WAV Dialogue Clarity Enhancement

I have a collection of WAV recordings made in an otherwise quiet room, yet the dialogue swings wildly in level and often sounds muddy. Simple amplification only drags up hiss and low-level room noise, so I need a proper clean-up pass that makes every spoken word easy to follow without drawing attention to the background.

Your toolchain is entirely up to you—iZotope RX, Reaper, Spectral Layers, anything—so long as the finished files open flawlessly in WavePad and Audacity for future playback and light editing. What matters is that voices sit at a consistent, natural loudness, background noise is tamed, and no audible artifacts (pumping, metallic echoes, clipped transients) sneak in.

Deliverables
• A processed WAV for each source file, preserved at the original sample rate and bit depth
• An optional short note or preset file outlining key steps so I can replicate the workflow later

Acceptance
• Dialogue remains clear and intelligible at normal listening volume
• Background noise reduced enough that it never distracts from the speech
• Peaks protected; no distortion or obvious gating

If you’re confident you can hit that mark, let’s get started.