Twelve Step Audio Editing Workflow how to edit voice audio for podcast, voiceover or video using the free Audacity Audio Editing Software and free or budget friendly plugins for Audacity. This tutorial teaches you how to use Normalization, Noise Reduction, Noisegate, EQ, DeClicker, DeEsser, Compressor, PunchCopy/Punch Paste, Truncate Silence, etc. as well as how to set precise Loudness Levels, both LUF and True Peak Max, that meet exact Loudness Standards for YouTube, Apple Podcast, etc. <br /><br />========<br /><br />Video Timeline:<br /><br />00:00 - Intro<br /><br />04:34 - Recommend only using 32 Bit Version of Audacity<br /><br />07:51 - Step 1. Normalize to -6 DB<br /><br />09:14 - If needed, use Limiter prior to Normalize to -6DB<br /><br />16:44 - Step 2. Noise Removal<br /><br />17:17 - Audacity Noise Reduction<br /><br />22:52 - BL Denoiser<br /><br />30:49 - Step 3. Noise Gate<br /><br />46:45 - Step 4. EQ<br /><br />49:31 - EQ Demonstration<br /><br />01:06:28 - Step 5. DeClicker<br /><br />01:17:29 - Step 6. DeEsser<br /><br />01:23:41 - Step 7. Compressor<br /><br />01:24:03 - Compressor Settings<br /><br />01:27:40 - Audacity Compressor<br /><br />01:29:03 - TDR Kotelnikov Compressor<br /><br />01:34:26 - Step 8. Clean Up Noise Floor<br /><br />01:39:46 - Punch Copy/Punch Paste<br /><br />01:46:23 - Step 9. Optional, EQ again, if needed<br /><br />01:48:19 - Step 10. Optional, Truncate Silence, if audio (with no video) only podcast<br /><br />01:59:59 - Step 11. Optional, Saturation, if desired<br /><br />02:07:22 - Step 12. Loudness Levels<br /><br />02:17:27 - Playing Audio Edited Using 12 Steps<br /><br />========<br /><br />Links to software and Plug-Ins:<br /><br />Audacity Audio Editing Software - Free Download:<br /><a href="https://www.audacityteam.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.audacityteam.org/</a><br />Audacity - Commands and Keyboard Shortcut Reference:<br /><a href="https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/keyboard_shortcut_reference.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/keyboard_shortcut_reference.html</a><br /><br />BL Denoiser<br /><a href="https://bluelab-plugs.com/plugins/denoiser-noise-removal-plugin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bluelab-plugs.com/plugins/denoiser-noise-removal-plugin/</a><br /><br />ReaGate, ReaComp and ReaEQ by Reaper - Plug-Ins for Audacity:<br /><a href="https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.reaper.fm/reaplugs/</a><br /><br />IIEQPro Equalizer – Plug-In for Audacity<br /><a href="https://ddmf.eu/iieqpro-equalizer-plugin/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ddmf.eu/iieqpro-equalizer-plugin/</a> <br /><br />TTDR Nova by Toyko Dawn Records:<br /><a href="https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-nova/</a><br /><br />De-Clicker Plug-In for Audacity<br /><a href="https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=79278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=79278</a><br /><br />Lisp De Esser:<br /><a href="https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1662/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://plugins4free.com/plugin/1662/</a><br />Information about Lisp and other De Esser's:<br /><a href="https://thehomerecordings.com/de-esser-vst-au-plugins/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://thehomerecordings.com/de-esser-vst-au-plugins/</a><br /><br />TDR Kotelnikov Compressor<br /><a href="https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-kotelnikov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-kotelnikov/</a><br /><br />PunchCopy.ny and PunchPaste.ny Plug-Ins can be downloaded from this URL:<br /><a href="https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=71556" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?t=71556</a><br /><br />FinalLoud3 – Plug-In for Audacity<br /><a href="https://www.tb-software.com/TBProAudio/finalloud3.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.tb-software.com/TBProAudio/finalloud3.html</a> <br /><br />Youlean Loudness Meter – Plugin:<br /><a href="https://youlean.co/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youlean.co/</a><br /><br />========<br /><br />YouTube Videos:<br /><br />"Denoiser - Noise removal plugin" on the "BlueLab AudioPlugins" YouTube Channel:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/t8Tc_4X9KDQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/t8Tc_4X9KDQ</a><br /><br />“De-Clicking Your VO Recordings.” on the “Jan Anderson” YouTube Channel:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/em38uhrOkn4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/em38uhrOkn4</a><br /><br />"Joe Essay" YouTube Channel's Video entitled: "DeClicker For Free In Audacity! (Put on your good headphones!)":<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/3zESSLTU4vw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/3zESSLTU4vw</a><br /><br />TDR Nova:<br />"Introduction to NOVA and NOVA GE" by "Toyko Dawn Records":<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/1CHFv4mWQYM" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/1CHFv4mWQYM</a><br />"Free Dynamic Resonance Suppression - Smooth Audio (Vocals, Synths and Mixes)" by "In The Mix":<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/0AbnVVYYGf8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/0AbnVVYYGf8</a><br />"FREE PLUGIN ALERT - TDR NOVA DYNAMIC EQ" by "BenoniStudio"<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/YXv0oQfXStE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/YXv0oQfXStE</a><br />"How to use TDR Nova for mastering - Mastering Explained" by "Mastering Explained":<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/_JrPaqBgfg4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/_JrPaqBgfg4</a><br /><br />DDMF IIEQPro Overview:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/kCu8QEVd0zc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/kCu8QEVd0zc</a><br />Five DDMF IIEQ Pro Tips:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/yui5RYQR-bI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/yui5RYQR-bI</a><br /><br />Youlean Loudness Meter 2:<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/XMKQeLHYutw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/XMKQeLHYutw</a><br /><br />Audacity: Make Mono Track into Stereo (Plus Stereo Back to Mono):<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/4O45TIKOTYs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/4O45TIKOTYs</a><br /><br />========<br /><br />Additional Information:<br /><br />Loudness Recommendations Table:<br /><a href="https://youlean.co/loudness-standards-full-comparison-table/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://youlean.co/loudness-standards-full-comparison-table/</a><br /><br />========<br /><br />website:<br /><a href="https://oportuno.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://oportuno.org/</a><br /><br />See "Store" on website for suggested Hardware, Software, etc. <br /><br />========<br /><br />DISCLAIMER: To help support our channel to keep making videos, this video and description has affiliate links. 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