Getting rid of/reducing wind noise from audio...is it possible?

Videomonster wrote on 6/12/2004, 2:18 PM
I'm working on a video project for a friend and the audio taken from the "built in" microphone on his camera during the video, has a ton of wind noise in it....there's so much noise that you can barely here the people talking. Is there any way to get rid of or reduce this wind noise using Vegas Video? (I have Version 3.0...yah I know..I need to upgrade..) Please Help!

Thanks,

-Videomonster

Comments

DavidPJ wrote on 6/12/2004, 2:27 PM
Can't wait to read some responses. I've had the same problem, but usually only when I forget to turn on the wind filter when I'm recording on a beach. The only thing I've done is to lower the overall volume for the event to make it acceptable and not annoying.
Spot|DSE wrote on 6/12/2004, 2:34 PM
If the wind has shifting frequencies, then it's impossible to totally clean up. Same with waterfalls or other running water sources. You can use Noise Reduction to kill a median amount without damaging the integrity of the original audio.
What I'd do is this;
Beneath the windy track, mix in more wind from a different source. Use sound forge to pitch the 'new' wind down a semitone.
EQ the audio containing the wind so that even if the voice is a little tweaky, it's intelligible.
Blending bad with bad can sometimes/often make things a little better, or at least allow something to be salvaged.
JJKizak wrote on 6/12/2004, 3:18 PM
Tons of wind noise usually means its into a lot of clipping. Put it in sound forge and use the" restore clipped peaks" and it will reduce it a lot but not eliminate it. It also has alot of low frequency components and loop a section of it and try the graphic equalizer on the fly. This might help.

JJK