My poor attempts to equalise a file

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Uzoma
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My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Uzoma » Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:35 pm

Dear all,

I recorded a call on my mobile and one voice is loud and clear and one is very inaudible.

I tried to equalise it but it made no difference.

Audacity 2.3.2 and Windows 10.

I appreciate you in advance for your advice.
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Jebbers
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Jebbers » Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:03 pm

I don't think that's corrected with the equalizer. Anyway, you probably mean "compressor." I don't know how to use the compressor. It's probably the simplest method. Otherwise, I would just boost all of the weak parts with Amplify in Effects. Use Control + R to quickly repeat the boost at all selected parts.
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by kozikowski » Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:10 pm

I recorded a call on my mobile and one voice is loud and clear and one is very inaudible.
So the local caller is loud and clear and the far side is unusable?

The far side will probably stay unusable. That's not an actual voice. That's the phone's environment processing and echo cancellation error. It's honky, garggly and fades in and out, right? I think you're stuck. There is no good voice there to rescue.

There are special programs which can record both sides, but those can be an adventure because many countries have laws against clandestine recording.

Koz
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Trebor » Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:19 pm

Uzoma wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 17, 2019 4:35 pm
 I recorded a call on my mobile and one voice is loud and clear and one is very inaudible ...
LevelSpeech2.ny (compressor+limiter) plug-in for Audacity could possibly save the day ...

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Uzoma
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Uzoma » Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:31 pm

LevelSpeech2.ny (compressor+limiter) plug-in for Audacity could possibly save the day ...

Trebor and LevelSpeech2.ny have absolutely saved the day! :)

Thanks you *SO* much!
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Uzoma
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Uzoma » Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:33 pm

Thanks Trebor.

LevelSpeech2 was the perfect solution! :)
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Re: My poor attempts to equalise a file

Post by Trebor » Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:23 pm

Uzoma wrote: ↑
Mon Nov 25, 2019 3:31 pm
 ... Trebor and LevelSpeech2.ny have absolutely saved the day! :) ...
Trebor and LevelSpeech2, & Steve: he wrote the plugin.
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