Chapter 12. Fix-its and Cleanups

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Audacity has a number of tools for fixing defects and cleaning up recordings. As I keep saying, your best approach is to make the cleanest recordings you can, because that is a lot easier than fixing them. There is no TV crime-show magic; there are limits to what you can do.

However, there is a lot you can do to fix problems, so we’re going to learn how to do that in this chapter. (If you need a refresher, Chapter 1 covers the basics of using Audacity, and Chapter 2 goes into building a simple recording studio.

Split Stereo Tracks

Oftentimes only half of a stereo track will have a defect. So, you should split the track ...

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