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am using Audacity 2.42.

Is that correct? There are "fake" Audacity programs offered with that version number. The current version is 2.4.2


Koz

It's down at the bottom. This is a long post. https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=71556 Have you ever installed software in Audacity? I have to ask. People sometimes want Punch/Paste when they messed up an audiobook reading and the chapters are too quiet. Is that what happened? I...

all* Windows audio-enhancements should be turned off. This can be such a struggle that one of the recommendations is stop trying to record on the computer. You can use a stand-alone sound recorder (not voice recorder). The Zoom series works really well. People have used the Zoom H1, H2, H4, H5, and...

And don't double post. New User messages have to be read by a forum elf before they become visible.

Koz

To answer the specific question, yes there is Punch-In which can simulate normal background sound, but you have to manually find and edit each and every silent portion. It can take forever and still not sound right. ACX is on the lookout for patch jobs like this. It's possible that a normal person c...

My room is not that quiet! No, but your microphone or microphone system can be forcing a low noise level as you speak. You should turn those tools and services off. It could be built into your microphone and that's up to you and your instructions. If you're using your Mac built-in microphone, there...

Audacity 2.4.2 has Loudness Normalization built in. https://www.audacityteam.org/download/windows/ https://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/AudiobookMasteringSuite.jpg This is the long version of the instructions. https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audiobook_Mastering This is where to get ACX Check t...

Fair warning if you're using the Mic-In or Headset connection on your laptop, that has 5 volts DC on the connection because "computer microphones" need that. That can mess up a home microphone design that doesn't need it.

Koz

Wireless headphones can give other odd problems. There's a delay due to the extra processing and as a rule, only the computer supports wireless, not microphones, interfaces, or sound mixers. That means they can't be used for overdubbing, sound-on-sound, and other super critical sound work.

Koz

You have all the problems that performance actors do. Don't do the test in a "live" or echoey room. You'll be analyzing your room in addition to the microphone. I had access to a small movie theater (screening room) with very few echoes and almost no noise.

Koz