audacity and mp3

[Geek99]

Someone mentioned here recently that Audacity can be used to isolate bass tracks - can this be done with mp3s, or do you neded a .ogg file derived from say, RockBand? I realise I could use the graphic eq and maybe filters to reduce the level of other instruments, I'm just wondering if there is a better way?

thanks

[Musky]

Audacity will work with mp3s. I've not come across any other way of isolating the bass other than using EQ, but if anybody knows of one I'd like to hear about it as well.

[skankdelvar]

[quote name='Musky' post='470426' date='Apr 23 2009, 09:59 AM']Audacity will work with mp3s. I've not come across any other way of isolating the bass other than using EQ, but if anybody knows of one I'd like to hear about it as well. [/quote]

Me too. Whoo - MP3's made out of stem mixes - now there's an idea...

[andy67]

from experience, if it's built into a track it's near impossible to fully isolate. some programs profess to do this but the outcome is a mushy mess!

andy

[Geek99]

My audacity install isn't showing me a graphic eq - just play, stop etc and some editing stuff like zoom and time tools - rest is greyed out

[Musky]

If you select the track, click effects > equalisation. You then get a flat eq line that you can add points to and manipulate to your hearts content. The bad thing is you only get a short preview to hear what it sounds like. There are other filters available as well.

Personally I use the Amazing Slow Downer for this. It's mac only, but the simple 5 band eq does quite a decent job. Best Practice is often recommended for PC's, but I don't know whether that comes with an EQ.

Edited April 23, 2009 by Musky

[imaccer]

I use Transcribe - but it's not free

[dlloyd]

[quote name='Musky' post='470499' date='Apr 23 2009, 11:24 AM']Personally I use the Amazing Slow Downer for this. It's mac only, but the simple 5 band eq does quite a decent job.[/quote]


It's also available for PC

[Musky]

[quote name='dlloyd' post='470619' date='Apr 23 2009, 12:43 PM']It's also available for PC[/quote]

So it is. Lots of slow goodness for PC users.

[spinynorman]

Best Practice has a "karaoke" mode where you can filter out either bass or treble, so you can accentuate the bass to some extent. + it's very easy to set up loops. I'd say it was a better option than Audacity. I looked at Transcribe, but it seemed to be offering a lot of things I wasn't sure what to do with.

[Geek99]

Best Practice looks okay, but only seems to work with a Cd

Edit : no I am wrong - see 'open file' button

Edited April 24, 2009 by Geek99