Background noise in voice recording

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short.sweet8604
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Background noise in voice recording

Post by short.sweet8604 » Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:03 am

I have an audio file that is in a car that has alot of background noise. I don't no the first thing about editing it to get it clear. Iv done noise reduction and a few others. I'm wondering is it possible to hear a conversation that isn't there at all. I know sounds weird but I swear I can hear the low voices after some editing. I'd be willing to pay someone money to help me get it to a good enough state to listen to as it's very very important information on the recording.
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Re: Background noise in voice recording

Post by steve » Thu Oct 18, 2018 9:05 am

See this topic: viewtopic.php?f=46&t=101828

Please note: We are not able to assist with forensic analysis. For legal cases, assistance should be sought from a qualified "Audio Forensic" expert
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short.sweet8604
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Re: Background noise in voice recording

Post by short.sweet8604 » Thu Oct 18, 2018 11:29 pm

No this isn't to do with anything legal. It's just something that is important to me. Can you point me in the direction of someone I can pay to get it cleaned up.

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Re: Background noise in voice recording

Post by Trebor » Fri Oct 19, 2018 1:06 am

short.sweet8604 wrote:
Thu Oct 18, 2018 2:03 am
... Iv done noise reduction and a few others.
I'm wondering is it possible to hear a conversation that isn't there at all.
I know sounds weird but I swear I can hear the low voices after some editing.
Noise-reduction can create artifacts which sound like speech : Electronic Voice Phenomenon
a form of auditory pareidolia , a/k/a Rorschach (like the inkblots) audio.

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