Audacity Noise Reduction Settings for Perfect Podcast Audio (Step by Step)

🔊 Grab my 'Resonant Sound' Vocal Warmups guide: https://www.thepodcasthost.com/vocalwarms In this tutorial, I walk you through how to use Audacity's noise reduction tools to save recordings that have unwanted background noise. I demonstrate a real example of removing a fan noise from a conversation recording, showing you the step-by-step process of using Audacity's noise reduction features. First, I show how to get a noise profile from a silent section, then apply noise reduction to the entire recording, experimenting with different settings to find the right balance between noise removal and voice quality. I also cover other useful tools like the Click Removal feature for dealing with mouth clicks and the Noise Gate for eliminating sounds below a certain volume threshold. While highlighting that Audacity is excellent for a free tool, I mention that there are more modern solutions like Alitu that automate noise reduction and offer additional features such as built-in recording, text-based editing, and publishing capabilities. Whether you choose Audacity's manual approach or a more automated solution, you'll learn how to rescue recordings affected by background noise. Resources Mentioned Audacity (free audio editing software) - https://www.audacityteam.org/ Alitu (podcast maker app with automatic noise reduction) - https://alitu.com Noise Reduction tools in Audacity (Effect - Noise Removal and Repair) Other Resources: 💻 Easiest tool for recording & editing a Podcast: https://Alitu.com 📱 Follow Me: https://www.thepodcasthost.com/links 👉 Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/ColinGrayEd 📚 Get coaching and courses: https://www.ThePodcastHost.com/academy/ Chapter List 0:00 - Introduction to noise issues in recordings 0:59 - Step 1: Getting a noise profile from silent section 1:29 - Step 2: Applying noise reduction to the whole file 1:48 - Adjusting noise reduction settings 3:08 - Using the Click Removal tool 3:46 - Introduction to Alitu as an alternative 4:39 - Using the Noise Gate tool 6:17 - Understanding Noise Gate settings (threshold, attack, hold, decay)