I’m using Audacity 2.4.2 and have Windows 8.1
I have an old concert recording in mono. This one sounds rather dull.
I want to refresh the sound so that the recording will sound fresh and sparkling.
How do I that in Audacity, what should I do?
Which filters are useful?
pinkf
On cassette tape?
What sort of concert?
Is it a low quality “bootleg” recording, or a professional recording?
You can make a recording less “dull” by boosting high frequencies with the “Graphic EQ” effect (See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/graphic_eq.html). The downside is that any hiss in the recording will also be boosted.
It is a more than 40 years old concert recording (made with a Philips mono casette recorder) within the audiance.
After recording the tape, Export a backup copy as a WAV file (so that if you mess up you won’t have to re-record).
If there’s noticeable tape hiss, use “Noise Reduction” to reduce it (note that too much noise reduction will damage the remaining sound)
See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/noise_reduction.html
If the audience applause is too loud, the “Envelope tool” to reduce the audience noise between songs.
See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/envelope_tool.html
Use the Graphic EQ to tweak the sound as necessary.
See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/graphic_eq.html