to figure out where you are; when you're finished, you can use the - glass to zoom back out):
Put your cursor at the start of the section you want to replace (black line shows where your cursor is).
Then mute the main track (mute button is on the left side of your screen, next to the blue waveform).
Then press Shift on your keyboard and the round red Record button at the same time, let go of both and start speaking. This will start a recording on a new track below your existing one. Your new recording will likely have a bit of silence before it starts so it won’t line up exactly with the original.
Record until you’ve finished the new bit and press the square black Stop button. Listen to your new recording. If you’re happy with it, select the part you just read and press Ctrl-C to copy your new text. Mute the new track and paste your new recording over top of the original (by pressing Ctrl-P).
Your old and new recordings will be roughly the same length, so you’ll be able to see how much to copy over. When you’ve finished, put your cursor a bit earlier in your original recording, unmute it, and listen to it to see if you’re happy with it. If you are, you can delete the (now muted) new track (look for the x to the left of your track and click it to delete the new track).
If you do anything you later regret, you can always undo it by pressing Ctrl-Z.
I know you're using Linux, so your Audacity may look a bit different from this, but I hope it's helpful.
Let me know if you have questions about any of this.
Thanks,
