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Is there a way to drop audio on a recording
Posted on 3/28/19 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 3/28/19 at 12:42 pm
Not sure if this is the right board for this, but here goes. I have a recording that has some heavy background noise that I want to see if there is a way to drop the noise so you can hear the actual audio? Like in The Fugitive where he had the guy drop the bell noise to hear the man on the loudspeaker. Is this possible or is this Hollywood stuff? And yes, I am technology challenged.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 12:45 pm to SeminoleMarine
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SeminoleMarine
Don't you know some peeps at NCIS that can do that for you?
Posted on 3/28/19 at 12:46 pm to SeminoleMarine
There's audio software that can isolate certain waves and remove them.
You may have luck on the fark board or with someone that makes videos/movies on youtube
You may have luck on the fark board or with someone that makes videos/movies on youtube
Posted on 3/28/19 at 12:47 pm to SeminoleMarine
You'd probably get better answers on the Tech Board
Posted on 3/28/19 at 1:13 pm to SeminoleMarine
Adobe Audition will do that.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 1:23 pm to SeminoleMarine
No, we are several years away from this technology. You’ve been watching too much Star Trek.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 1:27 pm to SeminoleMarine
If you are talking about a smartphone recording, you may not get very good results with an "app". Audacity is considered one of the best apps for sound processing tools but far from "pro". If the background noise is traffic, other voices, or a large crowd it may not be possible with an app. The human voice has a wide frequency range but centers around 1000hz. Most of these programs work in the same but reverse fashion as the lame apps that supposedly filter out a vocal track for backing track/karaoke use. They are pretty cheesy... brutal for the integrity of the overall track but boosting the range the human voice in and filtering is what software "attempts" to do. Not terribly effective, though...can be quite terrible. If this recording is something really important to you, you'd have much better success sending it off to a facility that does forensic audio enhancement, audio cleaning, etc. Most services charge anywhere from $75 to $150 to process and filter 60 minutes of audio. Do a search. try to speak with them, and explain what you need. They may ask you to send a flash drive or possibly email a copy, they will send you a "cleaned' or "enhanced" finished product that will be light years better than any app or software that doesn't cost you thousands. The turnaround "should" be just a couple of days and you'll have your cleaned audio.
This post was edited on 3/28/19 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 3/28/19 at 1:30 pm to SeminoleMarine
quote:I figured you were. Everybody knows all you gotta do is buy noise-cancelling headphones.
And yes, I am technology challenged.
Posted on 3/28/19 at 2:46 pm to SeminoleMarine
Autocorrelators are good single-ended noise reduction devices, but the ones I have seen are hardware based, not software apps.
Posted on 3/29/19 at 3:59 pm to MiDixon Yermouth
I may try this.
Thanks to all who responded.
Thanks to all who responded.
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