Hi.  Sorry, haven't heard of Twisted Wave ... what is it?

Danny



On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson <tinatee...@cox.net> wrote:
> You are right. It does take a lot of patience. I have friends who think I'm
> nuts for doing it.
>
> I'm just curious. Have you heard of Twisted Wave? I know sighted people who
> love it, but I have the feeling that it's not accessible for us.
>
> Tina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett
> Boyer
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:32 PM
> To: 'PC Audio Discussion List'
> Subject: RE: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
>
> Hi. I have done voice-over work as well and I am a Goldwave user.
> I am a former Sound Forge user but SF had too many bells and whistles for
> me. I do all of my editing (and other folks as well) with Goldwave.
> I used SF a long time ago (before they got bought by Soni) and I saw more
> and more accessibility slipping away.
> Once I found out about how Goldwave was really implementing accessible
> features, and the fact that they seemed to actually care... I went with
> Goldwave.
> Just as an example. I had a sighted co-worker at the radio station who
> always made these little grunts and groans after she would read a sentence.
> It was very anoying to have to sift through every sentence and cut out these
> little (sometimes erotic sounding sighs and moans) So, I don't think it
> really matters what program your using as long as you're good at editing and
> you have the ear and the patience to do it.
> I don't really know if my reply is any help, but there it is anyway!
> SF and Goldwave are great products. I'm not trying to start any kind of
> debate...
> Just saying I was a Sound Forge user many many years ago and I have been a
> proud GW user too!
> And, while reading this I have one more suggestion for those "editors" out
> there. There is such a thing as over editing. Some people get too friendly
> with deleting, and lose the rhythm of natural speech.
> I recall listening to a "Main Menu" show a few years back where someone
> decided to cut out all breaths and pauses, they made the presenter sound
> like a robot and it was unlistenable.
> So, just a heads-up!
> Jmt
> bb
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of tim
> cumings
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:19 PM
> To: PC Audio Discussion List
> Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
>
> Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound forge and
> goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up mouth noises and
> noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou should think about swithcing
> to a different microphone which might be lsee sensitive and have a different
> pickup pattern. For example, a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern
> might help in this situation.
> \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote:
>> Hi Tina.  Thanks very much for this info.
>>
>> Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable?
>> Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated.  Of course
>> buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the cause of
>> professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a significant
>> advantage to it or not.
>>
>> Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the Sam
>> broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave.  Is this advisable
>> or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio editing
>> package?
>>
>> Danny
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson <tinatee...@cox.net> wrote:
>>> Hello Danny,
>>>
>>> In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to Jim
>>> Snowberger at:
>>>
>>> snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. Hope
>>> this helps.
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Danny Miles
>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM
>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>> Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
>>>
>>> Hi Jamie.  Thanks for your message.
>>>
>>> I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most
>>> commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics.  I plug my mic into a mixer
>>> rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions?
>>> I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but the
>>> Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected.
>>>
>>> Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge.  I
>>> used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, generally,
>>> I think GoldWave works just as well.  However, if you can please
>>> advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be worth
>>> contemplating.
>>>
>>> Many thanks, Danny
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly <otrja...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use the
>>>> EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc.
>>>>
>>>> If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's
>>>> still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each.
>>>>
>>>> Also look at the type of mike your using.
>>>>
>>>> Jamie
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Danny Miles
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM
>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List
>>>> Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks
>>>>
>>>> Hello everyone.  I wonder if anybody can please advise.
>>>>
>>>> I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my content
>>>> using GoldWave.  However, I'm having significant issues with the
>>>> presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my Braille
>>>> display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes).
>>>>
>>>> I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to
>>>> have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality recording.
>>>> I currently have Depopper; could this be used to remove the issues
>>>> described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)?  If so, any
>>>> advice on particular settings would be appreciated.  If not, can
>>>> anybody please make any other suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks, Danny
>>>>
>>>>
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