Depending on the piece and the vocalists, you might need to edit out a lot. As with the “lead” tracks, edit entrances and cut-offs especially carefully. Third, within each part, I align each vocalist’s track with each part’s “lead” vocal track.
(Lower the gain on the part the you can’t hear over.) What if you can’t hear one part over another? Adjust the gain while you edit. Then use the “fade in” and “fade out” tools to smooth the sound.
What to do if entrances and cut-offs aren’t exactly lined up? And how to erase wrong notes without sounding obvious? Silence the material you don’t want (could just be a split-second of extra “t” or “s” at the end of the phrase). I make sure entrances and cut-offs are exactly lined up. Second, I pick the most accurate recording in each of the other voice parts and align them with the first vocal track. Entrances and cut-offs are tricky already for an in-person choir and become incredibly difficult for virtual. When I align this track, I’m not just making sure it’s exactly “lined up” with the accompaniment, I’m also checking entrances and cut-offs. I pick the strongest, most accurate track because every other voice will line up with this vocal track. Once everyone’s audio track is cleaned-up:įirst, I align one voice with the accompaniment track. Manual removal of breaths and other non-singing sounds (that is, erase the audio on everything except what is clearly singing).
Other audio editing programs like GarageBand will also work.įor each vocalist’s audio imported into Audacity, I edit in this order. Note: this isn’t a full “how to use Audacity” tutorial, just the process that I use. I mix the audio files together using Audacity.
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