Compression settings?

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Mic sounds like a tin can with a bit of bass

Again, if you have Izotope it does a better job than Audacity at noise-reduction. I would replace Audacity’s compressor, (which is too slow for speech), with a real-time compressor plugin. These are free … Klanghelm DC1A3, Bertom Audio - Vocal Compressor , TDR Kotelnikov | Tokyo Dawn Records [bertom whiskers]