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RogerL wrote:... I know there's a way to squash the section to reduce the level but for the life of me I can't remember how to do this ...

Audacity's envelope tool ...

i inputed the prompt: and it made a slight difference but there was still an underlying buzz. After pasting the notch-filter code into "Nyquist Prompt" you do have to apply it , like an effect, to the audio, to remove the hum. [ Just pasting the code into Nyquist Prompt without applying i...

My audio seems a little muffled, and it's really ticking me off :evil: Can someone tell me how to fix this? Thanks!! Audacity 2.1.X is capable of real-time adjustment of effects. If you are using windows there are free equalizer plug-ins where you can immediately hear the consequence of say boostin...

I made the new Test in wav and with my sound. Attachments What is this2.wav (868.04 KiB) If you look at the frequency-analysis of the part of "What is this2.wav" before you speak , there are two big peaks which are faint unwanted constant whine noise ... frequency-analysis of ''silence'' ...

... I would also love any additional corrections ... The Paul-L De-Clicker plugin* does do a good job , but takes its time. With the settings shown below the processing time is approximately three times the play back time ... Original ''choose'', then after 90Hz notch , then DeClick , then NoiseRed...

... What range would you suggest? 20 Hz to 20000 Hz? 20000Hz upper limit , or half the sample rate, please. [ typing-in values above 10kHz is OK by me ]. 10kHz is too low an upper limit because most people can hear to about 14kHz. Also sometimes it is necessary to notch-out frequencies which are to...

Native notch-filter on Audacity 2-1-1 will not notch above 10kHz , even if you type-in the value, as requested ... "Use the slider to choose any frequency up to 10000 Hz (default is 60 Hz). Frequencies above 10000 Hz can be entered by typing in the text box ." http://manual.audacityteam.or...

I'm really hoping someone will be able to diagnose what's going wrong in the attached audio sample. Attachments background_noise.wav (1.62 MiB) There is a VERY loud tone at 90Hz . That can be quickly removed with a notch filter ... notch filter @ 90Hz Q=10.png carriebgood , original , after 90Hz no...

It's scary that someone in the design chain designed a dull-sounding microphone and decided to punch it up a little by adding extra crispness to the SS sounds. As has been posted, that gives you an audiobook with ice picks in your ears. The piercing bits are intermittent hot-spots and hot-streaks o...

... describe how you would adjust the DeEssing tool including all the measurements, screens, sliders and sound cues. Here's my De-Ess suggested settings for using Paul-L DeEssing tool on that "resist the temptation" track ... ''resist the temptation'' , original , DeEssed using Paul-L , t...