Lynda.com – Cleaning and Repairing Audio with Audacity (TUTORIAL)

By | December 17, 2025

 

Release Year: 2014
Manufacturer: Lynda.com
Manufacturer’s Website: www.lynda.com/Audacity-tutorials/Cleaning-Repairing-Audio-Audacity/359526-2.html
Author: Garrick Chow
Duration: 00:46:27
Type of Material: Video Tutorial
Language: English


Description: Want to quickly improve the sound of your audio recordings? In this short tutorial, Garrick Chow shows how to clean and restore audio using Audacity’s built-in tools and effects. He’ll focus on removing short clicks, pops, and persistent background noise, reducing clipping and distortion, and improving the overall sound using compression, equalization, and normalization.
Want to improve the sound of your audio recordings, fast? In these short tutorials, Garrick Chow shows how to clean and repair audio using Audacity’s built-in tools and effects. He covers removing short clicks and pops and persistent background noise, reducing the effects of clipping and distortion, and improving your overall sound with compression, EQ, and normalization. Plus, get an inside look at a few plugins that can take Audacity (and your audio) even further.

Content :
Introduction 1m 3s
Welcome 48s
What should you know 15s
Cleaning and Repairing 44m 39s
Steps to take before attempting repairs 5m 4s
Fixing clicks and pops 8m 38s
Removing unwanted background noise 5m 25s
Compressing the dynamic range of a recording 7m 31s
Reducing clipping 3m 55s
Applying EQ to improve recordings 5m 5s
Normalizing audio 6m 43s
Installing and exploring plugins 2m 18s
Conclusion 45s
Next steps 45s

Example files: present
Video format: MP4
Video: AVC, 1280×720, 16:9, 15,000 fps, ~133 Kbps
Audio: AAC, 48.0 kHz, 128 kbps, 2 channels


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