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I would like to record a YouTube stream of an audiobook - Catch 22 read by Wolfram Kandinsky.
This is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yJJNcloGMg

I was hoping that anyone so inclined would take a quick listen and see if there might be some simple ways to clean up the sound and if so, whether it should be done as I record or applied after recording.

I've used Audacity for several years but I am very much at a beginner level.

El Capitan 10.11.6 Audacity 2.3.2.0 Generally I use Chrome as my browser.

peteriancole wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:33 am

if there might be some simple ways to clean up the sound

No, there isn't. That recording has already had noise reduced about as much as possible - any more and it will start to sound worse. Also, the recording has a very restricted frequency range (no bass and no high treble) - you can't put back what's not there.

Pretty sure that was going to be the case but thanks much for taking the time to help. Peter