Audacity Forum

Thanks, Steve. That's mostly what I expected. It doesn't help that the original recording was rather low quality anyway. I thought I would give it a try for a friend. Then saw I would have to take it to experts. Perhaps, if I can get a transcript of what was being read, I can take it to y video edit...

Actually, I was afraid of that when I listened to the entire 3 minutes of the audio and couldn't really fins a time when there was no talking. I'd think that Audacity needs at least two or three seconds of the noise to be suppressed, am I right?

Thanks anyway for all of the help.

Jim

Robert J. H. wrote:Could you attach a short sample?
Preferable with some "silence" and some speech.

I hope this is what you're after. I have no idea how large of a sample of the ambient-only noise you need. It seemed to me that someone was always talking.

Thanks for the reply. I have seen that feature and I think my real problem is going to find a place with the ambient noise only. I'll try searching the entire video to see if I can find a couple of seconds of jet noise only. A bad cell phone call would be a huge improvement, though. If I can get it ...

I am using Audacity 2.0.3 installed via the dmg and with OSX 10.6.8. I have been asked by a friend if I can fix a video he made. He recorded it on an airliner in flight and the ambient noise from the engines, wind, etc. nearly blocks the retirement speech being given to the captain. Is there a metho...