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Introduction

In this lesson we’re going to look at the options available for manipulating the Tonal Content of a signal in Audacity. If you’re not sure, Tonal Content refers to the frequencies that make up a sound. The focus of this lesson is the Equalization effect; an Equaliser (English spelling – spelling with a ‘z’ refers to the presentation of the effect in Audacity, which uses the American spelling; both are correct, I’m just being pedantic) is an effect which lets you control the Tonal Content of a signal by boosting or cutting the level of a given frequency.

Equalisers

There’s two main kinds of Equaliser, or EQ, that you’re likely to use. A Parametric EQ is an EQ with a number (usually no more than 7) of frequency bands with a set of controls for each band.

Frequency refers to the Frequency at the centre of the band being effected. This is in Hertz (Hz) or Kilohertz (KHz – thousands of Hertz).

Gain refers to how much the band is being cut or boosted by, in Decibels (dB).

Q refers to the width of the band, a high value for Q results in a narrow band.

Options are available on most Parametric EQs which determine the shape of the band, these include Notch, Bell, Shelf and Pass filters, we’ll look at some of these later.

The other main kind of EQ is the Graphic EQ. Graphic EQ works differently to Parametric EQ in that the bandwidth (Q) is fixed for each band and there is no Frequency control, the bands are all fixed to a specific Frequency. Graphic EQ however has many more (the standard is 31) Frequency bands, each with a Gain control. The Gain control on a Graphic EQ provides the same function as a Parametric EQ.

With this in mind, let’s take a look at what Audacity has to offer.

Equalization…

Audacity’s Equaliser in Draw Curves mode. Click to enlarge.

The first thing that you’ll notice with Audacity’s EQ is that there’s nothing like what I’ve just described on the display, apart from a toggle between Draw Curves and Graphic EQ – I’ll come back to that as we go over this display.

The chart you see shows Gain on the vertical axis and Frequency on the horizontal axis. These are the same Gain and Frequency we talked about before, the only difference here is that there’s no defined bands and no pots to control them. Applying EQ in this way is achieved by plotting points on the chart by clicking and dragging. Like many things in audacity, this isn’t great for learning on; it’s only really useful if you know exactly what you want to do.

Looking at the left side of the window you’ll see two vertical sliders. These change the scale of the vertical axis.

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At the bottom left of the window, above the Preview button, you have the Select Curve option, with its drop-down menu and the Save/Manage Curves… button. These curves are presets that you can use with your EQ. Since every sound is different I’d advise against the use of preset EQs in the long run but they might be useful for learning how the different shapes effect the sound.

To the right of the Save/Manage Curves… button is the Flatten button. Flatten resets the EQ curve back to 0 for all Frequencies.

To the right of that is the Invert button. Invert flips the EQ curve around 0.

The Grids check-box toggles the grey grid on the chart.

Beneath the chart, on the right, is the Length of Filter slider. Length of Filter changes the way Audacity analyses the incoming audio when it’s being processed by the EQ, think of it as a resolution or bandwidth. The only down-side is that it alters the whole curve. If you’re not totally sure what you’re doing with it you should leave it at its default.

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To the left is the Linear Frequency Scale check-box. Normally Frequency is displayed on a Logarithmic Scale. Check the box to see the difference. Note that this is purely cosmetic, it doesn’t alter the sound in any way although it does give you a better view of the high-end frequencies.

That brings us to the Draw Curves/Graphic EQ toggle. This control lets you swap between manipulating the EQ curve as described above or using a Graphic EQ instead. Toggling between Draw Curves and Graphic EQ mode keeps the EQ curve, allowing you to work with both tools. If you’re not sure about using Draw Curves you should probably stick to using Graphic EQ in the mean time.

Audacity’s Equaliser in Graphic EQ mode. Click to enlarge.

The Graphic EQ mode introduces a new drop-down menu which changes the shape of the EQ curve when controlled by the Graphic EQ. Note that generally a smooth EQ curve is more suited to music.

When you’re using Audacity’s EQ note that it keeps the last used curve in memory so that you can use it again if need-be. You can also use this as a basis for trail-and-error manipulation of audio – using the last attempt as a starting point making small changes with each attempt. Like most things, you should listen to what you’re changing as you go; unfortunately Audacity does not provide any easy way to compare processed and unprocessed audio in the effect window – only preview the processed audio, though this is better than nothing at all. Play with the EQ and see how changing different Frequencies alters the sound of your audio.

Bass and Treble…

Bass and Treble window. Note that the Effect won’t let you click OK if you’ve not input any values.

As EQ goes, this is easily the least versatile bit of kit you’re likely to use, but sometimes it’s all you’ll need. Let’s take a look at it. Bass and Treble uses the Shelf filter shape. Gain is applied to all frequencies below 1 KHz (for Bass) and above 10 KHz (for Treble). Let’s go over the controls.

Bass (dB) and Treble (dB) refer to the gain applied to the Bass and Treble ranges previously mentioned. The gain can be applied as low as -15 dB and as high as 15 dB.

Level (dB) applies gain to the whole signal, you can’t add any gain using this control, though it goes as far down as -30 dB. The Enable Level Control check-box at the bottom of the window enables the level control.

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You may well have noticed this Effect does nothing to frequencies between 1 KHz and 10 KHz. The so-called Middle can be manipulated using this Effect by boosting the Bass and Treble and using the Level control to bring the level of audio down, Bass and Treble would be closer to their original gain and the Middle would be less as a result.

Another use for the Level control is countering the increase in gain of the other two controls to prevent Clipping, or the sound being too intense generally. Use the Preview button before you start to get a gauge of the level.

High Pass Filter… and Low Pass Filter…

Audacity’s High Pass (top) and Low Pass (bottom) Filter windows. Spot the difference. Note that these aren’t suggested values.

High and Low Pass Filters are a particular kind of EQ that removes all Frequency content beyond a given Frequency. Since they both work exactly the same way I’ll go over the crucial difference and then look at the controls for both.

The way to remember the difference between High and Low Pass Filters is to consider what you’re letting through (what you’re letting pass) the filter. The High Pass Filter lets higher frequencies through and cuts low frequencies; the Low Pass Filter lets low frequencies through and cuts the highs.

Onto the controls. Rolloff (dB per Octave) determines the slope of the filter. This control works much like the Q (Bandwidth) control on an EQ. Lower values here results in a gentler slope.

Cutoff Frequency (Hz) is the business end of the Effect. This lets you determine the Frequency where the slope begins to cut away frequencies on the other end of slope.

High and Low Pass Filters are a fairly aggressive way of getting rid of unwanted audio – but it’s useful for making space in your mix. It’s worth learning how to use these since you’re likely to need them a lot. Pass Filters can be useful for taking away frequencies that aren’t expected or wanted in a given part of a recording; consider taking away the frequencies beneath a singers range in a vocal part – there shouldn’t be any content in there but it would remove any artefacts caused by proximity or vocal pops.

Notch Filter…

A Notch Filter is an extreme alternative to the Bell EQ shape. Where a Bell reduces or boosts the gain in a given frequency range, a Notch Filter will remove that given range all together, in much the same way as a Pass Filter. It’s handy for targeting problem frequencies in your recordings. The controls in Audacity’s Notch Filter are the same as a Parametric EQ described earlier, only lacking gain.

Frequency determines the target of the Effect.

Q (Higher Value Reduces Width) determines the width of the area of Effect (the Bandwidth). The label reminds us that a higher Q results in a narrower band.

Closing Remarks

It’s unfortunate that Audacity lacks a proper Parametric EQ to demonstrate on, since most DAWs will have some kind of Parametric EQ rather than a Graphic EQ. To give credit, Audacity’s High Pass, Low Pass and Notch Filters are all like any you’d find in other software or on hardware EQ units in terms of how they operate and the frequencies they work with.

It’s worth mentioning that when you’re using EQ you should avoid boosting gains if you can; you should try to cut before boosting so you’re not adding more gain stages to a signal, since each gain stage brings you closer to clipping and gives you less headroom to work with.

Jul 09,2019 • Filed to: Record Audio • Proven solutions

What is the best Audacity plugin? Are there any better alternative for Audacity ?

Audacity is open source software that is absolutely free to download and install. This software is compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux and several other platforms. This is not only a great sound editor, but a audio recorder as well. This software is sometimes limited in certain cases, but they can be overcome with the help of a lot of Audacity plugins that are available for download absolutely free. Several Audacity plugins, like LADSPA Plugin, LV2 Plugin, Nyquist Plugin, VST Plugin, Audio Unit Plugin, and Module Plugin are available to amplify the performance of Audacity. The above mentioned Audacity plugins have been used by several people and are very popular.

Part 1. Best Audacity Alternative to Record Music from Any Sites

iMusic is a recommended music downloader, recorder and powerful tool to manage music. With iMusic, you can easily record music or any playing audio in your Mac or Windows PC with its well-balanced audio recorder. Further more, you can directly download hot music tracks from 3000+ sites like YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, etc. Let's have a quick glance at iMusic's outstanding features.

iMusic - Best Alternative for Audacity You Deserve to Own

• Built-in music library to discover hot music track, artist, or playlist.
• Download music tracks from 3000+ music sites like Pandora, YouTube, Spotify, SoundCloud, etc.
• Record music or any audio played on your Windows PC or Mac with a well balanced recorder.
• Transfer music between iDevices and Android, from PC to mobile devices or vice versa.
• Help rebuild, repair or backup iTunes Library on Mac, even in a PC Windows computer.
• Powerful music toolbox which helps to transfer music to usb, burn cd, etc.

Why Choose This Audacity Alternative

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• The most important feature is its ability to play as well as record songs automatically. Whenever a person is viewing a YouTube video or listening to some music of choice, the only thing the person needs to do to get the song is just press the 'Download' or 'Record' button. There can be nothing more easily done than this. The files will get saved in either the MP3 or M4A format. It automatically gets rid of the advertisements in between the tracks. The recording is a continuous procedure unless it is stopped. The settings can be adjusted in such a manner that the advertisements get filtered out automatically and the tracks are also split in an automatic fashion.
• Original sound quality is maintained by the use of a virtual sound card that captures the recorded audio and saves them in either MP3 or M4A format. The quality of the sound is customizable. It can be anything from low to high quality. This software helps to record anything that plays on Mac and save them for hearing later.
• The third feature is something of a specialty. It helps to identify the artist, title of the song, albums etc. with ease. This is done with the help of ID3 tag identification technology. This is really a ground breaking technology that gives user an unforgettable experience. This technology helps to fetch information about the music being played, from the internet.
• This software allows a person to download and store unlimited amount of music. If a person is interested in hearing music from several radio stations around the globe, then this is the best software. More than 500 radio stations are present for the person to select his or her favorite music.

Steps to Record Music by Audacity Alternative

Step 1: Download iMusic on your desktop, navigate to 'Download' interface, then find the 'Record' button.

Step 2: Go to a streaming music site to choose your favorite songs and play it . At the same time, click the 'Record 'button to start the recording process.

Step 3: After the recording process finished, you could find your recorded songs on iTunes library.

This is one plug-in that is mostly in use for Linux based machines. The full form of LADSPA is Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plug-in API. Audacity has got in built support for all the LADSPA Plugin. This is an API that is used for audio filtering and audio signal processing purpose. Although this API was initially developed to work on Linux platform only, but later on, it was adjusted to work on several other platforms as well. Numerous audio LADSPA Plugin are available for free to download and use as per the requirement of the user. ladspa-sdk-1.12-1.i386.rpm [7.3 | 8.0 | 9], ladspa-sdk-example-plugins-1.12-1.i386.rpm [7.3 | 8.0 | 9], ladspa-sdk-1.12-1.src.rpm [all], ladspa-sdk-1.12-1 [fc1], ladspa-sdk-example-plugins-1.12-1 [fc1], ladspa-sdk-1.12-1 source [all], are some of the LADSPA Plugin available for use to increase the RPM.

This is actually an upgraded version of LADSPA. Audacity has in-built support for the LV2 Plugin as well. This plug-in is mostly built for Linux based machines, but Audacity is open ended software that supports LV2 for all kinds of operating platform. This is a great option for all Audacity users. For installing the plugin of LV2, a person needs to place the plugin in the system LV2 locator and then restart Audacity. The plugin actually support the generation and processing of all audio files that are run through Audacity. LV2 is actually replacing the older LADSPA plug-in which is a bit limited performance wise. LV2 has got MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) facility and that is missing in LADSPA plug-in. LV2 Plugin can almost behave like instruments, and this is missing in LADSPA. The most common LV2 Plugin include a delay, an equalizer, a compressor and a reverb. These are just some of the basic LV2 Plugin.

Audacity does have built-in support for Nyquist Plugin as well. It is always possible for a user to download more Nyquist Plugin or program more Nyquist Plugin as per the need of the user by using Nyquist programming language. Audacity does not limit the use of this plug-in to a specific platform, but it can be used in any platform that is running Audacity. For the Audacity audio editor, the Nyquist Plugin actually fulfill the purpose of analyzing the job.

Audacity can load VST effects on all the operating systems like Windows, Linux and Mac, but it cannot load the VST instruments. In this case, there is no need for the VST enabler at all. The plugin of VST effects are found in several websites like Hitsquad: Windows, Mac, KVR Audio: Windows, Mac, Open Directory (Windows, Mac). VST Plugin while working in tandem with Audacity makes editing and mixing of sounds very easy and the final output is really awesome. This plug-in is very high quality sound effecting modules, and they are far better than those that come inbuilt with Audacity. So people that need very high sound mixing quality or need the editing of sounds to be perfect favor the VST Plugin. The plug-in includes noise reducers, sound compressors, sound enhancers and several other important sound editing options.

This is another great set of plug-in that goes well with Audacity and it only works on Mac platform. A system plug-in directory is the place from where Audacity loads this plug-in. Each time a new Audacity is installed in a machine, it will not automatically recognize the already existing audio units within the system. It has to be enabled from the plug-in manager of Audacity. Similar to the VST Plugin, the Audio Units display their full range of GUI interface. There are some limitations of this Plug-in as far as display is concerned. It does not always display the full range of bands selected, as it cannot resize itself automatically. The go around strategy involves selecting the number of bands and then closing it. After closing as soon as it is re opened, all bands fit in smoothly.

Some new features can be added to Audacity using experimental modules. To load modules into Audacity requires a person to follow certain steps. The first requirement is to add the 'Modules' folder within the installation folder of Audacity. The second step involves adding the files like mod-nyq-bench.dll (Windows) or mod-nyq-bench.so (Mac OS X) in the folder 'Modules'. Then, the person must resort to restarting Audacity and opening the 'Modules preferences'. It can be seen that the file is showing as new, and this means that no choice or preference has been made yet. Now the person has to click the drop down and shift it to 'Enabled'. After changing, the person needs to pres 'OK' and then restart Audacity. As soon as Audacity restarts, a person can see the different modules to work on as per his or her preference.