Clear Windy, Muffled Audio Today

I have a single audio file that runs 31 minutes, but the first nine minutes are pure silence. The useful content is roughly 22 minutes long, recorded outdoors, and the wind left the voice sounding muffled. I need the track cleaned so the speech is as intelligible and natural-sounding as possible—no robotic artifacts, no heavy “AI” sheen, just solid manual restoration using tools you trust (iZotope RX, Adobe Audition, Reaper, etc.).

Key points you’ll tackle
• Remove or greatly tame the wind noise while preserving the character of the speaker’s voice
• Bring the vocal forward, fix muffling, and balance the overall volume so it plays consistently on regular headphones or phone speakers
• Trim out the silent opening so the finished file starts directly with the first spoken word

Turnaround: today. If you can deliver a polished WAV or high-quality MP3 within the next hours, let’s get started immediately.