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- kbags
How do I eliminate the low end of a sound recording in Soundforge? I'm trying to cut out the ambient white noise under a voice.
If you know how to do this in Adobe Audition, that works too...
- TResudek0
I've done that before by using the 20-Band Graphic EQ and pulling handles. Just start towards the low end and pull one handle at a time to help find exactly where the frequency is.
TR
- JazX0
TR is on it. That'll work.
- kbags0
the godfather of audio has spoken
thanks dudes!
- Meeklo0
Hmm.. I can't remember if sound forge has it, but there is usually a feature that allows you to sample a fragment of the ambient noise, (hopefully where there is no voiceover) and then the plug in learns the EQ of that specific part you want to get rid of and it will eliminate it completely from the rest of the recording.
It works incredible!
- JazX0
Scientifically, essentially it's equalization.
Equalization is the most-used, most-mis-used, most-over-used and most-under-used signal processing device. It is also the most powerful. By definition an equalizer is a gain control that raises or lowers gain at a specific set of frequencies without affecting the gain at other frequency ranges.
Relative Frequency Ranges:
The "First Octave"
The Bass Range
The Bass Presence / Lower Mid Range
The Mid Range
The Upper Mid Range
The Presence Range
The Treble RangeYou're trying to seperate this.
- Meeklo0
Jazx:
I agree with you, BUTwhen someone asks a question like this:
How do I eliminate the low end of a sound recording in Soundforge? I'm trying to cut out the ambient white noise under a voice.
My first impresion is that he might not have the ears or gear to do this (no offense to this person, please)
but the method I mentioned above is a really usefull tool that does it automatically, maybe not as perfect as a trained ear will do it, but it will make it easier, in my opinion
:)
- kbags0
You're both right, and thanks fellas. No offense taken, I'm actually working remote right now on my laptop with cheesy speakers and iPod earphones. It isn't pretty, but it'll have to do!
As always, I REALLY appreciate the feedback, no pun intended.
- kbags0
actually, can SoundForge do this?
- Goozebump0
you just have to chop its knees off duh.
- kbags0
After tooling with the 20-band EQ, I'm beginning to think it's not low-end at all. I'm having trouble separating the noise from the voiceover that I'm ultimately trying to isolate. Does that mean it's mid-range?
Suggestions?
- JazX0
it's very tricky. Like we've been saying you're attempting to section off a track (piece of music, in your case ambient) from an already mixed conglomerate.
Look into 'Gating' as well.