Audacity as a Great Professional DAW? | Audacity PROS and CONS - Producer's HONEST Take on Audacity

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Are you still having doubts if Audacity is a good DAW for you?
Let's answer that question in this video.
In this new episode, we will talk about how good Audacity is at editing sounds. I'm sure most of you are searching about these questions - Is it compatible with certain plug-ins? Does it have free audio effects? How fast it is compared to other audio software? Is it worth it? All your doubts will be cleared once you finish watching this video.
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0:00 Can Audacity be used as a professional DAW?
0:09 Is it DAW Competent?
0:43 Plug-Ins compatibility
1:23 Does it have Free Effects?
2:07 Can it Preview sound effects?
2:35 How fast it is?
3:05 Spectral view
3:35 Final Thoughts?
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Hi there! I'm Mike Russell from Music Radio Creative. I am an Adobe Certified Professional and my aim is to teach you the secrets you need to know to create better-sounding audio with the use of various techniques. From Adobe Audition tips and tricks to your choice of microphones, audio gear, home recording setup, and many more! Podcasters, Livestreamers, Filmmakers, and even RU-vidrs can make use of what I am about to show!
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@MikeRussell Год назад

‼UPDATE FOR ADOBE AUDITION // PREMIERE PRO // AUDACITY USERS ‼- I have made it easier than ever before to work with tricky audio. My brand new audio presets are out now. One click to GREAT sound :) Check them out here: mrc.fm/presets This is a great way for you to support my channel too 🙏🙏🙏

@EDubbeatz8 3 месяца назад

Question. Can you do studio recording with audacity?

@LearnAudacity Год назад

I would have liked you to have mentioned the real time stackable non-destructive effects capabilities of Audacity. That’s a game changer.

@SaepeNeglecta 3 месяца назад

I love Audacity. I am a complete novice at creating videos so I hardly use fancy features. I was very impressed when I found out I could record with a box fan on and then edit out the sound. That and the fact that this is free, is all I need!! Again, I love it.

@MikeRussell 3 месяца назад

Thank you for your positive feedback!

@emmanuelsavage4707 26 дней назад

When I was starting out in voice-over, Audacity was the first free software I downloaded when I finally bought a computer! It has never disappointed! Later on, I purchased Sony Sound Forge 11 to have a professional line-up of equipment, but I found Audacity could still deliver the quality sound that's needed for voice-over work and easier to work with too!

@MikeRussell 26 дней назад

That's fantastic to hear how Audacity has been a reliable tool for you.

@growjunkieradio Год назад

Off topic once again. I love you, your wife and your dog! Your radio jingles are off the hook and everytime I hear them, I can't help but feel blessed. I will never forget "Free Jingle Friday". I truly thank you for creating something very special and unique for my station. You are the best...

@MikeRussell Год назад

Thank you very much

@Finn_Talks Год назад

"It's a matter of personal preference and budget." You said that in one of these comments; and I concur.

@MikeRussell Год назад

👌

@TheSpacePlaceYT 6 месяцев назад

The budget one is really funny.

@wstks-fmworldwide5390 Год назад

As an audio neophyte -- I'm a professor producing short podcast episodes to help guide my students through their weekly course activities -- I have really liked how easy it has been to learn and use basic Audacity functions. One thin I do not care for is how difficult it seems to be to achieve consistent volume levels between, for example, the intro voice track, main voice track, ID voice track in the middle of the episode, and the outro voice track. Tinkering with Auphonic helps, but of course it's necessary to combine and export the various vocal tracks as wav file first, etc., etc.. A more complex DAW would probably make the process much easier, but I'd need time to learn its ins and outs before I could use it effectively.

@MikeRussell Год назад

You'd love match loudness in Adobe Audition, it does exactly what you're looking for. Meanwhile you could normalise each of the tracks in Audacity and then add a touch of compression to smooth the levels in Audacity.

@jamjar20049 3 месяца назад

I would try the 'Normalise' effect. I set all my tracks to -3 dB. I would then use the mixer under the View menu to fine tune the relative volumes of whatever instruments I'm recording. If it's just the voice you're working with normalising might be all you need to use.

@lisapowell7058 Год назад

I really like Audacity, but I found with the latest update, it created HUGE files and slowed my 16gb RAM computer down to a crawl; sometimes timing out. I use it for editing old time radio shows. I like the effects, and find editing clips (sound fx, crossfaded, etc..) easy to use. My only downside is that I always have to resize tracks when importing new tracks because they always revert back to the original size. Any tips? If I ever have a question about using Audacity, I always search for your tutorials. Very helpful.

@MikeRussell Год назад

Check your export settings 👍

@lisapowell7058 Год назад

@@MikeRussell Anything in particular I should be looking for?

@MikeRussell Год назад

"Huge" files will be generated if you're exporting as wav. I'd recommend keeping your working files in wav format but exporting the final mixdown as mp3

@lisapowell7058 Год назад

@@MikeRussell Thanks!

@AriaLiveMusic 10 месяцев назад

I have a fairly low spec pc but don't have any problems with the latest Audacity. One thing that made a massive difference was installing a solid state drive. They're cheap to buy and I just used the Windows utility to transfer everything on my hard disk to the new SSD. It was surprisingly easy. Might not be the cause of your problem but maybe something to consider.

@ubunvivian99 Год назад

I started from Audacity but now I am in love with Adobe Audition. 😂 Sorry Audacity. For me, Audacity is my DAW to do a simple record without any editing. I don't like the preview. I prefer tuning and listening in real-time. Now Audacity is my backup in case if Audition is not working.

@MikeRussell Год назад

Can't see a situation where Audition wouldn't be working? 🤷‍♂️

@ToddDolce Год назад

@@MikeRussell Evidently you forgot that it is an Adobe product. "Suddenly not working" is not foreign to the Adobe suite of products. When they are working,..they are fantastic.

@culturedsquid8442 Год назад

I have a home studio, recording rap, never felt like changing over from Audacity . And never needed to either. I don't do a lot of mixing some reverb, some eq when I feel like it is needed, normalizing , and may use a phaser, a delay or an echo from time to time, noise reduction is very handy too, amplification too , and limiter is one my lifesavers since, I may be consistent, but my friends that have recorded here... werent... A friend is telling me to switch over to Cubase because he thinks I could do so much more with it ... And perhaps that's true, but I don't feel like it .. this is a hobby for me , and as a hobbyist that likes the natural sound of my mic I do very little post because It is not needed.

@MikeRussell Год назад

If Audacity serves your purpose perfectly then there is no need to change. If however your friend has Cubase and recommends it there no harm in meeting up with your friend and seeing them work in Cubase to see whether it would be a worthwhile swap.

@culturedsquid8442 Год назад

@@MikeRussell He doesn't use Cubase, the home studio he goes to does. I will probably do feature with him at some point and I will record there , will be my first time in 7 years that I don't record in my own space.

@joebustos6413 4 месяца назад

If you play real instruments and have a decent interface you don't need cubase, it is garbage and a waste of energy, its mainly catered for people who don't play instruments, it has all the chords and scales no music knowledge necessary. If you want to keep your sanity steer clear of cubase.

@mutantdisco87 8 месяцев назад

The only question about Audacity for pure recordings : is it high fidelity sound ? Is it loud enough (in the loudness war) ? That's all. But just for pure recordings... I don't know if it's "Hi-Fi", i don't have the ears for that, but for me it's Hi-fi, maybe not too loud, but it's another story... isn't it !?

@MikeRussell 8 месяцев назад

Audacity can achieve high quality, high fidelity recordings but may require additional loudness adjustment to compete in the "loudness wars".

@donrousseau683 5 месяцев назад

I have been using Audacity for years in my hobby studio. I use a Focusrite interface. Latency remains a consistent problem! My friends that use Protools and Ableton never have a latency issue. Audacity has a latency setting which is evidence that something is wrong! This is a big deal! Can you comment on overdub latency? Is it a function of the DAW?

@MikeRussell 5 месяцев назад

Yep, it's important to optimise settings, consider buffer sizes, and ensure compatibility between Audacity and your Focusrite interface to minimize latency.

@jamjar20049 3 месяца назад

Latency is caused by the hardware ,or the computer writing to your hard drive before you get to hear it. I use a Behringer interface which has a button to cut out the computer route out of the audio path. You hear what you're playing in real time so latency is not an issue. Perhaps your Focusrite has a similar button?.