Setting threshold low and max spike width high will remove most of the mouth clicks however, that comes at the cost of false click detection and removing audio, you rather want in your recording which causes audio quality deterioration. Setting it too low may leave audible clicks that you’d rather it removed. Setting this too high may cause false click detection and damage the audio. SourceĮnter a value or move the slider to set the length of the spike that is considered to be a click. Setting it too high may leave audible clicks that you’d rather it removed. Setting this too low may cause false click detection and damage the audio.

Here is a quote from the Audacity manual:Įntering a lower value or moving the slider left will detect softer clicks.

The higher the value the more will be removed from the recording, however, if set too high this could cause unnecessary removal of some audio. Max Spike Width determines how thoroughly Audacity will remove mouth clicks. The lower the value the more mouth clicks will be detected. The tool gives control over two settings – Threshold and Max spike that determine the sensitivity and harshness of the effect. You can find Audacity’s built-in click remover by going to Effect > Click Removal. Audacity click remover will automatically find mouth clicks in the recording and remove them for you.

How to remove mouth noise in audacity