Audacity is the free editor most people start with, and it goes further than most people take it. These walkthroughs show the exact menus and settings, from realtime effects to AI-assisted cleanup.
The seven EQ and filter tools in Audacity 4, a step-by-step voice EQ, starting settings for common jobs, and when a plugin EQ is the better choice.
Fade audio in and out in Audacity 4 with the Fade effects or the clip gain line, how long a fade should be, and how to crossfade two clips.
Echo makes a voice sound far away, with a tail after every sentence. To remove echo from audio, you have to separate the voice from the room it was recorded in. Extract:Dialogue 2 by Acon Digital does this in real time and gives the voice, the room reverb and the background noise a fader each.
Build a vocal chain in Audacity 4’s realtime effects panel: EQ, compression, de-essing, color and a master limiter, with free effects first and plugins where they help.
Remove clicks and crackle, hum and tape hiss from old records and tapes in Audacity 4, with the built-in effects first and the Ajanss repair plugins where they do better.