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I would open up the .wav (or converted .mp3) in WavePad and edit from there (select and delete silent parts) You could actually just save the edited file as an .mp3 in WavePad. Good Luck!

There are better resources for understanding audio compression than I; however, you cannot add back in what was taken out. Sorry I cannot address your specific issues or methods, but an mp3 file is in a "lossy" format and converting it back to a .wav will never restore it to it's original (.wav) quality. I couldn't count all the times that I have had to redo time consuming tedious editing. Best of luck!

Unless you have limited disc space, or intend only mp3 usage going forward, it is best to save as .wav files. You can always convert them to mp3 later.

My daughter had a dvd of a school musical and wished to make a cd of the music. I converted the dvd audio to wav using NCH SoundTap. You play the source and record it in wav format (in real time.) Depending upon how you may wish to track (divide) the audio, it can be a bit tedious. I used Wave Pad to put the finishing touches on the project.

Huh. Working fine for me...

Perhaps I am missing something here, but how can the site know what posts are unread 'to you' unless you are logged in? I stay logged in on my home pc anyway.

While recording into a WavePad file is possible, I would highly recommend trying Golden Records, as it is much better suited (and designed) for this type of task. Curious why you wouldn't just rip the cd; unless you don't have a cd drive on your computer?

Your info is a little unclear. When you say ' the cd was too loud' are you referring to a cd as the source for your recording?

I am unfamiliar with what you are trying do do and would be curious to learn more if you can get WavePad to work for you. I'm using WavePad Masters edition version 5.10, windows 7. The drop down (New File sample rate) has 11 options (including 44.1 - but no 40k)

If you click on the ‘General’ tab in the Options dialog box, you can set the default sample rate and channels for new files. Also, when saving a file you will be asked to set the sample rate.

Are you are using a mac? http://www.nch.com.au/switch/kb/1405.html

While Phil has already given you the best answers, I’ll sum up with my two cents. If your end usage will be with mp3, then by all means save your Golden Records recordings as such. If you plan to burn cds from your vinyl (or tape) recordings, it would be best to save them as WAV files. Format: PCM, and Attributes: 44.100kHz, 16bit, 172kb/sec. You can set GR to burn a disc in the project wizard, however, for various reasons I often will want to work further with the files, usually in WavePad, before I am satisfied with the project quality and tracking. I then burn discs with Express Burn. FLAC is a lossless compression; mp3 is a lossy compression. There is nothing to be gained by converting an mp3 file to FLAC. If your desired end result is a FLAC file, then start with WAV and convert that to FLAC. The NCH software designed to convert audio formats is Switch. Check the NCH Switch page to learn what file formats it supports; the version I use (4.22) does not convert to ALAC. It works very well converting WAV to FLAC, or mp3 too for that matter.

While I am not entirely clear about what you are saying, my guess would be that when the sources 'overlap' the combined level is too high and therefore distort. Experiment with adjusting the volume sliders of the tracks so that the project dB level stays below 0 dB.

Hopefully someone will provide an answer, and we are just missing something easy (and probably obvious) in our settings! I just did a test and have encountered the same situation. Although I use MixPad often, I haven't done much multi track recording with it, although I would like to. I seem to remember experimenting with an older version and not having this issue.

I don't think using the 'window' size is any way to properly judge your 'spikes' (peaks). My understanding is that a recording shouldn't peak much above -3 dB. I try and judge this by viewing the channel meters at the bottom right of the window. And I think that a gain(%) of 200 in the amplify dialog box will raise the selected file (or selected portion thereof) by 6 dBs. I often will have to apply this multiple times for a recording with low levels.

In your verbiage, does equalization mean normalization?

I am probably missing something myself as I don’t know exactly what you mean by deleting files from the recorded list, or dedicated folder, but read on for my thoughts. My reply is going to be of no comfort to you as I have no clue whether you can recover your files, but for prosperity’s sake I have to state: I also had to ‘retire’ a pc unit just over a year ago and subsequently had to repurchase new versions of my NCH software when I got my current windows 7. Fortunately all the countless hours of recording I had done previously were still available to me, and I don’t know why you would have a different experience... I always save my files (read: set destination folder) - whether a recording via GoldenRecords, SoundTap, WavePad, etc.- to a folder and file format of my choosing (always .wav for my usage.) Don’t rely on the defaults; always save in a folder and a format of your choice. How that could 'disappear' is beyond me.

Not sure if this will be of any help, but have you searched your computer for the files? MixPad will save files to a default folder (somewhere) - I always set my destination folder before saving. Good Luck! edit: I realize now that you are referring to the 'project'; I was thinking about exported audio files. sorry

I have been using SoundTap for many years; my current version is 2.11. If I recall correctly, when I first tested the program trial version, it did have a background 'voice' saying something like "you must purchase the software..." Perhaps the popping sound that is referred to above is the same sort of thing - you can try the software for free to see how it works, but to do a proper recording you need to purchase. This may just be conjecture on my part - I am mainly posting in this thread for future readers who might shy away from the product because of the above posts. While it may be true that a satisfying answer to a question in these forums is not guaranteed, this program has worked like a charm for me on both xp and windows 7. One thing that I recommend when using SoundTap: close all programs and browsers before starting up SoundTap. Then proceed. My main use is to record streams from the internet. Once I set the destination for the recording and 'start recording' I do not use the computer for anything else until my recordings are finished. This way no background 'noises' will interfere or be recorded.

I doubt that your issue is related to using the trial version. Although fairly obvious, I wonder if you have the pan slider centered. This is the default position, but the first thing I would check.

Just guessing here, as I am not exactly sure what you are referring to, but I suggest dragging one of the clips to a new track and then it can be edited independently.

If both the piano and vocal were recorded as one track, I don’t think there is any way to separate them. Unless they were inputted on separate channels (left and right) .....

I would open the clip (track 3) in WavePad, save it as ‘Track3.edit’ (keep the original file intact just in case) and perform the volume adjustments by selecting the desired portion and using the Amplify tool. Save the file, and then load it into MixPad. Mute or remove the original ‘faulty’ track 3 from your project. Good luck and report back if you want or need to.

Excerpt from MixPad Help: “Check that the audio level meter, located at the bottom of the track control panel, is registering an input. If there is no meter reading here, your audio input devices have not been set up properly.” So I think that recording input volume is adjusted externally with whatever equipment you are plugging your guitar/mic into. (In my case it was via a Lexicon desktop interface. I have also used a preamp) Once you have recorded a track(s) the volume can be adjusted, as you state, for playback and project saving. I had some latency when recording additional tracks, and had to manually align them. I use the program primarily to mix audience sources of live shows I have recorded with a soundboard source and have very little experience recording directly into MixPad, but that’s my two cents off the top of my head. You may also be interested in checking out WavePad. Good Luck!