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  Noise reduction-when to apply?

  Posted by Jim Bachalo on August 27, 2011 at 4:53 pm

  Hi
  Mixing audio from an Zoom H4N and an inexpensive lav.

  My audio processing consists of
  amplification
  equalization (to sweeten vocals)

  and noise reduction to reduce the noise floor of the mics.

  When should I apply the noise reduction, first, last or?

  Any other noise reduction tips?

  Is ‘amplify’ a better alternative than ‘normalize’?

  Local is the new global

  Chad Baker replied 14 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Chad Baker

  August 31, 2011 at 5:18 am

  Ultimately, the workflow that produces a result that sounds better to your ears is the one you should use. That being said, when I do this type of work I generally apply noise reduction earlier in the chain. That way, I’m not feeding a noisy signal into the rest of the effects processing that I do later on down the chain. This is particularly important when I’m applying something like reverb.

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