Two other things I should add: I use noise-canceling headphones (inexpensive from Taotronics) and the DFX plugin [1] for audio clarity. The plugin has a Dialog

Two other things I should add: I use noise-canceling headphones (inexpensive from Taotronics) and the DFX plugin [1] for audio clarity. The plugin has a Dialog Boost setting intended for transcription. It goes a long way to improve muddy audio. [1] https://www.fxsound.com/uses/transcription https://www.fxsound.com/uses/transcription