Audacity Workflow

Audacity Workflow

1. Narrate in Adobe Prem. Elements.
2. If importing use AIF files from Adobe Prem. Elem. skip to 8.
3. Plug in microphone. Start Audacity.
4. Set mic to AT2020USB
5. Use "windows direct sound"
6. 0.0 dB is highest level for digital audio.
7. Actually -2.0 dB would be best.
8. First "Noise Removal". Start recording just the ambient noise.
9. Apply "normalization."
10. "Equalization", AM Radio profile, use flatten
11. "Compression". Make softer louder. and Louder softer.
12. "Normalize again".
13. Reduce peaks with "amplify"
14. Kill breath with "silence"
15. Adjust gain of loud parts with "Amplify"
16. Save as "wav" file

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Files to import
The main formats  are AIFF, AU, FLAC, MP2, MP3, OGG Vorbis and WAV. On Mac OS X, Audacity as shipped can also import Apple formats like M4A (AAC) and MOV.