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only 31 minutes of file.

Did it play? Was the Duration the only thing wrong with it?

Koz

We also warn people never save corrected sound files the same name as the originals. The first production mistake you make anywhere and you could lose the corrected and the original work. You should never have to reshoot anything. Just go back to the live shoot original masters. I still have origina...

If you can find the noise, I may not need any of the noise reduction tools at all.
It's true.

Koz

Computer fan? Move the microphone around and see where the noise gets louder. Desksides can be annoying because of the fan noises. The ACX videos warn us that if we have a laptop that likes to fan itself occasionally, we may have to wait until it cools off.

Koz

See attached adjusted sound file and analysis result— last sentence. Please note that this isn't the same clip that you sent. That wasn't narrative reading (and it didn't come from the side of the milk carton). Nobody reads that way naturally and it throws the loudness tools off, so I roughly sucked...

There's nothing particularly magic about the file length. If you make it too short, there isn't enough voice to analyze. If it's too long, the forum will refuse to accept it.

Koz

Yes. Go get the testing tool. It's easy to get so lost in the weeds that you forget to actually make sound files.
As we go.

Koz

I promise not to get too techy.

Koz

The grand, earth-moving shift from Audacity 2.1.0 to 2.1.1 happened while I was typing. Nod off for a second everything changes. Use 2.1.1. acx-check.ny NY files were not produce in New York, but they are "nyquist" programing language that Audacity understands. They're made of semi-English...

OK. So to bring this home. What are all the production steps and in what order? Which reading came out the best and how far away was it from the microphone? I think you go first and then I'll apply the rumble filter, mild Compression, and Normalize level set. Don't forget the download steps and addr...