What is the next level?  Are you editing an mp3 file and then saving it again as an MP3 file?  Every time you edit a file and then reencode it while saving, you lose audio quality.  Either do all your editing in a lossless format such as wave, then save the final file as MP3, or edit an existing mp3 file using a program like MP3 Direct Cut, which edits existing MP3 files and saves the edited file without reencoding it.  If you edit and save an MP3 file reencoding it every time, after three or four saves, you will start to hear significant audio degredation. 

 

There may be other things you should know as the discussion continues about how to decide if you want to edit in a lossless format and save the entire file as an MP3 as the last save or use a program like MP3 Direct Cut. 

 

For now, basics such as just what you want to do would be the place to begin.

 

If you edit an MP3 file using a program like MP3 Direct Cut, you may introduce artifacts, depending on how the recording program recorded it.  You can use a recording program that eliminates this problem.  I'm saying that here so you know you have that option.

 

Gene

----- Original Message -----

From: Claire Potter

Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 10:45 AM

To: nvda@nvda.groups.io

Subject: Re: [nvda] Using Station playlist with the latest version of NVDA

Hi Joseph, I have used NVDA for about 6 months now, I would not by any means call myself an expert yet but I am quite confident in using it, so it is just Studio and editing programs that I am new to. My friend did say that I can’t  edit in Studio itself, so that is maybe where something like Audacity or even Total recorder would come in. I do have Total recorder and I really like using that for simple editing tasks, so for example if I have a file that is 30 minutes long but I wanted to select a section to remove it is really simple to do that, that is about as far as I currently go with editing, but I would like to take it to the next level!  Warm regards, Claire Potter, Check out my brand new website: http://www.pottersplace.me.uk/

On 10/07/2018 16:37, Joseph Lee wrote:
> Hi,
> Yes, you can use StationPlaylist Studio for pre-recording shows (a bit involved), but you may need a different program for editing the file afterwards.
> Just so we can help you better: are you a new NVDA user, a new Studio user, or both? If both, then I suggest learning NVDA first so you can get an idea as to how to use the screen reader before using Studio. Once you become comfortable with NVDA, then I suggest learning how to use Studio so you can use its features efficiently.
> There is as NVDA add-on (similar to scripts for other screen readers) that makes improvements to how NVDA interacts with Studio, but that's getting way ahead of the broadcast.
> Cheers,
> Joseph
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> From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Claire Potter
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 8:30 AM
> To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
> Subject: Re: [nvda] Using Station playlist with the latest version of NVDA
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> Hi Joseph, it was a friend who used to use it a little while ago, I can’t remember what exactly she said but it was something like if it was used to produce pre-recorded shows those are then saved as MP3 files which I can edit as if they were podcasts, like I said though, I am quite new to the whole world of audio editing and production etc so I can’t quite remember what she said.
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> Warm regards, Claire Potter, Check out my brand new website: http://www.pottersplace.me.uk/
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> On 10/07/2018 16:12, Joseph Lee wrote:
>> Hi Claire,
>> Welcome to NVDA list.
>> Sorry to say the following as a reply to your first post, but do you have a source who told you StationPlaylist Studio can be used for creating podcasts? Studio is mostly meant for producing pre-recorded or live shows on air, not necessarily used for podcast production (for that, there are programs such as Audacity, GoldWave, and many others).
>> I'll ask some folks I know who uses StationPlaylist Studio regarding this possibility.
>> Cheers,
>> Joseph
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Claire
>> Potter
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 7:31 AM
>> To: nvda@nvda.groups.io
>> Subject: [nvda] Using Station playlist with the latest version of NVDA
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>> Hi, I am new to this list and I hope someone can help me. I would like
>> to learn how to use Station playlist as I am a complete novice and I
>> would like to use Station playlist studio to record my own podcasts, I
>> am however unable to find a clear tutorial which explains how to do
>> this. I am using the latest version of NVDA.  Can you help? -- Warm
>> regards, Claire Potter, Check out my brand new website:
>> http://www.pottersplace.me.uk/
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