Once satisfied, click the OK button and let Compressor do its work. Does your voice sound unnaturally squashed? Try adjusting the Threshold setting to -6 dB.Are the quiet parts still too quiet? Try adjusting the Threshold setting to -18 dB.Click Preview to determine if compression levels are appropriate.These two controls tell Compressor how fast it should respond to changes in volume. Set the Attack Time to 0.5 secs and the Release Time to 1.0 secs.The Ratio control tells Compressor how much quieter it should make the loud parts.The Noise Floor control tells Compressor that anything below that level is noise and it shouldn't make it any louder.The Threshold control is the tipping point- the point where Compressor decides if something is "loud" (and should be made quieter) or "quiet" (in which case it leaves it alone).The latter means that Compressor will look at the peaks of the waveform rather than its average value. The former means that Compressor will maximize the volume of the track after it does its work.Check Make-up gain for 0dB after compressing and Compress based on Peaks.The Compressor is a complex but very useful effect, so let's take a moment to see how it works. The Compressor effect works by making the loud parts quieter, then amplifying everything, which ends up making the quiet parts louder. Choose Effect > Volume and Compression > Compressor.Click on the Track Control Panel of your narration track and select the entire track.You could go through and manually adjust the volume throughout your narration track, but there's an easier way - use Audacity's built-in Compressor effect. Remember, your listeners can't see you, so having a consistent volume for your narration is important so they'll be able to hear and understand everything you're saying. Unless you are professional narrator or voice-over specialist there are probably level (volume) variations during your narration. Extraneous noises should be edited with Click Removal, Repair or Amplify before the Normalize step. NOTE: Extraneous noises in the recording can cause Normalize to create unwanted changes in the stereo balance, or prevent recordings being made as loud as they can be. To correct unwanted volume differences between left and right, check "Normalize stereo channels independently". However basic consumer-level equipment can often record with channels unbalanced. Note that Normalize defaults to retaining the existing balance between stereo channels.The volume is normalized to -1 dB, so leaving a little headroom below the maximum possible 0 dB level.Accept (for now) the default choices in the Normalize dialog and click the OK button.Choose Effect > Volume and Compression > Normalize.With default Tracks Preferences, you may not need this step - all the audio in the project is selected if you choose an effect without first selecting any audio.Choose Select > All (or use CTRL + A) to select all of the track.To maximize the volume of your recording, you can use the 'Normalize' effect. The Stop button is located to the right of the play button and contains a solid black square. You can also press the Spacebar on your keyboard to stop the recording. When done recording, or if you're wanting to record several separate clips, click the stop button located near the top left of the window. When ready to proceed with recording, press the 'P' button again. If you need a break, you can press the 'P' key on your keyboard to pause the recording. Continue recording for as long as you want.The Record button is located near the top-left of the screen and contains a solid red circle. To begin recording, click the red Record button or press the "R" key on your keyboard.Audacity only looks to see what microphones are connected when the program first starts. Note: Restart Audacity if the program does not see your microphone - this issue is usually caused by launching Audacity before plugging in a microphone. From the dropdown list that appears, hover your cursor over the "Recording Device" option and then ensure the desired microphone is selected from the second dropdown list that appears. Then, open the program and click on the "Audio Setup" button near the top-middle of the window.
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