editing out or modifying voices

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@medusa_head

I have an audio file from a phone conversation. Because the recording was made on my end (from Call Recording phone app), my voice is very loud, and his is very low and soft, can barely hear it over mine. When I speak over him, I can’t hear him at all. What is the best way to modify so he can be heard, without turning up the volume on my obnoxious voice?

There is a plugin for Audacity called levelspeech designed to ameliorate this problem …

Improved "leveling" for speech

According to my sources, the main use of the Leveler effect (http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/leveler.html) is to “level” out variations in amplitude (reduce dynamic range), particularly for speech recordings. The manual describes the effect: Leveler is a simple, combined compressor and limiter effect for reducing the dynamic range of audio. It reduces the difference between loud and soft, making the audio easier to hear in noisy environments or on small loudspeakers. It is best suited t…

However it won’t fix any instances of you talking over the quieter speaker.

http://manual.audacityteam.org/man/faq_installation_and_plug_ins.html#nyquist_install