How to tell your volume level in Audacity

[@JERSEYTARPIT]

“Of course, this is silence” 😂🤣😂

[@Michael-qk9pf]

In my first recording, I was told that my volume was hovering around 80 dB and that it needed to be turned up to around 89 dB. Where can i physically see that my recording is on Avg, 89 dB? Where does audacity produce that number? Thank you for your time

[@SharonFitzgerald]

Did you ever figure this out? I can't find these numbers anywhere. HELP!!

[@Praecantetia]

Amazing when a 10 year old video still holds up to this day.

[@cajun5454]

No one is more amazed than I am. 10 years?!..wow. I am always meaning to clean out the old ones and make newer ones but never get around to it.

[@cajun5454]

Thankyou Nemanja.

[@cajun5454]

@toyghgh use the "view" dropdown menu; at the bottom is 'toolbars' and you can choose which of them to show or not show. probably your level meters have been unchecked for some reason

[@Vimokshadaka]

Hey, I loved your voice on Librivox sci/fi novels!

[@cajun5454]

Thank you very much - I love SiFi almost as much as my gumbo. I love to hear things like this because they give me confidence to go on recording!!!!

[@Vimokshadaka]

Thanks, definitely do more please! :)

[@cajun5454]

Any preferences? I am currently enjoying doing as many Randall Garrett stories as I can find but am open to others. Garrett is truly warped sometimes; gotta love him.

[@Vimokshadaka]

Wow, anything by Cordwainer Smith, A E Van Vogt, Alfred Bester, or Iain M Banks would be very cool!

[@cajun5454]

I think VanVogt has something as does Cordwainer Smith; will check 'em out. good suggestions

[@MasterEditor5]

Very helpful explanation. In 2020 'Playback Meter Toolbar' is your friend. If the value during playback is between -12db to -6db then it is a good volume. More than -6db is hurtful voice.

[@SupraROfficiel]

Hi, i have a problem, my microphone sound was too low, so I put thevolume microphone to 0.8 db, but 2 second later it was in 0.3 db and when I change it it keep going on 0.3 db, what should I do?

[@nemanjasimic478]

You have the voice like Noa Levenstein..

[@alyumam]

Hey thanks for this video. WHat I needed!!!!!!

[@cajun5454]

@SupraROfficiel - yeah, that happens to me too. If I close audacity, or unplug the mic and then reopen it ususally that will fix the problem. the volume will stay where I put it !

[@kjvbible1611]

How do you set a default recording level (volume)?

[@Goombario37]

I know the decibels amplifier in audacity does not use exact measurements but how can I know how many decibels I can turn up a track and it still be safe? Like with the track I have now, I want it to be 20 db, but the sound kind of hurts my ears, so does that mean it's 20 db, or closer to 80 db or what? If I turned the amplifier up to the max in audacity hypothetically (35 db) would it still be safe? I know it's not just 20 db or 35 db or else it wouldn't sound on the level of a train horn like it does when I put the amplifier up to those ranges. Are all audacity tracks set to a default decibel number?

[@SharonFitzgerald]

HELP - where are these numbers generated? Is it on the track and I can't find it? Do you pull down some menu option to search for it? I have been looking for a week, please advise.(ACX RMS Requirement range of -18dB and -23dB RMS. The noise floor -60dB)

[@1986radioful]

i record good sound with one microphone but the moment i use a splitter and use two mics going at once my audio goes down the crapper and i can barely hear whats being said in the playback. Thoughts?

[@whiterottenrabbit]

What do you mean by "You don't have any fucking clue how to create a KZbin video that doesn't make me want to cut my eyes out with a rusty scythe"?

[@cajun5454]

This is true, sadly. My best to your eyes. Stay cool.

[@donzkharbudon4026]

Please help while recording vocal,,my volume is to low,, Don't know what to do,,even in my daw it's the same

[@cajun5454]

If you are using Audacity, there is a slider bar (Little microphone) to increase volume, move it all the way to the right. Next, increase the gain on your microphone going into Audacity as much as possible. Try tohse and let me know what happens.

[@donzkharbudon4026]

@@cajun5454 Yess but I'm not satisfied as the waveform is to low,, before it was as clipping but sudden it changed to low waveform,,whats the issue

[@cajun5454]

@@donzkharbudon4026 Is the actual volume lower? Try using Effect > Loudness Normalization with the setting at about -20 Luff.

[@donzkharbudon4026]

@@cajun5454 no it isn't,,that's why I'm not satisfied i tried other microphone,,it isn't working,,let me give you full details,,,, first when i used the audacity,,it was giving me the good results,,and then when we were recording a song suddenly,,after a rest we hit record and then the waveform is too low,,as you've shown in ur vid,, before having a rest it was clipping and then after a rest it automatically turn to low,,why idont know,, what's the problem,,all the settings is by default only,,i didn't touch anything,

[@cajun5454]

@@donzkharbudon4026 The input volume sometimes drops low when you restart Audacity. I need to raise it almost every time. don't know hwy it does that.

[@SupraROfficiel]

@cajun5454 oh thanks you, it works!!!!!!! :D