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I have to conclude the mic just spontaneously went bad. While that's possible, it's not very likely. Bad microphones can have volume problems or be muffled or just fail to work. They don't suddenly start complaining about data settings or crackle. What's the microphone? Windows has a nasty habit of...

You can get odd feedback like that if you have more than one service struggling to use the sound channels. Did you set yourself up with these instructions? https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/tutorial_recording_audio_playing_on_the_computer.html Do you regularly use Skype, chat, or conferencing? On-...

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Koz

I have not made any changes to my computer recently No, you haven't, but did Windows do an update in the background? Do you use Chat, Conferencing, Skype or any communications software like that? You can close everything and Clean Start Windows. Shift + Shutdown (Not Shutdown and not Restart). Wait...

Terrific. Now that the performance is louder, I got that file to pass ACX Check using Audiobook Mastering... Screen Shot 2020-03-16 at 17.10.38.png ... but I had to add one step. Effect > Notch Filter: 90 Hz, Q of 10. You still have the computer in your studio with you right? I think that tone is th...

then Processing Audio for a couple of seconds.

No, not that delay. The one between your first pass at submission with a successful product and they sent you a check. Ten days?

Koz

I'm lost. What's supposed to happen is you open a music or backing track in Audacity. Set up Audacity for overdubbing and then sing. Audacity will send the backing track to your headphones and record your voice by itself so you can adjust both for a pleasant mix later. Audacity can't split a mix apa...

So that's what success looks like now. What was the delay submission to finish? The robot seems to check each file during upload I'm not shocked. My impression is of a hierarchical testing structure. If you fail basic file or noise limits, you go to the office where people give you a brief explanati...

(built a small PVC room inside my basement office room) A time-tested technique. There is one odd note about that. Do Not leave any of the pipes open. Cap everything. Open pipes can resonate and peak or boost certain voice tones. Pretty much the last thing you want when you're trying for a natural ...

how long it might take before I hear back from the QC The technical standards tests are automated and then the work goes on to Human Quality Control. That's where they do the theater tests. It doesn't matter that you passed RMS and Peak if your files sound like a bad cellphone. You have to pass eve...