
A beginner-friendly, step-by-step guide to clean, polish, and deliver pro-sounding VO in Audacity (v3.7.x)
(Version: v3.7.x, January 2026)
Intended for: Beginners recording voiceover (commercial, narration, audiobook, and character work) looking to produce their raw audio to professional standards.
Think of post-production like tailoring: you start with fabric (your raw recording), remove lint and loose threads (cleanup), shape the fit (EQ and compression), then press and package it (loudness, export, QC). This guide is written so you can follow it in order the first few times, then turn it into a repeatable checklist.