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Audio problem
At a wedding reception during one of the toasts where the best man was using a mic from the DJ I picked up what sounded almost like a stream of water in the background. I was not using a wireless mic, just the on-cam mic. The volume of the toast is fine. Two questions: 1) what would cause this? 2)how can I fix it? TIA, Jim
Vegas Pro 8 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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8 Replies
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For broadband noise like that you really need a noise reduction plug-in. Try BIAS Sound Soap 2 ($), Sony Noise Reduction 2 ($$), or iZotope RX ($$$). Each one cost more than the other and does a better job but Sound Soap 2 is pretty impressive for the price.
~jr
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John, thanks for your reply. I also have a limited edition of Sound Forge Audio Studio 9. I wonder if the noise reduction filter in that would be of much help. Jim
Vegas Pro 8 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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I’m not familiar with the Studio version of Sound Forge but it sounds like it’s worth a try. You should be able to right-click an event in Vegas Pro and select Open a Copy in Sound Forge to work on it there. When you are finished, save it and the audio will be added back as a Take.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Thanks, John. I’ll give that a try. Jim
Vegas Pro 8 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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John,
I am fairly satisfied with how Sound Forge Audio Studio LE handled the problem. It’s not perfect, but it is much improved. Probably not as good as the more $$ programs, but I saved the $$. Just FYI, I had to take the problem audio, make a WAV file, import that into Sound Forge, make the corrections, then save it as a WAV file and import it into Vegas. When I tried to right click and open Sound Forge within Vegas, the “audio restoration” tool was grayed out in the menu.
Any ideas what could have caused this problem? I was not using wireless mics, and I don’t recall the audio sounding that bad when I was recording the toast. Thanks, Jim
Vegas Pro 8 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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When I tried to right click and open Sound Forge within Vegas, the “audio restoration” tool was grayed out in the menu.
Any ideas what could have caused this problem?
I assume you mean that it was grayed out in the Sound Forge Studio menu? I have no idea. I have the full version of Sound Forge 10.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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Sorry for the confusion, John. What I meant to say was “Any idea what caused the original audio problem?” I’m puzzled because I was not using a wireless mic, and I don’t recall the audio from the DJ’s mic sounding bad. I would have thought that the audio should had recorded just fine. Thanks, Jim
Vegas Pro 8 DVDA 5 Excalibur
Dell Quad Core 2.67 GHz
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It’s hard to tel without hearing the sound. Were you wearing headphones while recording? This is the best way to hear what the camera is hearing.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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