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I think I like it! (aside from a few mouth clicks)

You can suppress them one by one in post production editing.

Burn a test and see what ACX thinks.

Koz

We should also remember that all this fuss is only so you can reliably pass the technical specifications (ACX Check). You also have to pass Human Quality Control. They worry more about lip smacks, p-pops and whistling between your teeth. There's no way to easily test for that in software. There must...

When you record, you should make sure Audacity is the only thing running. Sometimes chat or conferencing programs will automatically open in the background and not tell you. If you used Skype in the past and didn't tell it specifically to stop working, it's probably back there running right now, wai...

That's better news than you think. It's possible there's a Windows setting or tool that's affecting your recording. That can absolutely change voice and file quality as you try to produce chapters.

I need to drop for a while.

Koz

Something Happened. This is what your next to last posting looks like. Screen Shot 2019-12-12 at 13.49.13.png This is what your current post looks like. Screen Shot 2019-12-12 at 13.49.30.png The volume is very low and it won't pass mastering any more. Twilight Zone Moment. That's not a studio probl...

It's possible your chain just doesn't complete or completes incorrectly. Step 1 Noise Reduction is not a stand-alone tool. You have to tell it what the noise is first and then apply it. When I try to do Noise Reduction by hand but out of order, it just doesn't complete. The "OK" button is ...

Limiter > Soft Limit is the magic one. Anybody with a ruler, an adding machine and strong coffee can figure out RMS. How do you intentionally distort a voice wave so the peaks never exceed a set value but without changing overall loudness (RMS) significantly—and do it so nobody can hear the change ...

If the eventual goal is audiobook processing, there are some real-world problems that should be addressed. Past the obvious one of setting loudness with RMS-Normalize and then adjust the peaks with Limiter, you also should get rid of rumble and low pitch tones before those tools. That's what Equaliz...

I can still hear the ping...

How are you listening? Everybody is in love with wireless earbuds and headphones and they can cause sound problems on their own.

Wired headphones are good. No extra Bluetooth data layer in the middle.

Koz

You're not following Audiobook Mastering.

RMS Normalize sets the overall loudness and then Limiter (not peak normalize) reduces only the peaks so they pass ACX.

https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Audiobook_Mastering



Koz