To significantly improve the sound quality when recording or editing audio files, just know a few simple rules. Of course, the sound quality depends a lot on personal perception. You will have to experiment to get the best sound, but keep in mind the basic laws of working with sound, which can be applied to almost any situation.
Necessary
Computer, Audacity audio editor
Instructions
Step 1
Digital audio is characterized by concepts such as sampling rate (the number of times the sound is measured in one second) and sampling rate (the number of bits the system uses to reproduce sound). Accordingly, the higher the frequency, the higher the sound quality, at the same time, the higher the size of the sound file on the hard disk of the computer.
Step 2
To get advanced possibilities of working with sound files, install any audio editor (for example, free Audacity). After launching Audacity, in the "Preferences" submenu, select the "Quality" item, where you can define the highest possible sampling and sampling rates.
Step 3
Avoid sudden changes in sound volume. When recording or editing a sound wave, check if the volume is out of range and monitor the level of the input signal (the green bar of the recording level will turn red). Otherwise, Audacity will cut off the audio, resulting in distortion in the recording.
Step 4
Use suitable compression methods when storing sounds. If sound quality is more important than file size and disk space, save the uncompressed file in the best possible quality. Use mp3 compression for sketches.
Step 5
Always increase the sampling rate BEFORE you start recording. Subsequently, by recording a low quality file and trying to improve it by introducing higher sampling rates, you will only increase the file size, but will not affect its quality in any way.
Step 6
Experiment with the equalizer. It is a powerful tool that can allow you to remove unwanted noise or cut unwanted frequencies. When working with the equalizer, do not overdo it, otherwise the sound may become flat and uninteresting.
