Basic Audacity Editing Tutorial for Gaming Videos (Noise Removal, Compression)

This tutorial will walk you through Audacity's Noise Removal and Compressor functions found in the Effects tab. How they work, how to use them, and how to make your audio sound that much better! Leave any questions in the comments section.

Audacity (official): web.audacityteam.org/download/
Audacity (Sourceforge): sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/

Noise Removal/Reduction:
► Include at least 5 seconds of silence in your recording
► Select "silence"
► Go to Effects tab
► Click "Noise Removal" (or "Noise Reduction")
► Get Noise Profile
► Select whole track
► Effect ► Noise Removal ► OK

Compressor:
► Select whole track
► Go to Effects tab
► Click "Compressor"
► OK

Then File ► Export, open your video editor and import your new edited audio file. Free of background noise, even volume, and ready to roll.

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About the video:
Audacity is a free, open-source audio editing suite; a powerful and versatile software. The noise removal function is invaluable and the compressor is very handy! This is Audacity for beginners, AKA Audacity 101. No more white noise!

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