How to Use the Audacity Auto Duck Effect and Envelope Tool for Voiceovers

Voiceovers are easy to do using Audacity. In this video I look at 2 tools within Audacity that can be used for doing voiceovers for podcast intros and outros: The Auto Duck effect and the Envelope tool. These are Audacity’s versions of track automation. Here’s a breakdown of the video for quick reference:

  • 00:00 How to Use the Audacity Auto Duck Effect and Envelope Tool for Voiceovers
  • 00:48 The Auto Duck Effect
  • 01:44 The Pinned Playhead
  • 03:18 The Control Track
  • 03:55 Auto Duck Settings
  • 08:23 The Envelope Tool
  • 09:27 Envelope Tool Control Points

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