Audacity: Eliminate breathing sounds with Noise Gate

Demo summary
A demonstration of using the Noise Gate effect in Audacity to automatically silence inhale sounds between spoken words.
Step-by-step
- Highlight the entire audio track by double-clicking it.
- Go to the Effect menu.
- Select Noise Removal and Repair.
- Click on Noise Gate.
- Click Apply to use the default settings.
Options
- Manually delete specific breaths instead of using the automated gate.
Tips
- Leave the Noise Gate at the default settings recommended by Audacity.
- Avoid changing the Noise Gate parameters as it may hinder the overall quality of your audio track.
Highlights
“it's as simple as clicking apply on the noise gate feature”
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