How to Fix Low Noise Floor for ACX in Audacity

Someone recently commented on one of my previous videos asking how to fix low noise floor in a project for ACX audiobooks. While the noise floor needs to be less than -60dB to meet ACX requirements, there cannot be silence in your recording. In this video I show you one way to raise your noise floor if it's too low to meet ACX standards using Audacity.

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Hardware I've used or are using and recommend (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying Amazon purchases).
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Software I Use:
- Audacity https://www.audacityteam.org/
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Other places you'll find me:
- Audacity Step-by-Step: Beginner to Advanced - https://www.audacitybootcamp.com/p/au...
- ACX Audiobook Production Using Audacity - https://www.audacitybootcamp.com/p/ac...
- Audacity Bootcamp Online School - https://www.audacitybootcamp.com/
- Learn Audacity - https://learnaudacity.com
- Zoom H6 Audio Recording Essentials: https://learnaudacity.com/zoom-h6-aud...
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