Accessing Sound Forge Noise Reduction Plugin in Vegas

[Steve Rhoden]

You have to download and install it directly:
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/download/updates/noisereduction

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[Debbie King]

Hi Steve:

I downloaded Sound Forge with the Noise Reduction plugin, but I am only able to work within Sound Forge, not Vegas. Is that how it’s suppose to be? I don’t mind since it has the drag and drop feature. I was just wondering. It saves me from having to accumulate files if I can work within Vega.

Many thanks,

Debbie

[John Rofrano]

[Debbie King] “I downloaded Sound Forge with the Noise Reduction plugin, but I am only able to work within Sound Forge, not Vegas. Is that how it’s suppose to be?”

No, you should be able to open just the Sony Noise Reduction plug-in in Vegas Pro as well. Perhaps it’s a trial limitation?

[Debbie King] “I was just wondering. It saves me from having to accumulate files if I can work within Vega.”

You should reconsider your workflow. Some people want to do everything in their NLE and then complain when their render is going to take 26 hours! I would process all audio that needs cleaning separately and place the cleaned up files into your project. I do the same thing for footage that needs to be stabilized. I stabilize it separately and place the clean video into my project. This way, the final render doesn’t have to involve stabilization, noise reduction, and other “clean up” activities. I consider all of that preparing the media for editing and get it done before I start editing. Just something to consider.

BTW, you can open Sound Forge from within Vegas Pro and work on a file and Vegas will add it back to the timeline as a Take. Just right-click an audio event and select “Open in Audio Editor”. You can set the audio editor under Options | Preferences | Audio then Browse for your Preferred Audio Editor and set it to the Sound Forge executable. This is how I usually work.

~jr

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[Steve Rhoden]

Works in Vegas quite easily, but to make it easier, remember its
located in the Sony folder under Audio in the Plug-in Manager.

Steve Rhoden
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Filmex Creative Media.
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[Debbie King]

Thanks John:

When I opened Forge and created a plugin chain, I was able to see that chain in Vegas. Great tool.

I downloaded the trial of RX3 Advanced to clean up some audio I wasn’t able to clean up in Forge, and RX3 won’t allow saving work in their trial demos. Sweetwater sells the regular RX3 for $50 less. If I don’t get my audio repaired, I may have to take the leap.

Many thanks,

Debbie

[Debbie King]

Thanks Steve:

Got it. I am still battling with some audio that needs repair. Forge is not able to get to the core of it. I may need to switch to RX3, but I need to play around with their trial to see if it does what I need it to do.

Many thanks,

Debbie

[Norman Black]

[John Rofrano] “I do the same thing for footage that needs to be stabilized. I stabilize it separately and place the clean video into my project. This way, the final render doesn’t have to involve stabilization, noise reduction, and other “clean up” activities”

+1 on that.

[Steve Rhoden]

Glad you got it.
Trust me, RX3 can handle anything.

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Film Editor & Compositor.
Filmex Creative Media.
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1-876-461-9019

[Stewart Bourke]

John,

Slightly OT to this post, but when cleaning up your video do you render out and them drop the rendered video on a new timeline, or do you next the actual clean-up project? If you render, what do you render as (to prevent loss of quality) – the same as you ingested from the camera?

Thanks,

Stewart

[John Rofrano]

[Stewart Bourke] “when cleaning up your video do you render out and them drop the rendered video on a new timeline, or do you next the actual clean-up project? “

I render a new file. Nesting would defeat the purpose of cutting down final render time since the nested project would still need to be rendered.

[Stewart Bourke] “If you render, what do you render as (to prevent loss of quality) – the same as you ingested from the camera?”

Yup, I use my camera’s format. So when I’m shooting HDV I render to HDV. When I’m shooting AVCHD I render to AVCHD. If I’m shooting both I’ll render to HDV because it’s a faster render and easier playback.

~jr

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