Cutting off decibel above certain level

[kvox]

Hi,

I tried to find a solution to my problem for 2 hours now. I’m sure it is easy to solce but I’m not experienced with sound editing and perhaps I don’t know the correct terms to find it.

My problem:

I have a recorded a interview where the voice of the interviewed person is very silent and the “background noise” is much louder. I thought that I could cut off the noise above x-decibel and afterwards increase the volume of the whole audiofile. I do not need great and clear audio quality, I just need to be able to transcribe the interview.

Your help is very much appreaciated.

Thank you

kvox

[kozikowski]

I don’t know the correct terms to find it.

Or perhaps it doesn’t exist.
Post a short segment of the interview so we can hear the problem.

https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/how-to-post-an-audio-sample/29851/1

Koz

[kvox]

Basically, I need to cut out everthing that is in the dark grey area.

[kozikowski]

Don’t double post. Your submissions will be moderated by a forum elf until we’re sure you’re not going to try and sell us something.

Actually we need to listen to it. Post an actual sound file.

https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/how-to-post-an-audio-sample/29851/1

Don’t fall in love with the idea of a simple rescue. The weak voice is distributed evenly in all parts of the taller blue waves. All cutting the tall waves off is going to do is produce award-winning distortion through which you won’t be able to hear anything.

Try Effect > Hard Limiter.

Koz