Hi there,
I'm working with Audacity 2.05 on windows 7.
I've recently recorded an interview via Skype and now having opened it up with audacity I can see it's recorded at too high a level - I know, amateur! The 's' are very exaggerated and it sounds tinny and basically just awful. Is there anything I can do? I've tried reducing the amplification and it helps a bit but not ideal. Thank you for your help!
Chris
Too high a recording level
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This forum is for Audacity on Windows.Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".
Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
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Re: Too high a recording level
I'm sure you can get it as quiet as you want with the Amplify effect, but that doesn't remove any existing distortion.I've tried reducing the amplification and it helps a bit but not ideal.
You can try the Clip Fix effect to reduce the clipping (overload distortion), but there are limits to what you can accomplish. (When a waveform is clipped the information is permanently lost and there is just no way of knowing the shape or height of the original wave.)