I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam on this forum, and there are as many views and solutions as the number of users and contributors.
When I look it up online - again, everyone has an opinion and solution which work for some people but not for others.
Even I thought that finally I solved this issue - nope. Somehow, it has come back.
The issue: When recording my voice through my Blue Yeti Pro mic, I get super tiny clicks which are often joined together.
At some point I downloaded the De-clicker plugin which does work, however it affects the quality of the audio, which I don’t like, and while for most people it would be unnoticeable, for my super sensitive hearing it is bad.
Since I don’t have the instructions how to reduce the audio damage (which settings do what), I use it only sparingly for the specific identified clicks.
A predominant view is that the buffer overflow causes those clicks, so I have tested all lengths from 0 to 600. Yes, the number and intensity of clicks changes, but the change is not predictable or stable, and I still am not able to stop them completely. I run one test - the clicks are almost gone. I run another test - they are back as bad as before.
Yes, I have eliminated other programs taking up the resources etc although I don’t feel this is the cause.
And here is the kicker: when I upgraded Audacity to 3.2.0 - the clicks were almost completely (95%) gone.
but then, when due to the heavy and slow behaviour of smart clips significantly stalling my workflow, I had to revert back to 3.1.3 - and the clicks came back.
So - as much as your developers would hate to admit - it looks like the clicks issue IS linked to the older versions of Audacity.
Questions:
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could you please advise if we will get the option to disable the smart clips? because now it looks like I have an impossible choice to make: between the slow and cumbersome DAW or the clicks.
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do you have the instructions (explanation in layman terms) of the de-clicker plugin which was offered free by one of the users? My main question is which setting do I need to change to minimise the overall reduction of the audio quality (loss of richness) when I need to run it over not just for one word but the whole sentence or paragraph.
thanks
Anna