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dibbkd wrote on 6/28/2007, 12:47 PM
I don't use an audio "editor" per-se, but I do use "The Levelator" to make my audio sound better:

http://www.gigavox.com/levelator

Check it out, it's free, and good.
mickbadal wrote on 6/28/2007, 1:46 PM
I'm curious, in what ways does this tool improve audio? Since beginning to use VMS I find my audio (captured from digital-8 recordings) no better or worse than before, but is there something that I'll gain by running the audio through a tool like this?

In other words is it good for "improving" basically normal audio, or is it more for fixing low-quality audio?
Chienworks wrote on 6/28/2007, 3:15 PM
I use Sound Forge. It's a pretty complete, powerful, and well rounded program. Even the Studio version has way more capabilities than most folks would ever use.

However, have you looked at the audio editing tools that already exist in Vegas? All by itself Vegas is a pretty powerful audio editor. With things like EQ, compression, limiting, and volume adjustments you can correct many common problems.
KatM wrote on 6/28/2007, 5:30 PM
OK here is an example of my audio problems. My first video was produced on AC today. I can hear it fine on my computer but not on my laptop and someone let me know they could not hear it as well. Any ideas of what my problem is?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/15553/ice_cream_for_july_4th.html

Can we not make clickable links in here?
OhMyGosh wrote on 6/28/2007, 9:48 PM
Hi Kat,
Have you previewed the audio in the 'mixer' to see if your levels are high enough? Have you gone to the control panel on your laptop>sounds and audio devices and checked to see that the volume is set to max for your laptop? Also, my laptop does not play audio near as loud as my desktop as the sound system on a desktop is usually more substantial than a laptop. Let us know. Cin
IanG wrote on 6/29/2007, 3:01 AM
I've used Acoustica for noise reduction. It can do a lot of other things, but I've never had to use them with VMS. Audacity is a popular freeware editor. What is it about your audio that doesn't sound right?

Ian G