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Noise Reduction.. Has anyone got a recommendation for a decent noise reducer (s/w on WinXP). I make some music at home and would like to know if anyone has any recommendations, I have tried adobe audition (trial) I am thoroughly impressed by what it can do but the full version comes for a full $300, out of reach (atleast for now). I was told about audacity from the sourceforge group, experiences anyone ?
I blow my own trumpet..er.. flute :)
You must be very flexible. :-P
Wisea**
Eh... warez it up? *ducks*
meep
For the cost, you might as well get an external noise reduction unit, like a HUSH silencer, or just get a piece of mastering software (the makers of Cool Edit probably make mastering software too). It's probably cheaper and better to get an external noise reduction unit. Even Cool Edit Pro can do some serious digital NR.
sir_flexalot
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Sorry for the third post. I just got what you meant! :)
dude
Duct tape works well.
Should be working
I think you really shouldn't be messing with noise reduction software if you are making music at home. Sure, there's using a fancy noise-gate on the signal to roll off the quiet parts, but remember, errors accumulate and reduce the fidelity of your signal.
Flamebait Sr.
Place your CPU unit behind a wall. So it can merrily make all the noise it wants in the next room. Poke a hole so the sound card dongle, USB devices, and digital video cable can connect to the peripherals in your recording studio. If the wall is doing it's job properly (you can pad it furthur) it should get rid of hums, not sure about the high pitch whines common in hard drives and cpu fans though. I would even recommend building a thick CPU cabinet with plywood but that's a lot of work and could (most likely--even) damage your PC by overheating the components. If you create a air flow within such a cabinet with sound cancellation in mind quiet fans can be added to the cabinet. I would recommend quieter PC parts except they add up and most studios needs more than one PC anyway so cabinets are the way to go.
Li-fan Chen
How about if the noise is because you are moving songs from old records onto CDs? You won't be able to just not record the sound, its already there.
Steamrolla
Thanks for all the input folks, I do admit, for ideal results the recording room has to be made noise free and I should use the most sensitive mic and I should have the best sound card. I've made a note of all of these and hope to have a better recording session next time. Thanks to all again. But my question was about the .WAV I already have recorded.
I blow my own trumpet..er.. flute :)
What color is your trumpet? Pink?
Dennis Atkins
Go in to the spectral viewer & check out what frequency bands are constantly represented - that's your background noise.
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