how to remove wind blow from audio

Rory Cooper wrote on 4/15/2008, 10:40 PM

HI all

Any suggestions on how to remove wind blow from audio track

What fx effects are there that will do the trick?

I am ok with visuals but not cool with audio so please be gentle

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Steven Myers wrote on 4/16/2008, 1:53 AM

Unfortunately, this has become a routine problem for me. Wind noise occupies the same part of the spectrum as the low end of male voices.
I was having so-so results with Sony NR. Passable.
Now I use the iZotope RX spectral view. This makes it easier to zoom in on problem freqs and gives fewer artifacts when I get aggressive. But it is not perfect. It's still a balancing act.

Rory Cooper wrote on 4/16/2008, 2:19 AM

Hey tididit

thanks for your reply

I normally do animations and 3d stuff and have only recently started on video so I am ok with compositing but relatively new on audio

So this IZotope RX is I take it an fx effect. Where would I get it ?

Steven Myers wrote on 4/16/2008, 2:45 AM

http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/rx/

Rory Cooper wrote on 4/16/2008, 6:28 AM

thanks very much

PJB wrote on 4/16/2008, 7:17 AM

Check out Adobe Audition 3's NR. Free 30 day trial and actually a bit better than Sony's NR.

rraud wrote on 4/16/2008, 10:44 AM

NR plugs usually do not work for wind noise, plosives, ect. They do function well attenuating din type noise, such as electrical hum, HVAC, distant traffic, ect.

Try using a highpass/ lowcut filters on one of the equalizer plugs or process' which reduces the low-end (bass) frequency content. However if it;s real bad and distorted there's not a whole lot you can do.

Steven Myers wrote on 4/16/2008, 11:29 AM

NR plugs usually do not work for wind noise, plosives, ect.

I agree. Mostly.
For plosives, i generally go straight to multiband compression (Sonic F.., er, Sony's, BTW).
For wind noise, RX actually does better than low-end EQ, believe it or not. To a small extent, it can tell the difference between wind and the low end of a male voice.

Rory Cooper wrote on 4/16/2008, 9:49 PM

thanks guys

ill print this out, and work through it

richard-courtney wrote on 4/21/2008, 6:57 AM

You know the best way is not to record it ......blah blah blah

If you are a little bit handy with tools and you have a wife or girlfriend that can
sew you can make a zeppelin and "dead cat".

There are websites plans and youtube videos that show how to cut black plumbing
fittings to make a mic holder and to cover it with fake fur.

They REALLY do help and you certainly have seen them used by newscasters.

Rory Cooper wrote on 4/22/2008, 4:52 AM

you are right

thanks i will definitely give it a try.