Editing question
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MissJennyVoices
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Quick question.....so I just finished my first recording after my test recording and it went great. My question is about after recording. Obviously, I would take out all of my mistakes but then I feel like I should save a copy of the audio before it gets equalized and compressed so that I have it in case I need to make edits. Thoughts??
Jenny MissJennyVoices
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That's what I do - I cut out any re-takes, then save the Audacity file before going on to use Noise Reduction, etc.
After processing, I export the MP3 but don't save those changes in Audacity. Since my processing steps are usually the same, it's easy enough to re-apply them to the whole recording if I re-record any parts.
After processing, I export the MP3 but don't save those changes in Audacity. Since my processing steps are usually the same, it's easy enough to re-apply them to the whole recording if I re-record any parts.
I keep backups, too:
One of the complete raw and unedited recording,
one of the processed (noise reduction, compressor, amplified to 89 db) but unedited recording.
So far, I've mostly needed the processed recording to reinsert audio that was cut out but, on second thought, the better version of a line.
The raw recording ... rarely. But you never know when it may turn out that processing made something worse. One thing at least that I noticed: Compression makes the very beginning of the recording less loud than the rest. But nowadays, I circumvent that problem by other means (i.e. talking unrelated stuff at the start, only then starting the text).
One of the complete raw and unedited recording,
one of the processed (noise reduction, compressor, amplified to 89 db) but unedited recording.
So far, I've mostly needed the processed recording to reinsert audio that was cut out but, on second thought, the better version of a line.
The raw recording ... rarely. But you never know when it may turn out that processing made something worse. One thing at least that I noticed: Compression makes the very beginning of the recording less loud than the rest. But nowadays, I circumvent that problem by other means (i.e. talking unrelated stuff at the start, only then starting the text).
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silverquill
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Hi and welcome to LibriVox!
I keep copies of most everything.
When I complete a recording, I save it using all caps to avoid confusion. These go in my LV Read folder, but may spend time in my LV To Edit folder.
Then, I save a copy of what I submit, edited with any processing that I do, usually limited to noise reduction and amplification. This goes in my Recordings folder. I do not save an interim copy, edited but not processed. There is a rationale for that, I suppose, but I've not found it necessary in my 1600+ LV recordings.
I do a lot of PL work, and I save a copy of all of those files as well.
I do remember one time when there was a catastrophic failure on the server, and those of us who had backup files were able to help restore them.
I keep copies of most everything.
When I complete a recording, I save it using all caps to avoid confusion. These go in my LV Read folder, but may spend time in my LV To Edit folder.
Then, I save a copy of what I submit, edited with any processing that I do, usually limited to noise reduction and amplification. This goes in my Recordings folder. I do not save an interim copy, edited but not processed. There is a rationale for that, I suppose, but I've not found it necessary in my 1600+ LV recordings.
I do a lot of PL work, and I save a copy of all of those files as well.
I do remember one time when there was a catastrophic failure on the server, and those of us who had backup files were able to help restore them.
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