searching for proper audio plugin

donald_cady wrote on 2/19/2007, 6:54 PM

I'm using VMS 7 Platinum, and I've also purchased the Vegas 6 Editing Workshop book that comes with a CD.

I filmed an interview with a person and I'm not happy about the sound because there is a background noise (like a hum / hiss) throughout the entire footage. I guess it must have been the acoustics of the room. I tried many of the audio plugins that come with VMS 7 and a few that I installed from the CD from the Workshop book. I just can't seem to eliminate that background noise.

Any info or tips on which plugin would work most successfully? Or perhaps a website that offers free plugins that don't have the DEMO beep. The Sony audio-restoration plugin still beeps so I can't use that one.

Also, any tips on future filmings in rooms that would lessen the chances of having background noise? I use a Sony DCR-DVD 205 Handycam.

Thanks

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Tech Diver wrote on 2/22/2007, 6:18 PM

I recommend the Sony Noise Reduction 2 plugin. I am a actually a Vegas user but I think it also works in VMS. This tool is excellent and can deal with the elimination of all sorts of noise problems. Unlike general noise filters that apply the same frequency spectrum to all problems, this one creates an adaptive filter by taking a short "noise print" (a sample of the background without anyone speaking). If you buy it separately, it costs about $280 but is worth every penny. It is also included as part of Sound Forge 8.