I have gotten satisfactory results with Audacity by using light compression and then the normalize function to -1db so that the normalization results in a peak drop rather than rise. I try to keep the meter levels between 12-18 db during the tracking. At those levels, compressing at 1.5 does not cause clipping. Normalizing peaks down instead of upward appears not to raise the noise level of the recorded material to my hearing.


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