Interview Audio Problem

[Peter Groom]

HI Richard.
Theres no need to repay a favour. I get well paid to persue my hobby, which is good enough for me.
That is one of the real plus points of web based help forums like this one, and i have neem the grateful recipient of advice and help over the years from many forums that make it a rich place to hang out.

Buy me a beer next time im in your town! (your money may well be safe!)
Peter

Post Production Dubbing Mixer

[Peter Groom]

NB Im pleased your client is now happy. Thats the main thing.
Peter

Post Production Dubbing Mixer

[Nick Ring]

Very kind of you, Peter!

I’d like to hear a bit more about what you did (not having heard the original or conditioned audio).

-nick

[Nick Ring]

I see that this particular case as been resolved and there are number of good tips on getting good audio to begin with, particularly with DSLRs.

I wanted to pipe in and say that I’m not fond of the noise reduction in FCPX, nor did I like it in Soundtrack.

In my limited experiences, I’ve been very impressed with Izotope RX, but it is not inexpensive. If you can cover the cost, I consider it a very worthwhile investment. I’m also impressed with the capabilities within the free and open-source Audacity.

-nick

[Peter Groom]

HI NIck
I adjusted the overall levels down to an optimum level and then used
2 passes of izotope rx in noise reduction mode to filter and significantly lessen the bg noise. also dropped off a little lf.

Peter

Post Production Dubbing Mixer

[Malcolm Matusky]

I have been shooting with DSLR’s (2) for a couple of years and would never use the on camera sound for anything but a “scratch track” to synch production sound from a decent recorder. Shoot double system and you will take advantage of great picture with the camera and great sound with a dedicated recorder.

Malcolm
http://www.malcolmproductions.com