Optimize this quiet background-instrument?

Special Interest Groups Audio Processing
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Hi,
based on my actual audio-knowledge I’m unable to fix this. I don’t know if this is fixable. Here is a small audio sample with a background accordion that’s played with a lower register on the melody-side. I want to get this louder. But something says me this isn’t easy. Any suggestions? Thanks very much!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r6elo8shwfpet34/background_accordion_sample.mp3?dl=0

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But something says me this isn’t easy.

You can add us. Audacity can’t split a mixed performance into individual instruments, voices and sounds so you an change one without changing the others.

Koz

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OK thanks, I got it :confused:

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Try boosting the lower frequencies with Audacity’s equalizer …

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Free real-time equalizer plugins are available which work in Audacity on Windows, e.g. …

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I was going to suggest a similar thing using the “Bass and Treble” effect, with “Treble” set to zero, and “Bass” set above zero.

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Thanks, some hours ago I also get attention to the audacity equalizer and did a similar experiment, but the instrument is still to much in the background.

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Thank you for sharing this accordion song.

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Thanks. I have much more, can share it via a private way it you want, that were our church recordings.

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I would love to hear them.