Audacity: fix audio that is too loud

Goal

The goal is to reduce loudness in a controlled way, then export the file and verify the result again in AudioLinter.

Suggested workflow

• Open the file in Audacity and duplicate the track if you want a quick safety copy.
• Listen to the loudest sections first so you understand whether the problem is broad or localized.
• Reduce the overall gain carefully instead of making large aggressive changes immediately.
• Export the corrected file and analyze it again in AudioLinter.

What to watch out for

• Do not only trust how the waveform looks on screen.
• Do not fix one loud section and assume the whole file is now compliant.
• Recheck the final export, because the verified result matters more than the edit session.