# Audacity noise reduction

how to remove background noise in audacity?

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- Posted at: about 6 years ago
- Net upvotes: 1


## Comments
### Comment 1

Audacity provides flexible, easy to use noise reduction tools that are powerful enough for the pros.

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- Posted at: almost 4 years ago
- Author title: Business Development Consultant at PCC-IT International



### Comment 2

Use a gate effect or Noise reduction

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- Posted at: over 4 years ago
- Author title: Instructional Design Specialist



### Comment 3

after recording your audio, record a blank and select that part then go to effects and from there to noise reduction and click on get noise profile and after that select all of your clip by pressing ctrl + a and then again  go to effect and then noise reduction make sure to select reduce noise from the option given and now press ok 
there you go that`s how you do noise reduction in audacity :)


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- Posted at: almost 5 years ago
- Author title: Enthusiastic To Learn and grow



### Comment 4

Under the "Effect" menu there is a "Noise Removal" tool.  Select that, then sample a portion of the sound profile you want to remove.  You can hear a sample of what it will sound like after the removal before you apply the action to make sure it has the desired effect.  

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- Posted at: almost 6 years ago
- Author title: General Manager & Head Coach at NDN All-Stars




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