Audacity Forum

kozikowski wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:04 pm

I don't see where it lets me download the file.
Did I miss a step somewhere?

No, "thepiperofseville" hasn't enabled the download option on their SoundCloud tracks ...
https://soundcloud.com/user-31403696/sets/acx-auditions

... is there a Rumble filter for a USB mic, or would that only be for traditional set-ups? I meant the rumble-filter in Audacity's equalizer ... a Rumble Filter equalization in Audcaity 232.png It removes infrasound which isn't audible by humans, but will contribute to the noise-floor measurement. ...

DVDdoug wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:24 pm

... If you don't see that option, you may have an older version of Windows and you may need an un-zip utility ...

Windows has had the ability to unzip for 20 years ... https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_(file_fo ... ementation

-25dB is a lot of Noise Reduction: -10dB is about the limit before processing artefacts become conspicuous, (e.g when you inhale). IMO don't use any more than -10dB noise reduction, if the noise-floor is still too high try couture expander plugin to push it down, (again -10dB is about the limit befo...

11,025 Hz & 8,000 Hz sample-rates are too low for music: it will sound like it's over the phone.
Go back to the original 44100Hz and use the lowest mp3 bit-rate necessary to get the size you need...
https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/mp3_export_options.html
(use mono if you don't need stereo).

If the radio noise is varying in frequency-content, e.g., Audacity noise reduction will not be able to reduce it.

Audacity has batch-processing, was called chains. now called macros ...
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/macros.html

SoX is free batch-processing software ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SoX

babobu wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:31 am

... I found that Audacity cant import some compressed audio file types ...
... I would like to have that feature built in the Audacity options ...

Then install FFmpeg libraries into Audacity ...
https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/installing_ffmpeg_for_windows.html

If "spatial sound" is disabled & the problems* persist there must be another layer of audio-enhancement which is specific to your computer, e.g. in my case Dell ... https://forum.audacityteam.org/download/file.php?id=23668 [ * loudness equalization, (a/k/a dynamic range compression, a/...

ebennett119 wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 02, 2020 4:38 pm

I do NOT have audio enhancements!

Apart from "spatial sound" ...


It's a pseudo-stereo effect which can introduce cross-over between the left & right channels.