HIGHLY OPTIONAL - Improve the audio quality Amplify any areas that remain too quietĨ.Normalise the levels, choosing -2.0 for your peak amplitude.Make the volume consistent throughout the podcast

This will preserve the natural pacing of speech.ħ. at the start of the recording) and paste it over the unwanted noise. For such occasions copy a section of audio during which nobody is speaking (e.g.

But sometimes you will not want to close the gap and yet still remove the noise, for instance if somebody breathes loudly.

Sometimes you will want to delete and close the gap, for example if there is a cough.

Go through the audio and fix all the unwanted noises Use the empty track as a temporary space when you move stuff aboutĦ. For now just concentrate on the large chunks that you don’t need, don’t worry about coughs or other minor noises that you want to fix.Delete any material that you will not use.If you have background hiss, computer noise or other wanted noise remove it You will add music, sound effects or secondary audio later in the editing processĭecide what sections you want to keep or delete & think about if you want to change the orderģ.Leave an empty track underneath for editing.Move it so that all the audio is on one track. When you import multiple tracks, the audio will appear on different tracks. Place the audio material in sequence (e.g.Use Track One for your main audio track (e.g.Import the audio you have previously recorded How_to_edit_your_podcast_in_audacity_-_a_step_by_step_guide.pdfġ. This guide is for those who want to be walked through the process step-by-step.

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