Not the Tops but the Tails

[debmillernelson]

Audacity 2.4.2 for Windows 10.

Issue: The production includes files that contain noise at the start and/or tail end. The first 0 to 2 seconds, and the last 1 to 5 seconds of each file must revised to ensure none of them contain any noise, loud breaths and/or mouse clicks at the start before narration begins and at the end after the last spoken word.
Noises on tails of audio
Requirement: files free of extraneous sounds

I have re-worked these 3 times. Checked with both ACX Check and 2nd Opinion. 3.5 seconds long. ACX message: Peak level too low, RMS too quiet and Noise Floor Pass. All my chapter files as a whole pass through the ACX check with no issues.

So what is this ACX issue? I am attaching the wave file. I used this same file in every chapter file. So if I can figure out what their issue is I can fix them all with a simple copy and paste. Any insight would be appreciated. Of course I reached out to ACX, but you know...
Thank you.

[Trebor]

Noises on tails of audio
Requirement: files free of extraneous sounds

Attachments open_sample.wav (264.06 KiB)

There are deep constant tones at 90 & 120Hz, which can be removed with the notch filter, e.g. ...

suggest notch 90 &120Hz.png (185.27 KiB) Viewed 104 times

https ://manual.audacityteam.org/man/spectrogram_view.html

[debmillernelson]

Thank you.

[debmillernelson]

I fixed all the files using the Notch Filter on just the tails at 120/5 and it still came back with the same issue. At least in came back in less than 6 hours this time. But, I am still at a complete loss how to give them what they want.

[Trebor]

... I am still at a complete loss how to give them what they want ...

The only other peculiarity I can see with the example you've posted is that the tail looks/sounds like it's been grafted on:
like it has come from another recording, (and the tail does contain a few extraneous noises).

extraneous noises on tail (purple).png (584.2 KiB) Viewed 45 times