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... Do you know if there is a tool I could use to get clean audio? Or why it happened in the first place? It has a weird glitchyness: it looks like tiny chunks are immediately being played backwards after being played normally. weirdly symmetrical space-invader spectrogram (= forward then backwards...

spinklori wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 04, 2019 11:56 pm

... I need to sync the volumes of all the tracks - I've read about Normalize vs Amplify vs Compressor for this.
For a narration (vs music), which is the best tool to use? Or something else?

RMS normalize is a better tool for consistent volume than normalise or amplify as they use peak-values.

What kind of scale are you using for the spectrogram? Logarithmic ... spectrogram_settings.png How did you work out the values to plug in for de-esser? From the spectrogram. My spetrogram doesn't show values for more than 14000hz even if I change the max in the dialogue box for this. There is an op...

I reduced the gain on my audio interface as I think my previous signal was way too hot. I have minor sibilance now so I don't know whether to de-ess? sibilance.wav (1.68 MiB) If you want commercial-quality smoothness you'll need Paul-L's precision de-esser & de-clicker plugins, (or commercial e...

colmac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:07 pm

... I don't know the "name" of my problem so I can't search the Forum for answers ...

An asymmetrical waveform is not necessarily a problem.

colmac wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2019 8:07 pm

Please can anyone tell me if there is an Effect to correct this

Audcaity's (soft) limiter (say -6dB) with make-up gain enabled.

For pitch&formant shift you'll need a plugin e.g. Grallion2 , or KeroVee (both are free). The oscillating-resonance* can be done with another free plugin Tritik Krush . The rest can be done with Audcaity's native effects. [* you could try Audcaity's wah-wah effect, but I don't think it oscillate...

meeker wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:01 am

Is there a way to filter sibilance?

Yes, via de-esser plug-ins.
This one is simple & quick.
This one is complex, (and can be slow), but is capable of surgical-precision.

Other de-esser plugin are available which work in Audacity in Windows. Some are free, most co$t.

If it's just one segment of a track that's too loud you could reduce its volume using envelope tool.

marcello wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:19 pm

Is it possible to reduce vibrato on a note with audacity 2.2.2?

You'd need to add a pitch-correction plug-in to Audacity to do that.
A good free one is Grallion2. ... https://youtu.be/u-iyuK_mmXs?t=552

... I need to move those second instrument hits from the first track to a second track and then silence the original concerned region on the first instrument track. Can d uplicate a selected portion onto a new track by pressing "Ctrl"+" D " keys at the same time. If you want to ...