Hi Cheryl
The process David outlined is most effective. It is sometimes striking how
something that sounds just right at the time sounds not so good the next
morning.
What I sometimes do in addition to saving versions of the project is to make
a copy of the track before applying the effect. Mute one of the tracks and
apply the effect to the other. You can then revert to the muted track later
if necessary. When adding reverb in Audacity I always create a second track
and apply the reverb to it and use the original as the dry (no reverb)
component of the effect. Having achieved the type of reverb I want, I can
change its intensity by adjusting the level of the dry track.
Good luck with the re-recording. It is often the case that it is better
than the first one.
Andrew
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<audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Cheryl Bess
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Question about removing an effect
Damn. Then I'll just have to redo the song, then. Thanks for your help!
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Question about removing an effect
Audacity is not a non-destructive audio editor.
This means that, if you made changes and saved those changes, you won't be
able to undo those changes.
Your best bet (as far as I can tell) is to save a file you are making
changes to before you save your file and/or project and then load the file
and/or project (without changes) again if you want to try different changes.
It takes some modifications to your work flow to remember to save unmodified
versions of your files and projects so you can easily revert back, but it
isn't impossible. It just takes a willingness to change from non-destructive
audio editor work flows (and a little extra space on your hard drive).
Best,
David
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Question about removing an effect
Okay, I recorded a song and added an effect to the vocals. I saved the
project and closed the program to go do something else. I came back and
listened to the track again and decided I didn't like the effect. How can I
remove it since I can't just do an undo like if I had added it, listened,
then undid with control+z.
Cheryl
