audio editing of digital video tape

jonnyfive wrote on 12/9/2003, 10:34 PM
Hello all. First time post here. I have a unique problem and i'm not sure if this is the product for me or not. What i need to do is edit the audio portion of a digital video to remove a certain noise. For instance a hiss, or the hum of an engine running, while leaving the other audio. Would this software aid me in my quest or are there other recomendations that any of you might have? Could Cakewalk Pro Audio 9 help? Thank you very much.
jonathan@cobbwbebsolutions.com

Jonnyfive.

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SckidMarq wrote on 12/10/2003, 10:44 AM
Vegas is the software for the job.
MJhig wrote on 12/10/2003, 4:20 PM
For what you describe you will need a noise reduction suite such as Sony's Noise Reduction 2.0 which I find works much better in Sound Forge than Vegas. It works in Vegas but it's awkward compared to SF, in PA 9 and Sonar it's more than awkward, it's clumsy, as you have to save the noiseprint as a preset etc...



MJ
metrazol wrote on 12/16/2003, 1:09 PM
For things like hiss removal and droning, AC, etc. you'll want to use Sound Forge. It's great and the Noise Reduction plug in is a miraculous tool. You can also use the Parametric and Paragraphic EQs, as well as the Multi-Band Dynamics, to cut a lot of narrow band noise. NR is probably your best bet, but if you don't have it, try the other tools. If you don't have Sound Forge...well...hmm, there's always a discounted bundle with NR floating around somewhere. Even SF 6 is worth it, since 7 is still brand new and 6 is fast, stable, and pretty well bugless. (I know I'm going to get flamed for that, but I've yet to see a nasty bug that actually did something unworkaroundable.)
johnmeyer wrote on 12/17/2003, 5:01 PM
The noise reduction plugin will do the trick. As already noted, the Vegas interface for audio plugins is less than it should be. If you own Sound Forge, use it instead by right clicking on the sound file and tell Vegas to open a copy in Sound Forge. If you don't own Sound Forge, but own the noise reduction plugin, then use it on the entire track because when inserted as a track control, you can manipulate the controls from within Vegas. If you only want to affect part of a sound file, simply cut that portion out from the main sound file and move it to the track where you've added the noise reduction plugin.