Combining Digital Music

okiepolkie
okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
edited May 2009 in The Clubhouse
What is the best way to "combine" 2 digital files?

I have a client, day spa owner, that wants white noise played in the background, with wind chimes as an overlay. This will be a looped mp3 file, played in the massage area of the day spa.

What programs could be used to create something like this? There is a good chance he will want to add or change compilations at different times, so having a program for this would probably be better than sending out for it every time.
Tschüss
Zach
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited May 2009
    NOt sure what you're looking to spend. A basic stereo .wav editor like Wavelab or Soundforge can mix two channels.

    Adobe Audition is a more expensive piece of software but can mix multiple channels and probably give you a more professional end result. It would also give you the flexibility in the future to do other mixes with it.
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  • adam2434
    adam2434 Posts: 995
    edited May 2009
    You can download Audacity for free.

    Combining 2 files in Audacity is as simple as dragging both files into the main screen and then saving as a new file. You can save as mp3 or FLAC. You will need the lame_enc.dll encoder (also a free download if you don't already have it) to be able to create a mp3.

    The software has a white noise generator that you can overlay with another file. You can adjust the level of each track before you save to a new file.
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited May 2009
    I tried this program this morning, and it did what I need it to do for now:

    http://www.nch.com.au/mixpad/index.html?gclid=CJKr0pm71poCFQVuswod8CQR2g

    If he wants a higher quality sounding file, then he'll just have to pay more for it :)

    I will take a look at those suggestions, just in case I need something more.
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited May 2009
    Keiko wrote: »
    +1

    This is a cool program. Free and simple to use. I use Audacity for vinyl to CD transfers and get very good results.

    http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/


    Forgot about audacity....

    I was responding at the same time it was mentioned above.
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  • dpowell
    dpowell Posts: 3,068
    edited May 2009
    Didn't know about Audacity. I'll have to download it and give it a try.
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