What on earth is this sound and how do I fix it?

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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I have little knowledge of audio but am trying to learn how to do some basic things with audacity. I understand how to remove noise and how to deal with cycles (I think) but I am not sure how to deal with this file. What is this noise in the background and how do I fix it?

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Sorry, here is the file…

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That sounds like it might be Windows trying to do noise cancellation with the idea of cleaning up a conference or Skype call. Modern computers aren’t tape recorders any more, they’re communications tools and sometimes you have to turn some of those enhancements off. Here’s a recent one:

https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/loss-of-recording-quality-after-a-few-seconds/30038/1

And a note from the manual:

http://manual.audacityteam.org/o/man/faq_recording_troubleshooting.html#enhancements

This may not be it, but it sure sounds like it.

Koz

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Thanks, Koz… I will keep that in mind for the future. Do you know how I might be able to remove that noise from the file?

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remove that noise from the file?

No. We’re stuck. That’s why we tell people to send us pure clean sound in a sample clip when they want help with effects or filters. Once you have distortions like that you can’t take them out.

Koz