TUTORIAL #1

Putting recorded audio into your computer if you have a tape recorder or no USB port with your digital recorder.

Step 1

Grab your tape recorder or your digital recorder. I have my digital recorder with USB, though I'm showing you this way just for an example.



Step 2

Grab your patch cord. These could be bought from places like Best Buy.

Step 3

Connect your patch cord into the headphone jack of your recorder and plug the other end into the mic jack of your computer.





Step 4

Open up a program to record audio, I use Adobe Audition 1.5 which is one of the best and a free trial can be downloaded from http://www.adobe.com




Step 5

Click on "File", "New", and follow the settings in this picture. They should be the default settings so leave them and press ok.



Step 6

Click the record button and press play on your recorder.



Step 7

Once the whole thing has recorded hit stop on the recorder and the program. Goto "File", "Save as", make sure the file type is set to mp3 or mp3 pro. Put in a name and press ok.

Copying into computer via USB - Digital Recorder

Step 1

Plug in the USB cable that should come with your recorder or the end of the USB part of your recorder if it's like that into your computer.





Step 2

If you have windows XP, it should pop up a box that will have your recordings in it. If not go into "My Computer" and it should have an extra drive there. Double click it to go into it.



Step 3

You will see your recordings. They will most likely be in .wav or .mp3 format. Mine come in .zvr format and they need to be converted into .wav or .mp3 which only takes a few seconds. Highlight what recordings you want, copy them and paste them into a folder on your desktop or somewhere you will remember where they are.




Using SoundSoap -

Making sure SoundSoap is working in audition
In Audition click on "Effects". Then click on "Refresh Effect" list. This should popup a little box saying it will refresh blah blah, so click on ok. After it does that it should say its done so click ok.

Using SoundSoap
Make sure your evp or part of the audio is open. Double click "Direct X" under the effects menu on the left hand side of the screen. Then double click on Bias SoundSoap.



In the box that pops up click on preserve voice. This will put a green outline around it. Also click on preview and then click learn noise. It will learn the noise in the file and get rid of it. You can tweak some settings if you like. This program is amazing and is all you probably really need to use though a few more things will be coming in this guide later.




Once the green outline has gone from the learn noise button you can press ok. Then just save your file and that's it.