On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 03:03:46AM +0200, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Rodolfo Medina <rodolfo.med...@gmail.com> writes: > > > deloptes <delop...@gmail.com> writes: > > > >>> > >>> For human voice, I bought a USB audio card and plugged a third microphone > >>> into it. So now I have: > >>> > >>> mic1 for piano basses; |__________ plugged together into the > >>> mic2 for piano highs; | above Y cable > >>> mic3 for voice -> -> -> -> plugged into the USB dongle. > >>> > >>> Then I do: > >>> > >>> $ sox -t alsa default piano.wav > >>> > >>> and, at the same time, on another xterm session, > >>> > >>> $ sox -t alsa wh:2,0 voice.wav > >>> > >>> where wh:2,0 is the USB device (do: `arecord -l' first). This way I get > >>> two audio files: piano.wav and voice.wav. The first one is stereo and the > >>> second is mono. In the end I merge the two together with Audacity. By > >>> default, Audacity puts the mono file just in the middle between left and > >>> right channel; but, if you like, you can have it weight more left or more > >>> right, in the percentage you want. I must say that the result is > >>> acceptable, and more... > >>> > >> Why not do all that directly in Audacity? I am sure it works and it will > >> take care of the timing automatically > > > > > > Thanks, I'll have a try. > > > Apparently, Audacity doesn't let you record simultaneously from two or more > sources... you have to choose one source.
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