On 20/05/2020 06:30, Bert Coules wrote:
Dave Liquorice wrote:

If the "normal" speech has a dynamic range of 10 to 20 db a
compressor set at 2:1 to 3:1 with around 6 dB of gain reduction
happening ought to work reasonably well.

Dave, since my previous reply I've sussed out the Audacity compressor
(it took me a shameful while to realise that the reduction was marked on
the display's horizontal axis rather than the vertical one).Â* I've been
trying various settings and discovered that for the material I'm working
with I need rather more than 6 dB reduction: 20 dB appears to be nearer
the mark. That's if I want to retain a good contrast between the loudest
and softest passages.

I'll keep experimenting.


Good one Bert. You have it sussed.

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