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... or any other hints that I should try to make it more understandable?.. Using Audacity's Limiter will attenuate the loud pops, so they are not louder than the loudest parts of voice ... Audacity limiter [used twice].gif i.e. the pops & cracles are not removed , they are just made quieter whe...

I forgot about the amazing DTBLKFX plugin which can mangle sound like nothing else ...

... Is there any way to convert the audio to something that sounds like a slide whistle or a constant beep like one hears in a hearing test? I want the students to not hear the words, but to just hear the changing pitches. A pitch tracking VST, e.g. Kazoo* , or Alien-solo* ... http://forum.audacity...

Sorry , off-topic

While we're on the subject , on 2-1-2 the vertical scroll-bar becomes too-big when the Audacity window is reduced in size : that restricts vertical scrolling ...

I've just recently tried Audacity 2-1-2 [on Windows Vista]. I've repeatedly been getting this display : each toolbar on a new line, ( an arrangement I've never seen before ). 2-1-2 Yeuch.png Fixable by resetting toolbars , ( but newbies are going to have difficulty finding that reset ). Sometimes th...

... It's not at what level should I start working, it's at what level compared to everything else. It does nobody any good to trigger the correction at -20 when in a particular instance, no part of the performance rises to -20. I agree : in an ideal-world the De-essing threshold should be dynamic :...

It had an Essing problem which I cured with simple equalization. Attach 1: Overly Crisp Clip. Attach 2: Custom Equalization curve applied. Attach 3: Actual xml curve. Using my suggested defaults for Paul-L's De-Esser , processing time is ~1/20th the playback time , ( on my 5+ year old computer ) . ...

The breath sounds can be attenuated , rather than removing them completely , ( analogous to de-essing).
Steve's noise gate has an adjustable attenuation, as does FloorFish.

Trebor's suggested default settings for Paul-L De-Esser.png So the default settings make the effect slow ... The real problem with default settings is the upper-limit set at 8kHz, that means a large chunk of the sibilance is untouched by the De-Esser. Novices who try Paul-L De-Esser on the default ...