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Changing the speed and length very accurately

Audacity has a “Change Speed” effect, but it is only accurate to three decimal places. For greater accuracy a short Nyquist script can be used in the Nyquist Prompt effect. In this example the length of the selected audio was 599.999 seconds and I wanted to stretch it to 600 seconds duration.The durations may be … Continue reading Changing the speed and length very accurately

Are Nyquist Plug-ins slow? (Compiled vs Interpreted languages)

It is a common misconception that Audacity’s Nyquist plug-ins must be slow because they are written in an interpreted programming Language. Nyquist is an interpreted language, meaning that it runs directly from the code rather than being compiled first, but the inner loops of many DSP functions are pre-compiled in highly optimised compiled C code. … Continue reading Are Nyquist Plug-ins slow? (Compiled vs Interpreted languages)

Isochronic Modulator Plug-in

This plug-in is based on the same code as the Variable Tremolo plug-in and was written in response to a request for a plug-in for making Isochronic Tones (Isochronic Beats). For anyone unfamiliar with the term (as I was), Isochronic beats are related to binaural and monaural beats and the idea of brainwave entrainment. At … Continue reading Isochronic Modulator Plug-in