Audacity Forum

... the volumes are changing through the course of the show, there's always Chris's Compressor . https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/ ...

... I master. Compress &dynamics 1.2.6 Just now paying attention. That's Chris's Compressor. I don't think I would use that for audiobook readings. It's a very active, look-ahead ...

Compress &dynamics 1.2.6 Just now paying attention. That's Chris's Compressor. I don't think I would use that for audiobook readings. It's a very active, look-ahead ...

... the rear. There are two ways to compensate for two different voices. Chris's Compressor is a look-ahead processor that tries to keep everything even and level. https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/ ...

... the rear. There are two ways to compensate for two different voices. Chris's Compressor is a look-ahead processor that tries to keep everything even and level. https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/ ...

... the broadcast volume compressors. No compressors on the podcast. I use Chris's Compressor with the first variable, Compress ratio, changed from default 0.5 to a stiffer 0.77. ...

... didn't have to go through the broadcast sound processors. I used Chris's Compressor on them all and it worked a treat. I changed the first setting Compress ratio from ...

Chris may win here. I use it to even out podcasts so I can hear them when I'm out hiking. It's a look-ahead compressor and will tailor, up or down, the corrections on the fly. One show is unlistenable without this processing. Two guys, one mumbles in his beer and the other has ...

... And there is an older program called Chris's Compressor. https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/ ...

sonnichs wrote:What is the choice of expander for Audacity these days?

Chris Capel's compressor, (made specifically for Audacity), works as an expander if you put in a negative-value for the compression-ratio.
There's FloorFish VST plug-in, but that's Windows only.