How to Boost the Audio Quality using Audacity

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Sometimes, the quality of an audio file which was downloaded from the internet be it music or any speech, will be bit disturbed and you may find it little annoying to listen to it. So Audacity gives you a broad range of features to edit the audio file and make it a better audio file.

Some of the features used to enhance the audio quality in Audacity :

  • Noise reduction – This almost cancels the background noise present.
  • Compressor – It almost gets the higher peak points and lower peak points of sound decibels to an average point to make sound better.
  • Filter Curve EQ – It is previously known as Equalization. You can increase or decrease the bass boost or treble boost etc. from the list given there.
  • Normalize – This makes the sound quality by normalizing the high points and low points decibels.

In this article we will guide you through each step.

How to Boost the Audio Quality using Audacity

Step 1: Start the Audacity application by pressing win logo key and typing Audacity.

Hit Enter key.

Open Audacity New



 

Step 2: Select the audio file which needs improvement.

Go to File and Click Open.

Open Audio File Audacity New

Step 3: Select the file by browsing through your system as shown.

Click Open.

Select Audio File Audacity New Min

Step 4: Noise Reduction

Select the whole audio file and go to Effect.

Click Noise Reduction.

 

Noise Reduction From Menu New Min

 

Then, set the following:

  • Noise reduction = 48
  • Frequency smoothing = 0
  • Sensitivity = 6

Then Click OK.

Noise Reduction New Min

Step 5: COMPRESSOR

Go to Effect > Compressor.

Compressor From Effect Audacity Min

In compressor window, let all the default values be as it is.

Click OK as shown below.

Compressor Window Audacity

Step 6: Filter Curve EQ (Equalization) 

Select the audio file and Click on Effect.

Then select Filter curve EQ from the list.

Filter Curve Eq From Effect Audacity Min

In the filter curve EQ window, Click on Manage at the bottom left side.

Go to Factory Presets > Bass Boost.

Bass Boost In Filter Curve Audacity

Then, at last Set the curve to 3dB and Click OK.

Filter Curve Window Audacity Min

Step 7: Normalize

Click Effect and select Normalize

Normalize From Effect Audacity Min

In the Normalize window, Keep all the default values as it is.



Then, Click OK.

Normalize Window Audacity

 

Step 8: Finally, you can listen to the improved quality of the audio file by clicking Play button as shown below.

 

Play Button Audacity

Note:- Preview button in most of the windows above, allows you to check the results before applying.

That’s all folks!

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