Audacity: adding an envelope
introduction
Audacity can help you to add envelopes; it's got a dedicated tool!
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the audacity manual page on the envelope tool: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/envelope_tool.html
basic how-to with the envelope tool: https://matthewsetter.com/audacity-envelope-tool/
video
great practical explanation and demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP9bzByrE0I