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steve wrote:If you use Broadcast Limiter II, Amplify the voice to 0 dB first, then try a "Threshold" setting of 0.2.

im using III, shalli use II instead?

Make a duplicate of the original voice track. Apply one of the "Broadcast Limiters" to the track with a heavy setting so that there is a lot (too much) distortion (http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyquist_Effect_Plug-ins#Broadcast_Limiter_II) Apply the High Pass filter - frequency about 1000 Hz, r...

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WC

ah i see, i thought i wasn't going mad!

Ive seen the tick box that says add signature which is ticked but nowehere to actually add a signature. Where is it located?

skyy38 wrote:

kozikowski wrote:
Remembering, of course, that Audacity Projects do not save UNDO. Don't do anything that affects original tracks.

http://www.bluecataudio.com/Products/Product_Chorus/

Koz

Which is why you should always save your material to a favored location on your computer *first*.

I always do save!

That is the part that is causing the mix to be quiet - "Amplify" will not allow you to push those above 0 dB. If you can find a suitable sound to replace those that does not have such huge spikes then you will be able to amplify the rest much more. For a megaphone type effect, try a combination of ...

steve wrote:What are those spikes?

They are the multi voice effect (4 voices) for my chorus. Im not keeping that, im actually looking for a more megaphone type of effect but having no luck

Those big spikes at just after 1 minute and around 1:30 are close to 0 dB and so prevent the Amplify effect from making the track louder without clipping those spikes. What you could do is to use a "limiter" to limit those spikes to say -6 dB, which would then allow the track to be amplified by an ...

That does make sense. Heres the mix and rendered waveform

Before exporting, save the project, then: Ctrl+A (select All) Tracks menu > Mix and Render Effect menu > Amplify File menu > Export. If the result is still not loud enough, use a compressor and/or a limiter on the one-track mix down and export a new (louder) version. If you want to return your proj...