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Loren Simons · February 26th, 2008, 12:32 AM

I NEED something for noise reduction, price is NO object, i've just recieved a tape of my greatgreatgreat grandfather telling of his migration to america! Very noisy, im pretty sure my grandmother was just pointing the mic twords her the whole time, any ideas? I'm mac primary, but can get my hands on a windows.
P.S. i know this isnt exactly the perfect place for this post, but u guys are all i got =) hahaha thanks in advance!

Jimmy Tuffrey · February 26th, 2008, 03:06 AM

Send it to Cedar in Cambridge U.K. and they will do it for you.

http://www.cedar-audio.com/products/products.html

Dan Brockett · February 26th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimmy Tuffrey

Send it to Cedar in Cambridge U.K. and they will do it for you.

http://www.cedar-audio.com/products/products.html

I agree with Jimmy in the sense of Cedar knows noise reduction better than almost anyone around, they have done lots of audio forensics for Scotland Yard, Military, FAA, etc. If price is no object, they are the ones to do the work.

If you want to do it yourself, the Cedar outboard gear and plug-ins are also well regarded. I personally use the WAVES Restoration Bundle and Sound Soap Pro. Like most other software, certain packages are better at reducing certain types of noise. We received a very bad dub of the film "7even" that we included in our Brad Pitt Biography for A&E. It was so hissy that you barely could hear Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman as they stood whispering in the rain. So you had bad dub, rain and the two talent are whispering. Using several of the components in the Waves Restoration bundle, we were able to take the audio from unusable to usable for broadcast. I was impressed.

Good luck on your hunt for fixing that up.

Dan

Loren Simons · February 26th, 2008, 05:05 PM

many thanks =D

Ray Sigmond · March 16th, 2008, 11:40 PM

You can try SoundSoap2 by Bias, works great for me
http://www.bias-inc.com/products/soundSoap2/

If have Pro Tools (Windows Version), you can buy DAC QuickEnhance Plug-in
http://www.oceansystems.com/dtective/dac/features.htm

February 26th, 2008, 12:32 AM	#1
Loren Simons Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 288	Best Noise Reduction I NEED something for noise reduction, price is NO object, i've just recieved a tape of my greatgreatgreat grandfather telling of his migration to america! Very noisy, im pretty sure my grandmother was just pointing the mic twords her the whole time, any ideas? I'm mac primary, but can get my hands on a windows. P.S. i know this isnt exactly the perfect place for this post, but u guys are all i got =) hahaha thanks in advance! __________________ Loren Simons

February 26th, 2008, 05:05 PM	#4
Loren Simons Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 288	many thanks =D __________________ Loren Simons

February 26th, 2008, 03:06 AM	#2
Jimmy Tuffrey Major Player Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bristol U.K. Posts: 244	Send it to Cedar in Cambridge U.K. and they will do it for you. http://www.cedar-audio.com/products/products.html

March 16th, 2008, 11:40 PM	#5
Ray Sigmond Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Edison, NJ Posts: 119	You can try SoundSoap2 by Bias, works great for me http://www.bias-inc.com/products/soundSoap2/ If have Pro Tools (Windows Version), you can buy DAC QuickEnhance Plug-in http://www.oceansystems.com/dtective/dac/features.htm