In a two or three person interview/conversation, each person hooked up to a lav mic, I’m looking for the simplest, easiest way to eliminate or reduce mic bleed from one lav to another.

I’m not satisfied with any of the solutions I’ve found, hiring a sound mixer during the shoot (over budget), manually panning back and forth during post (a tedious time consuming nightmare every week), noise gate (either too much or not enough), spacing out the participants (awkward), etc.

I’m hoping that software exists, sort of similar to Plural Eyes, that takes synching to the next level, where it determines the original/source audio channel (loudest) and automatically mutes the other channel(s) during that time. If the participants talk over each other, then that section is not muted, and of course, the ability to manual edit any errors. Does anyone know if that software exists? If it doesn’t exist, why don’t one of you audiophile/programmers write it? Might sell like hotcakes, I’ll buy it today.

If no automated solution exists, any other “easy/simple” suggestions to prevent the mic bleed effect? When I mute the non-source channel, the audio sounds terrific, clear and crisp.

If all else fails, we might try a single shotgun mic on an overhead boom. Any suggestions on make and model?

Thanks,