using the noise reduction in version 1.3.7

[coonsanders]

hi
i know i asked you guys about this topic andf i know how to use it but im just asking for some "tricks"on how to make the best use of it...is it best to keep the sliders to the right or the left?....if i slide them more to the right it makes the files lower to much to the right and i hear no improvemets to the file..any suggestions?thanks

lenny

[steve]

My usual settings are usually in the region of:
24
150
0.15

Make sure that you use a good "Noise Profile" - it should ideally be a couple of seconds or more and contain only noise (no music).

[Trebor]

If the noise is quiet then amplify the noise, e.g. normalise it, before sampling a bit for the “noise profile”.
This will make the noise loud enough for you to hear clearly so you can select a bit which is typical noise and doesn't contain any atypical sounds,
(e,g, faint background sounds of voices or vehicles, or glitches).

Use the least amount of noise reduction, (lowest number), to produce an acceptable result to your ear. Better too little than too much in my opinion.

[steve]

Better too little than too much in my opinion.

Definitely agree.

[kozikowski]

The amount value is pretty simple, more effect as you go higher. The lower, the better. It could be argued that you should leave a little noise in the background, so the show doesn't sound like it's in a black hole. Also, once you do produce a "velvety black" background, it's much harder to adjust the other values and it's very much easier to overdo it.

The Frequency Smoothing is pretty important of the three. Too low and you get bubbly, gargly sound, too high and you get noise tails after each word.

I've never sound a need for the delay value.

Koz

[coonsanders]

the folkes who develipe this stuff should develope a noise reducer that is automatic and easier to use..just my opinion..

lenny

[steve]

the folkes who develipe this stuff should develope a noise reducer that is automatic and easier to use..just my opinion..

lenny

If they could, I'm sure they would, but noise reduction is not an easy thing to do - is depends very much on the type of noise, and the type of material that is being processed. The manual adjustments are available to allow the user to tweak the effect for best results. If you don't want to tweak and are happy with "generic" settings, just use the default values.

[coonsanders]

i c...thanks.

where r the default setting for the noise reduction?

lenny

[steve]

24 (dB)
150 (Hz)
0.15 (secs)

[coonsanders]

thanks steven

lenny