Dissecting the recorded audio
As you were recording your podcast in the previous chapter, you may have seen blue lines or "waves" (as seen in the next screenshot) moving across your screen as you were speaking.
In the simplest form, these are your voice waves being converted to a digital form and displayed by Audacity on your screen. We're not going to go into all the details of voice waves—it may well be an entire science lesson in itself—but let's take a look at the very basic parts of what you recorded: the "levels" of the digital voice waves and how you can interpret them visually. This will help us to better understand how we can edit our podcast for "cleaner" audio.
Voice waves
The entire sequence of waves on the screen can be overwhelming to look at, but we'll take it bit by bit. First, look closely at your recorded audio. You'll see distinct groups of waves that are larger than the others. These "larger" groups of waves are the portions of the recording where you are speaking words...
