Using Audacity 3.1.3
I do a lot of live recording and every now and then there is a “spike” caused by unplugging a mic cord…
Or some kind of short in the cord and moving the guitar, for example, causes the spike to hit…
So car I’ve been expanding the file then needling the spike out…time consuming…
What is the best way to eliminate these spikes…???
Don’t do that. Or mute the channel or turn down the gain or fader if you have to do this.
Have you looked into the D’Addario Accessories Circuit Breaker Instrument Cable or Neutrik NP2RX-AU-SILENT Professional Plug ?
I can’t imagine why this issue is so pervasive, nor why you care about these audio glitches. I don’t think there are any automatic tools you are going to be happy with - but I would be happy to see other suggestions.