Audacity Forum

Windows 7 record settings have the gain defaulted to +30dB and you need to slide that down to 0. Recording in Windows 7 boosts the signal so high that all kinds of noice comes into play, but setting/sliding the gain down to 0 fixed my daughter's Samson G-Track Static on her laptop with Win 7 and ev...

I was trying to hit the maximum -60db noise floor, You've gone way below it, but I can see why you think you haven't. After running through my effects, including Noise Removal, I highlight a section that is just background noise, then go to Analyze > Contrast, That's going to give you a figure that...

kozikowski wrote:Use OSHA standards. Does extended exposure your show contribute to damage in unborn children?

Koz

You can't prove anything!!!

That brings up another discussion point. How are you measuring your work? Koz After running through my effects, including Noise Removal, I highlight a section that is just background noise, then go to Analyze > Contrast, and click a Measure Selection button. Maybe that's not the correct way? Thanks.

kozikowski wrote:Did you actually have ACX reject your posting?

Nope, was just using their guidelines as a goal, figured if I could meet their guidelines then I'd have fairly good audio quality.

I can see one problem immediately. What did you use as the Noise Profile? The area before and after your sound sample isn't the best. You were rumbly, thumpy doing stuff back there; you didn't just stop talking. That can be deadly because it confuses Noise Removal. To Perform for Profile, hold your...

Any takers to educate me on how I can improve things? Can you wait a few weeks until the new year? I've been testing the alpha version of the new Noise Reduction effect which I've slightly modified, and in my tests it is producing much better results that the Noise Removal effect that is currently ...

kozikowski wrote:I didn't see any samples posted.
Hearing the raw, unprocessed clip is a Really Big Deal. We can tell a lot very quickly from that.
Koz

Apparently I'm an idiot and forgot to post the samples. Here they are.

Thanks.

Here you go, thanks again. Two Words.wav The noise level during the "silence" is around -60 dB unweighted, -67 dB A-weighted, which is about normal for a USB mic. If you had a louder speaking voice, then you would be able to turn down the recording level on the G-Track, which would also reduce the ...

Hello - I'm working with a (so far) unavoidable source of background noise. Wondering if I could get some advice on the best way to remove it. I've been playing around with the Noise Removal settings (and other effect settings), and have reached the limits of what I can do. Wanted to see if any one ...