Found it.
https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/i-passed-acxs-qc-but-the-end-result-sounds-horrible/42749/8
This is part of an on-going conversation, so it goes on before and after this post.
No, this is not unusual. The thing about parking a microphone on your desk and reading audiobooks straight-off is something of a fairy tale.
Koz