Introduction:
No matter how careful you are, sometimes background noise will appear in your recordings, such as computer hum, fan whine, and tape hiss, etc. There’s no doubt that these noises can make podcasts sound unclear and come across as unprofessional to others. It is necessary to take measures to eliminate these noises. This article will show you how to remove backup noise in Audacity.

Can Audacity Remove Background Noise?

Audacity is a feature-rich audio editing program and many users use its Noise Reduction feature to make their audio clear. But in fact, Audacity is better at eliminating some specific background sounds.

What noise can Audacity remove?

Audacity can help you eliminate constant background noise, such as hum, whine, buzz, whistle, etc. It's not good for removing irregular sounds, such as from a person or from traffic. In short, it is hard to remove changing or irregular noise.

Can Audacity completely remove noise?

Audacity can help you remove background noise. However, what you need to know is that no tool can remove noise perfectly, including Audacity. Maybe after removing the noise, it still sounds noisy in your audio, or your audio will become distorted.

Anyhow, you can try to see if Audacity helps. Just keep reading this guide provided by AWZware to learn how to get rid of background noise in Audacity.

How to Remove Background Noise in Audacity

Let’s start to see how to use Audacity to remove background noise. To avoid any errors, you can create a text audio, or you can make a copy of the original one and have a text.

Step 1. Select the Unwanted Noise

Open your recording and find the background noise you want to delete.

  • Click File and choose Open to add your recording file.

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Final Words

That’s all about how to remove background noise in Audacity. As you can see, you can't remove unwanted noise with a single click. But when you get used to it, you'll be able to successfully eliminate noise without destroying the signal. Hope you find this guide helpful.

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