Hey, I am terribly new to Audacity (just started using it a week ago) and I’m still trying to understand it’s many functions. A heads up the number settings on Effects still confuse me regarding their parameters and how to read them.
Currently I’m doing a mono recording with my voice, however I am running into the personal issue where sometimes I speak too loud or speak too quietly. I am uncertain what function I should use to balance it. Am I supposed to use Normalize for the loud parts only, Amplify for the quiet parts, or something else? Can I apply these effects to the entire recording, or must I highlight only specific sections in fear of ruining the other sections which are fine?
Additionally, I notice that when I speak I hear cracks and pops from my own voice during the silence between words and sentences. Does anyone have any advice regarding that?