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Noise-gate, DeEsser, & DeClicker are all threshold dependent.
So apply a rumble-filter, (or similar high-pass filter), before applying those effects.
Otherwise the effects could be applied inconsistently.

I might just have to re-record the whole thing. 9 hours! Bummer! Attachments Ch 7 2020-1-7.mp3 (338.1 KiB) It's possible squeeze down the noise using noise-reduction & an expander ... ''puvlicans [sic] & sinners'', before-after.flac I submitted it and received a Review that the noise fl...

I have selected part of original sound (label Source) and copied it to the end and reversed it (label Copy of source reversed), so that sound is not looped, but extended. If you want realism, don't reverse the audio, just repeat (loop) it, and apply PaulStretch to add some slight variation ... loop...

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Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:37 pm

Every recording I make, after I go through all the pre-made options for ACX quality check, still exceeds max floor noise levels.

The Audacity ACX tool does sometimes show completely bogus values for noise-floor, depending on the audio selected ...

If normalizing (independently) to 0dB isn't loud enough ...


Apply Audcaity's (soft) Limiter with make-up gain ...

... Now, how do I mix to mono. I selected both mono tracks, goto tracks -> mix -> mix to mono (greyed out; see pic). Is there any other way? One of the other mix options will do ... use one of the other two mix options.png I wasn't suggesting inverting as a cure: it just demonstrates you are inadve...

... So if I understand right if I record in mono my final mp3 output will actually be heard only from one speaker ... Mono recordings are equally loud on both speakers/headphones if the track pan-slider https://manual.audacityteam.org/m/images/6/66/track_pan_slider.png is in the middle. https://man...

... so if I make a test and do not meet the requirement does it mean I have to adjust the volume of the mic on the preamp? Adjust the preamp for the highest signal-to-noise * ratio. Then use the Audacity tools, (e.g. " RMS Normalize " & limiter ), to make the audio comply with ACX spe...

... what about RMS? RMS is an average value for volume over the selected audio, as opposed to peak volume which is the loudest moment. There are various tools which can be used to measure RMS volume in Audacity ... Ways of measuring RMS in Audacity.gif Audacity does not come with "ACX Check&qu...

... I've been using ClipGrab to DL concert clips from YouTube to record the audio from. Looking closer, there is "quality" & "format" settings for the DLs https://clipgrab.org/faqs/supported-formats I've yet to see a YouTube downloader website/program where you don't get a f...