Audio editing
How to Edit and Trim Audio Files on iPhone
Edit audio files on iPhone with Voice Memos, GarageBand or a browser tool. Learn to trim, split and export a copy while keeping the original.
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Music & vocals
Ableton Stem Separation: How to Split a Song in Live
Learn how to separate vocals, drums, bass and other sounds in Ableton Live, choose a processing mode and check your results before export.
Audio cleanup
How to Remove Echo and Reverb from Audio: A Practical Guide
Reduce echo and room reverb in an audio recording or video. Identify the cause, compare a de-reverb edit, and check speech and synchronization.
Audio cleanup
Why Does My Microphone Sound Muffled? How to Find the Cause
Find out why a microphone sounds muffled. Compare input devices, placement, processing and playback with a repeatable recording test.
Audio preparation
What Is Microphone Gain? How to Set It Without Clipping
Learn what microphone gain controls, how it differs from playback volume, and how to set input level for speech while checking noise and clipping.
Audio cleanup
Noise Gate for a Microphone: Settings and Listening Checks
Learn how a microphone noise gate works, set a threshold using your own voice and room noise, and check for cut-off words in live or recorded audio.
Audio preparation
How to Convert a Voice Memo to MP3 on iPhone or Mac
Save an iPhone Voice Memo to Files and convert a compatible short M4A to MP3 locally, or use Apple Music on Mac. Check the exported audio and size.
Audio preparation
M4A vs MP3: Sound Quality, File Size and Compatibility
Compare M4A and MP3 for playback, editing and sharing. Learn why M4A may contain AAC or Apple Lossless and what conversion changes.
Audio cleanup
OBS Noise Suppression: How to Reduce Microphone Noise
Set up OBS Studio noise suppression on a microphone, compare RNNoise and Speex, and troubleshoot missing filters or speech that sounds cut off.
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