Noise Eliminating Software

[bsr2002]

Is there a cheaper program to use other than SoftSoap?

Thanks

[ryanlikestorock]

I find most of the noise reduction programs leave those "singing robot" sounds far too often. I'm not exactly sure what that is, but here's a pretty easy way to avoid it most of the time.

Save the file you're working on. Using a noise reduction program, select an appropriate amount of noise reduction, but choose to "leave only noise" instead of taking it out of the recording. Then, invert the noise signal, copy the entire signal to your clipboard (ctrl+c) and close the file without saving.

Open the original file and paste the inverted noise file overtop of the original. This SHOULD cancel out the noise without leaving much of the digital crappiness that most noise reduction programs create.

I've only done this a couple times and it's always been pretty good. Let me know how it works for you.

[Blue Bear Sound]

The best noise reduction is not to record it in the first place................

Plug-ins after the fact usually tend to leave artifacts.......

[malcolm123]

Originally Posted by Blue Bear Sound

The best noise reduction is not to record it in the first place................

Plug-ins after the fact usually tend to leave artifacts.......

Yep !!!

Clean signal,, less noise


Malcolm

[bsr2002]

The best noise reduction is not to record it in the first place................
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I have an 8 track multitracker and it makes like a little chirping noise, I didn't notice it before because I was recording multiple instruments thru a mixer to the 8 track recorder. I only noticed this when I decided to record just a solo piano.

[strmkr]

Are you sure the noise is coming from the machine and not the piano? If you didn't find it on any of the soloed tracks from your previous recordings, it might be something in the signal chain on this particular recording rather than a fault in the machine itself.

I'd look at the levels too, make sure you aren't clipping, not just onthe track level meter, but at the input as well.

Good luck!

[kylen]

Well here's a trick I just did with PSP MixTreble that sounded pretty good to my ears - I checked this out and set it up in headphones so I think the results were even better.

I do a lot of remastering (non-pro just kind of hacking around for myself and friends) of tape to digital conversions. So the big thing there of course is broadband noise such as tape hiss.

The problem with all denoisers and hiss reduction is that it removes part of the good stuff. To prevent this you can obviously only turn on noise reduction when you hear noise that must be reduced - simple eh ?

If you have a host that allows VST automation, I use Sonar3, then insert a good denoiser across the track. PSP MixTreble has a hiss reduction section that is very good, what's equally as good is the VST version of the plugin is automatable.

I automate the attenuation parameter and turn it on only when it is necessary, in Sonar3 you can set automation control points in the same track as the audio so you can really fine tune it and make it very transparent.

That's the 2nd best way - of course the 1st best way like everybody else said is to track down the source of the problem and eliminate it before it gets committed to a recording...

Good luck denoising - a thankless and costly (timewise) job for sure...

ED: Oops forgot the link...look for MixTreble
http://www.pspaudioware.com/indexen....gins/mix.html;

[bsr2002]

Thanks for the responses guys, I will certainly check it out. If any other ideas come to mind please don't hesitate to post.


Thanks Again