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-Get as close to the sound source as possible. -Don’t use the built-in mic on your laptop or camera. -Highly directional microphones help block out unwanted sound sources. -When recording with your phone, don’t hold it in your hand. Place it somewhere close to the sound source and leave it alone.

-Furniture: the more, the better. -Curtains/Carpets: the thicker, the better. -Bookshelves: natural sound diffusers. -Mattresses/Couches: Best natural absorbers due to their size. -Avoid Square Rooms: they produce standing/stationary waves due to parallel walls.

Undoubtedly: Experience. Audio engineers can’t produce great results on their first tries. It takes hundreds of projects to properly train your ear to instinctively know what tools to use, by how much, and in what order. This is my full-time job, I’ve been repairing files daily for half a decade.

-Buy a windscreen for exterior takes and a pop filter for interior recordings. -Buy a boom arm for recording podcasts so that your mic doesn't record every table bump. -Buy a shock mount for filming with a camera+handheld recorder combo to avoid recording camera handling sounds.

Lie! Izotope RX 9 Advanced is the undisputed industry standard for a reason and there’s nothing that comes close. If you want professional results, look no further. I’ve been happily using RX since 2011 despite DAWs like Audacity providing free noise reduction modules.

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Unfortunately, not all files can be salvaged and repaired. Sometimes you just blew it during the recording stage, sorry. Happens to the best of us. Learn to manage your expectations and arm yourself with patience to re-record whenever possible or be ready to keep a less than ideal file.