What is ROOM TONE? Testing the NOISE FLOOR with Audacity

[@GaryTerzza]

Having minimal background noise is essential when recording a voiceover, like an audiobook for Audible. In this video, I walk through the steps of measuring the room tone and reducing it using Audacity’s noise reduction tool. You might find this tutorial useful if you’re aiming to meet the noise floor requirements for ACX.

[@Mulligatani]

Do you need to insert a separate file of room tone? I have seen some tutorials that suggest after you adjust Noise Gate to add a separate room tone track that runs the length of the original audio.

[@GaryTerzza]

If you are producing an audiobook for ACX they require a few seconds of room tone at the beginning and end of your recording. Using a noise gate might make your noise floor too low - check out my video on using one in Audacity kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2eboIZslJ2nl68si=qlkdrCNC3sGIDyyE

[@Tomaslaravo]

Hello Gary thank you! I'm doing a transition from audacity to protools. I can't find in PT after recording is made how to measure it. Any solution?

[@GaryTerzza]

That sounds like a question for those brainy protools who experts and beyond my knowledge base I’m afraid.