Audacity Forum

I recorded 8 hours, and I only want the bits that are over -32.6 dB, because they are meaningful. Anything quieter is just background noise I want to cut out. The final audio might only be 30 minutes, for instance. The truncate silence tool seems to only be adjustable in multiples of 5 dB. I can't f...

I want the number because I want to use the "truncate silence" feature to cut out bits that are below a certain threshold, but I want to know the volume of some clips to know where I want to set that threshold. I want to exclude "these faint sounds" but include "these slight...

How do I get a reading of the volume of a specific spot in the audio file? Right now, I look at the output level meter and I try to make a wild guess of what the exact number might be based on the bar thingy. There must be a more accurate way.