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  • Audio hiss removal?

    Posted by Robert Maier on October 20, 2020 at 6:20 pm

    I have some dialogue that was recorded way too low. I can bring it up to a good level, but lots of electronic hiss/white noise. Can’t use the noise gate, because it almost equals volume of voice when cranked up. Wondering if there’s a modern miracle cure for this…

    Graham Bernard replied 5 years, 6 months ago 8 Members · 12 Replies
  • 12 Replies
  • Graham Bernard

    October 20, 2020 at 6:29 pm

    iZotope RX…… But keep it quiet, eh? Sunglasses

    If you wish I could oblige. Interested?

  • Willie Bobo

    October 20, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    or Sound Forge?

  • Francois Pénzes

    October 20, 2020 at 6:48 pm

    Hi Robert

    If the G man is offering, go for it !

    Now, if you want to go DIY and you don’t want to buy the really good software then Audacity is the way to go.

    Very important ! Always remove the hisses and the noises BEFORE doing anything else.

    Here’s a link to one of many noise reduction tutorials for Audacity.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnEWfAEONTA&ab_channel=Buzzsprout

    Cheers !

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  • Francois Pénzes

    October 20, 2020 at 6:57 pm

    Hi again

    One other thing. If you’re doing dialogues, once you’re all done and happy with your audio, I would recommend passing it thru Levelator. It does wonders for voice-overs. It normalizes your track in a way that makes it way more pleasent for the viewer to follow the narrative. (bonus is that it’s a freeware!)

    https://www.videohelp.com/software/The-Levelator

    Cheers !

  • Dave Turnidge

    October 20, 2020 at 7:16 pm

    What Graham said… I use it weekly. Can’t afford the advanced, but the basic is way sufficient.

  • Dave Van de cappelle

    October 20, 2020 at 8:48 pm

    Like they say in the video Editing World is Garbage in = Garbage out.

  • Bernie Lademann

    October 20, 2020 at 10:53 pm

    I use iZotope RX too. It has saved my bacon on so many occasions when field recording in hostile (noisy) environments. It’s worth every cent. Also, I never use the noise gate for any projects. Having audio which just disappears completely sounds almost as terrible as the noise itself!

  • Steve Rhoden

    October 21, 2020 at 2:35 pm

    Dave Van De Cappelle, What kind of response is that?… To someone simply seeking a quick solution!

  • Steve Rhoden

    October 21, 2020 at 2:43 pm

    Robert Maier, The modern miracle cure is indeed Izotope RX8, (lol)….

  • Robert Maier

    October 21, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    I was hoping for something in Vegas 15. But I guess a 3rd party is the way to go. Thanks for the suggestions.

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