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Baby Monitor wireless interference
I ran into a buzz saw recently (no pun intended). During my first documentary interview at someone’s home, the cheap Azden wireless lapel mic kept pickup up electrical noise that sounded like it was modulated on top of the subject’s voice. After trying to eliminate all possible sources of interference, I discovered, after the shoot of course, that the subject had a baby soundly asleep upstairs, with a wireless baby monitor holding vigil.
After slapping my forehead several times, I tried my normal methods for removing constant noise, such as hums, hiss, etc. to no avail.
I have posted a sample at https://dl.dropbox.com/u/47017921/Media/rebecca_noise.aiff.
If anyone can point me to a technique or tool for cleaning it, it would save a reshoot.
John
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Looking into the audio clean-up/healing tools in Adobe Audition or Adobe Soundbooth (discontinued).
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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In Final Cut Studio 2 and 3 (In SoundtrackPro 2 and 3) there is the ability to set a noise sample of the sound you’d like to remove (filter). There are parameters to expand on the sample you give it as well. It could work, but might affect the fidelity of the speaker.
Good to know those Azden products are not the bargain they appear to be.
Good luck!
Phillip Todd
Cinematographer
Philadelphia – NYC – Zurich
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