thank you Nick

Any other fx for making the sound more rich and professional?

You might like to check out iZotope's Neutrino - and it's free.  Neutrino scans the selected audio and provides a recommended EQ etc mix.

The paid version, Neutron, allows for far more options and control over the settings, and has a whole lot of settings for voice/vocals.

iZotope also has a product called Nectar which has a range of adjustable presets for voice/vocal.

Of course, Vegas Pro has in-built a number of EQ and compression plugins under Audio FX - which have help info. 

If Vegas Pro's noise reduction plugin and the other suggested free plugins don't meet your needs, and you are willing to go down the paid route, consider Magix's SpectraLayers or iZotope's RX5.  They are not inexpensive but are really good for the more challenging tasks.

Thanks for the tips Dexcon!

Cornico: yes, i use this too, but like something better, more professional output :)

Dexcon:

i installed iZotope's Neutrino, add the fx to the voice, but i cannot hear any difference while i change amound/detail and type of fx. What do i wrong?

Tried with V11 and V12, all 64bit

Relaxvideo, when you say background noise, do you mean electrical noise (hiss) or actual ambient room noise. I use an H1 (2 in fact) a lot and the mic/line input doesn't have the best S/N ratio unless you have a mic with a high output.

i mean electrical noise

Theoretically, the "Noise Gate" in Vegas will silence the audio on a track if it falls under a certain dB level. This does work, but may (or may not) produce the overall effect you're seeking.

I usually use a combination of equalization to notch out specific machine hums and reduce very high-frequency hiss, and Adobe's Sound Booth (v1) which came with CS3 for noise reduction using a noise sample. I suspect there are way better ones out there, but it's what I've got... I may check out some of the others suggested above. :)

Unrelated, do you work with long clips on the H1 or short? I've found that long (e.g. 1 hr) clips brought in from the H1 (and other Zooms) drift somewhat, having to do with clock issues in their products. Easy to fix but a bit of a PIA

just short 3-5 min videos

I use izotope rx noise reduction and get great results. There's also Audacity (free) which has a noise reduction plugin.

Dexcon:

i installed iZotope's Neutrino, add the fx to the voice, but i cannot hear any difference while i change amound/detail and type of fx. What do i wrong?

Tried with V11 and V12, all 64bit

Maybe this can help (although it's very brief): https://www.izotope.com/en/community/blog/tips-tutorials/2016/09/getting-started-with-neutrino.html

I think you have auto gain (agc) turned on at the recorder.

Turn it off and the problem should go away.

If not, post a link to a sample file.

No, i'm not that beginner :)

Of course i used manual level, set to 50.
Unfortunately this Zoom H1 does have background noise.
Download this sample: https://goo.gl/GhKbvw

Nick: still no effect, nothing. Dont know why. I tried as event fx and as track fx too.

https://s27.postimg.org/c5ou97zdf/image.jpg

I processed the Sample.wav in Sound Forge 9 and produced the S/N ratio of a late 1960s consumer tape recorder.

First, I increased the volume so I could hear it.

I applied a 60Hz Notch filter.

Then, a Compressor/Gate with settings changed as follows:

Finally, I reduced the volume -6db.

My result is here.

If you don't like my result, no problem, as I drank two fine cups of coffee while I was doing it.

John, thanks for your effort.

Your result sounds a little "dirty" to me, has noise even when i hear the voiceover.
I tried noise reduction with the recommended Audacity, and it worked great.
Hear: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzldgVVPxli7VkVhV01URlQ2amM

In vegas i added a little EQ, Compressor and reverb.
I like the result (especially with music):
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzldgVVPxli7NXNUV0Y0Q19XZFU

What are your opinions?

So this Zoom H1 is only good for recording "late 1960s consumer tape recorder" quality?
Any other user can confirm this or i have a bad unit?

thx

That sounds pretty good usable audio to me!

As far as these portable recorders, I have a Roland R9 and two TASCAM DR-40 recorders. They all have a noticeable noise floor that I have to remove or have a high enough audio level to cover up. I use them to record music so the background hiss is not as noticeable as speech because of the silent pauses.

Audacity is free, and makes a decent job of background noise reduction. I've used it to get rid of the noise from air conditioning units for instance. There are plenty of tutorials around for it. Do you use the internal mics on the H1? I got better results with an external mic when I used to use an H1.

Yes, i know its free, i used it :)

Yes, i used the internal mics. That's why i bought.

https://yadi.sk/d/5USiuub53BVykS

WaveArts - MR Noise -->> Factory -> Default
Waves - Aphex Vintage Aural Exciter -->> Vocals -> Female Voice Touch Up
WaveArts - FinalPlug 5 -->> Factory -> Default

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I *believe* excellent results can be achieved with 'NoiseReduction V.2' or with 'SoundSoap V.4+' plus an Equalizer of sorts and surely some "work of hands".
*But*
I felt *extremely lazy* and willing to rely on automatics to get clean & kind-of-bright audio ASAP. So I opted to a "bunch of presets".

... professional ...

Don't say this word in front of me! 😀
"Professional" is the attribute applied to things by the man operating them.