10 Powerful Tips Every Audacity User Should Know

[@tiroonaka479]

You're the best channel for Audacity advice, thanks so much.

[@MikeRussell]

Aw, thank you so much for your kind words, I'm happy to help with all your Audacity needs!

[@YevhenLight]

I need to use Audacity more, thanks for the tips.

[@MikeRussell]

Glad you found the tips helpful!

[@atdiyrepairs]

Great work Mike! I learned something new. I'm a new youtuber and was using mp3 files. Will make the switch to wav files to get the best audio quality.

[@MikeRussell]

Awesome to hear that, congrats on taking the step to upgrade your audio quality, and good luck with your KZbin channel!

[@PreethiPreethik]

Man u just fixed my noise reduction issues..ur settings r just perfect..i was having a hard time😊

[@MikeRussell]

Sweet! Glad I could help you out! Noise issues can be a pain, but now you’re all set!

[@paullelys161]

Brilliant, to the point and very useful tips. I love the shortness of it all but and I know you don't have the time to go through all the settings but there is so much more to audio editing and enhancing. Thanks for this, have subscribed.

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks so much for the feedback and sub and I completely agree that there's so much more to audio editing and enhancing!

[@PauloDelavigne]

I love Audacity even more now since this tips! Thanks Mike!

[@MikeRussell]

I'm so glad you found the tips helpful and that you're loving Audacity even more now, thank you for watching!

[@JoeProAI]

That spectral view and tip is amazing. Thanks

[@MikeRussell]

I'm glad you enjoyed the spectral view and found the tips helpful! It means a lot to me.

[@edwardwalsh3117]

New to Audacity, love it already!!

[@MikeRussell]

Welcome to the Audacity family!

[@annealc1282]

you have great tips and proven with your record have a good voice. Bravo

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you very much!

[@flameofmidnight5041]

Thank you for the video bro, by the way, should I use the same settings that you used for every voice over that I make or should I change some values according to my specific voice ? I'm a bit confused here and I don't want to ruin my career as a voice over artist with some bad editing voices, thank you again

[@MikeRussell]

While the settings I used can be a good starting point, it's always best to experiment and adjust them to fit your unique voice and tone for the best results!

[@flameofmidnight5041]

@@MikeRussell I understand thank you ,do you recommend using your settings and playing around with them for making ads and working with brands ? I just want my voice to stand out and be unique

[@videowatcher4006]

Great vid Mike, thank you

[@MikeRussell]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@T-Bone54]

Excellent. However, despite having latest Audacity, I do not have 'noise reduction and repair' in my effects tab...just noise reduction? My effects list is also quite long by comparison, too?

[@MikeRussell]

I'm glad you found the video helpful! It sounds like you may need to update your Audacity version.

[@knarf_]

Hi Mike, Great tuto, very clear and precise (and very understandable for my English language 😊). I have created a kind of meddley with different songs, eliminating the blanks, adjusting the sound levels, etc. with Audacity. I have put everything together and it is nice. However, I have now a single long track. I don’t know how to export this track keeping the different clips name inside the overall track. So that I can read the name of each clip on my tablet or my smartphone (through the corresponding tags). A kind of music album, with one song after another. Thanks for your kind help and advice about how to do that. All the best, knarf from France 🎸 🇨🇵 😊

[@MikeRussell]

Hey Knarf! Thanks for the awesome feedback! To keep those clip names when exporting, just hit up the "Export Multiple" feature in Audacity. Super easy! If you get stuck, just holler! 🎶

[@BenAdam-om2hr]

Hey, Mike. Thanks for these tips. I was using your recommended settings from another of your videos, but after updating Audacity they no longer pass ACX check. Included was NORMALIZATION after noise reduction back then. Do you no recommend that anymore? Thanks.

[@MikeRussell]

Glad you found the tips helpful, and sorry to hear the updated settings didn't pass the ACX check - I'll look into that normalization issue and provide an update soon!

[@hansbuchi9623]

Thanks! Very useful tips!

[@MikeRussell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@clemmcguinness1087]

All good stuff, thanks

[@MikeRussell]

I'm glad you found the tips helpful.

[@KarinLandolt]

Hi Mike and everybody. I miss the possibility to select a part of the clips to move or relocate them. I just know the function to choose all together Ctr.+A. Do you have any tips on this?

[@MikeRussell]

Hey! Totally get what you mean! If you haven’t already, try using the slice tool or just clicking while holding down shift. It’s way easier than Ctrl+A for sure! Happy editing!

[@JayStack-k8p]

Love these videos! I have a video where they had Spanish translator over lay and they reduced the English speaker's volume,. How can I remove the English speaker altogether it is like background noise.

[@MikeRussell]

I'm glad you're enjoying the videos! Try a dubbing tool like ElevenLabs for this.

[@BrianMarcWhittaker]

How can you easily play forwards and backwards to find specific parts of the clip? I’m used to JKL keyboard shortcuts in video editing software.

[@MikeRussell]

In Audacity, you can use the Spacebar to play your audio forwards, and Shift + Spacebar to play backwards to easily navigate and find specific parts of your clip!

[@SerenkittyChillBeats]

Good to know, thank you!

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome, glad I could help!

[@geeskaafrikaga3842]

Thank you. I am new to recording but I understood you very well. this is helpfull. Neverthe less, the voice I made on this instruction is not very different from the origin.

[@MikeRussell]

That's completely normal, and it's great that you understood the tutorial, keep practicing and you'll start to see improvements in your recordings over time!

[@geeskaafrikaga3842]

@@MikeRussell ❤

[@JesseScott2016]

Hey Mike, how does this compare to the OpenVINO™ Noise Suppression for audacity in Windows?

[@MikeRussell]

Great question! The OpenVINO Noise Suppression for Audacity is newer but the built in effect does well!

[@ThatBlackOni]

you got me and I have to sub thank you for the great work

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much for subscribing!

[@echtesnorwegen]

Helpful.

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much!

[@Sheraytv]

Does your mic still have good audio after you do all the recording from audacity

[@MikeRussell]

Yes, my mic continues to produce high quality audio even after recording and editing in Audacity!

[@waynecsmith5145]

Go Mike!

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks for the support!

[@RudyEvers]

Thanks Mike, love the tips. Did you know you can also hold the Option key and put the cursor at the end of the file and leftclick and hold to play with the pitch and stretch. ;-)

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for the tip! I appreciate your input and will definitely try out that Audacity shortcut in my future videos.

[@Yvonne_Eclips]

Do we have playback preview like that in audition?? I need that

[@MikeRussell]

Yes, Adobe Audition does offer a similar feature called "Preview Editor" for quick playback preview of selected audio segments.

[@coloryvr]

Super informations! Big fat FANX! BTW: I lost the AI (intel) features after the last Audacity update...are they still available?

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you for your support! I’m unsure but hopefully they continue to update the AI stuff too.

[@smaOnlineMusicClasses]

hi which camera and gear have u used to create this video.

[@MikeRussell]

Sony Alpha a6400.

[@carterri04]

Which tutorial of yours do you recommend for someone who is trying to improve sound quality in a music file? Thank you in advance!

[@MikeRussell]

Check out my other videos about mastering.

[@jyothishyatipschannel6666]

Thank you

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome! I'm glad you found the tips helpful.

[@Ali-w1i8i]

thanks

[@MikeRussell]

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed the video!

[@TheEmosesnepho]

I'm having trouble editing subliminal voices on my track. It never used to happen on older audacity versions. Im receiving this message. "Warning; There is not enough room available to paste the selection. How can I fix this?

[@MikeRussell]

Strange!

[@warrenhamilton2182]

Can I equalize 8 or 10 different files at one time?

[@MikeRussell]

Yes, most audio editing software allows you to batch process and equalize multiple files at once, including 8 or 10 files.

[@OmarRodrigues-y4s]

how do you go into dark mode in windows?

[@MikeRussell]

To enable dark mode in Audacity on Windows, simply go to Edit > Preferences > Interface > Theme and select "Dark".

[@IamS.S.I]

👍

[@MikeRussell]

Thank you so much for the support! 🙌

[@warrenhamilton2182]

I should have asked can I normalize 8 or 10 different files at one time?

[@MikeRussell]

You can absolutely normalize multiple files at once, just make sure to select all the files you want to normalize and the software will take care of the rest!

[@growjunkieradio]

GoodVibes

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks!

[@polymy]

Don't forget stem separation is available for Audacity if using Intel processors...

[@MikeRussell]

Thanks for the tip! Stem separation can really take your Audacity projects to the next level when working with Intel processors.

[@ancientknight4653]

What's going on with Adobe Audition? More than a year without any relevant update.

[@MikeRussell]

I wish for one.

[@林甲首-j9f]

沒有中文 ， 看不懂。

[@MikeRussell]

Sorry to hear that, I'll pass on the feedback to our team to consider adding subtitles in Chinese for future videos!

[@tomschi9485]

KZbin has proposed your "Audacity Tutorials for Beginners" since many days and I was not able to mark it as not interested. Therefore, I unsubscribed you channel 😞. If KZbin continues promoting your "Audacity Tutorials for Beginners", then I will have to block you channel. *KZbin usability is a shame.*

[@MikeRussell]

I'm sorry to hear about your frustration with KZbin's recommendations. If there's any specific topic or content you'd like me to cover instead, please let me know - I'm here to help!

[@peppepop]

I wonder how this creator is to blame for what KZbin recommends to you? It's not his fault that the channel is recommended for you?

[@tomschi9485]

@@peppepop *My motivation (of course) was not to insult the creator, but to point out that this could be a problem for him.* If people are suddenly cancelling their subscriptions, it could be because KZbin is recommending the videos of this channel to them every day, even though they've told to no longer recommend those well known videos. Of course, KZbin ignores such reports from end users, so all I can do is point out the problem to the KZbin channels concerned.

[@peppepop]

@@tomschi9485 Yes, I get it :) I get lots of recommendations I don't watch and just move on, because KZbin...

[@paullelys161]

@@tomschi9485 Unfortunately in the world we now live places like the one hosting this guys tutorials are run by robots and AI and all this algorithm stuff so basically a bent rudder on a ship and no one really in control of it.