I'm still trying to figure out the best way to handle shows with loud audience applause between (and sometimes during) songs. For example, acoustic shows, or a single pianist, where the audience levels can be as much as 10-20 db higher than the music.
I've read and re-read threads here, I've had some success when it's "just" between the songs by using the audacity envelope tool, but when it bleeds into the music I'm still struggling (I've played around with the envelope tool, compressor, hard limiting). If anyone has any additional tips it would be much appreciated. I have audacity, cool edit pro, izotope rx5, and ozone 8 as my tools.