Audacity Forum

Thanks so much - these answers were great - very helpful. I will try these tips!

Working on an audio book - read your detailed info on how to use notch filter to remove background hum. Very helpful! In an hour-long audio, I hear a background hum in several spots. Do I use the Notch Filter effect just in those spots or can I apply it to the entire audio and it will fix all the sp...

Got it - thanks!

Oh goodness!!! You're right!! Is there a way to fix that section of audio or do I have to re-record it?

Okay, got it - that makes sense...thanks!!!

What the heck?!! All these crazy numbers just showed up on a small section of my audacity file (under the waveform in a section called "Dropouts"). It doesn't seem to affect the audio at all so I just ignored it but is that okay?

Perfect! Thanks so much! (It was low roll-off specifically that I was using)

I am wondering if it negatively impacts the audio to repeat an effect (with all the same settings) like equalization or RMS normalize, etc? I opened an audio file that I had worked on previously, but couldn't remember if I had done all the steps for production, so I ran them again, just in case. It ...

(Still waiting on my pop & blast filter to arrive that I ordered!)

Oh, that's good to know - my mic is on a very short desk stand. Thanks for letting me know about this!