Monday, April 30, 2018
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WavePad
How to Edit Audio Files with WavePad
How to Edit Audio Files with WavePad
You don’t have to be a professional music producer to record and edit your own music. With an easy-to-use music editing software like WavePad, you can take your audio recordings to the next level. Recording and editing your songs yourself is great way to share and preserve your musical masterpieces and anyone can do it. Whether you are recording your voice for a podcast or you are editing tracks of your band playing live music, it has never been easier to create professional quality recordings from home.
Record Audio
If you don’t already have an audio recording to work with, don’t worry. WavePad allows you to record audio directly into the program using an accessory microphone or the internal microphone on your computer or device. To begin recording a new track, simply click the red record button, a new blank track will be created and your recording will begin automatically. You can stop your recording by clicking the square stop button, pushing the Esc key or by clicking anywhere on the track. |
| Recording Audio in WavePad |
Import Audio
If you already have a pre-recorded track you would like to work with, you can easily import the track into WavePad to edit. Simply press Ctrl + O on Windows or Command + O on Mac to open it. You can also go to the main drop down menu and select File and then Open. Import a file from your computer or external device, or you can choose to open a file directly off of a CD or data disc. You can even import files straight from the Cloud. Make sure to explore the NCH Sound Library for additional audio samples and sounds to add to your music or audio project. |
| Import Audio Files |
Trim Tracks
Trimming down your audio recordings or music tracks is one of the first tasks you will want to complete when you begin editing audio files. WavePad allows you to easily remove the silences from the beginning and end of your recordings. Simply select your entire track, go to the Edit tab, click Trim, and then choose the Auto-trim silence from the Start and End of the File option from the drop down menu. |
| Trim Out Silences in Your Tracks |
Split Tracks
You can split your recordings and files at any point you would like to in WavePad. Simply place your cursor wherever you would like to split your track, select the Split option from under the Edit tab and then choose "Split at cursor" from the drop down menu. This will split your audio at the position of the cursor, generating two separate tracks. |
| Split Tracks |
Reduce Noise
Removing background noise from your audio tracks is essential if you want to make your recording sound professional. Background sounds such as chair squeaks, footsteps and even your own breathing, are all noises that are easily picked up by your microphone. Luckily, they are just as easily removed from your tracks. Choose the track you want to remove noise from and then select the Cleanup option in the Effects menu. From there you can choose from a variety of noise cleanup options, such as auto click/pop removal or noise reduction. |
| Reduce Background Noise |
Mix Audio
The Paste-Mix feature in WavePad allows you to overlay tracks to create mash-ups, voice-overs or layer recorded instruments for that full band sound. To combine the audio from two tracks into one, start by selecting one of the tracks and copying it to the clipboard. Next, select your second track and click on the Paste Mix icon in the menu under the Edit tab. When you play it back you will hear that the two pieces of audio have now been combined. |
| Mixing Audio Tracks |
Volume Control
Now that your song or voice recording is cut down to the good stuff, you can decide what you want to do with your volume levels. Not all microphones are created equally and so your song may end up being a lot louder or a lot quieter than you expected. Select the Levels tab to view some of the different volume control options available in WavePad. Select Normalize Audio from the effects tab to amplify audio gain across the entire track. This is a great last step to finalize your project before exporting. |
| WavePad Volume Control Features |
Save and Export
When you are finished editing your audio project, you will need to save it. WavePad has several easy options for saving and exporting your audio files. Under the Home tab you can click on the Save icon and choose to burn your song to an audio or data CD, send the file in an email, upload it to the cloud, or save it as a number of audio file formats. If you plan on making additional edits to your project later, you can save all of your work as a WavePad project file to preserve quality. |
| Saving Audio Files |
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Just Released: Copper Point of Sale Software for Windows
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
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Friday, April 20, 2018
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PhotoPad
PhotoPad Photo Editor
Photo Browser in PhotoPad Photo Editor
PhotoPad Photo Editing Software - Import Photo Browser
NEW - Photo Browser in PhotoPad Photo Editing Software
We are very excited to announce a new Photo Browser option in PhotoPad Photo Editing Software. This highly requested Photo Browser includes larger thumbnail icons which make locating and opening photos a breeze.
How to use PhotoPad Photo Browser
The Photo Browser option in PhotoPad will allow you to browse the images on your computer in a gallery view. This can be very useful when locating a particular photo among a batch of photos on your computer, or when importing multiple photos at one time. To open a photo using the thumbnail gallery view, click on the "Photo Browser" button in the Home tab.
Navigate and Select Photos Easily
On the left hand side of the Photo Browser, you can select a folder from your computer to view. The Photo Browser allows you to open photos from multiple folders. The images from the selected folder will appear as thumbnails on the right hand side of the Photo Browser window.
Drag and Drop to Select Photos to Edit
To select a photo to open, drag and drop the photo from the gallery to where it says "Drag photos here to edit with PhotoPad".
Confirm Selected Photos
Photos that have been selected will have a checkmark overlay visible in the photo browser. The checkmark icon appears in the upper right hand corner of photos which will be opened to edit in PhotoPad. This can be useful when opening many photos at once.
You can click on the checkbox in the upper right hand corner of a photo in the Photo Browser to select or deselect the photo to be opened. If the checkbox has a checkmark, the image has been selected to be opened. To remove a photo from the bottom row of selected photos which will be opened, deselect this checkbox.
Photos can also be removed from the row of selected photos at the bottom of the Photo Browser by clicking on the "X" in the upper right hand corner of the photo.
Open Selected Photos to Edit
To open the selected photos from the photo browser, click on the "Open" button at the bottom of the screen. All of your selected photos will be opened in PhotoPad where they can be edited and adjusted as needed.
After opening your photos, you can use PhotoPad to apply filters, adjust lighting, crop, re-touch and resize photos. We have a series of PhotoPad Photo Editing Tutorial Videos to help you get started editing.
After you have mastered the basics of photo editing with PhotoPad, you may enjoy:
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