How to remove the sound of the "push button" from an audition of "The Voice"?

Help for Audacity on Windows.
Forum rules
ImageThis forum is for Audacity on Windows.
Please state which version of Windows you are using,
and the exact three-section version number of Audacity from "Help menu > About Audacity".


Audacity 1.2.x and 1.3.x are obsolete and no longer supported. If you still have those versions, please upgrade at https://www.audacityteam.org/download/.
The old forums for those versions are now closed, but you can still read the archives of the 1.2.x and 1.3.x forums.
Post Reply
dexterbr3
Posts: 1
Joined: Tue Mar 30, 2021 9:54 pm
Operating System: Windows 10

How to remove the sound of the "push button" from an audition of "The Voice"?

Post by dexterbr3 » Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:00 pm

I like very much a performace. I would like to know how to remove the sound of the push button and the applauses from the audio I downloaded. Is it possible? Thanks in advance.

DVDdoug
Forum Crew
Posts: 9278
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2010 11:30 pm
Operating System: Windows 10

Re: How to remove the sound of the "push button" from an audition of "The Voice"?

Post by DVDdoug » Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:52 pm

That's not possible. :( In general, you can't un-mix audio. Of course you can isolate the left & right and there are "tricks" for isolating or removing "centered" vocals.

...There is a tool called spleeter that's supposed to un-mix to some extent but I haven't tried it.

steve
Site Admin
Posts: 80677
Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:43 am
Operating System: Linux *buntu

Re: How to remove the sound of the "push button" from an audition of "The Voice"?

Post by steve » Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:03 am

dexterbr3 wrote:
Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:00 pm
I would like to know how to remove the sound of the push button and the applauses from the audio I downloaded. Is it possible?
How long is the recording, and how many months are you willing to spend "fixing" it?
It "may" be possible to remove the button clicks one at a time by using a combination of these tools:
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/spe ... _tool.html
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/spe ... elete.html
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/repair.html
https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/cop ... audio.html
but it will be horrendously time consuming.

Applause between songs can be easily edited out, or reduced in level using the "Envelope Tool" (See: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/envelope_tool.html)

For more automated fixing, the "Pop Mute" plug-in "may" help to reduce the clicks / applause, but whether or not this is useful depends on the actual audio. See: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Nyqu ... s#Pop_Mute
Installation instructions for Nyquist plug-ins are here: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Down ... g_plug-ins
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

steve
Site Admin
Posts: 80677
Joined: Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:43 am
Operating System: Linux *buntu

Re: How to remove the sound of the "push button" from an audition of "The Voice"?

Post by steve » Wed Mar 31, 2021 8:06 am

DVDdoug wrote:
Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:52 pm
There is a tool called spleeter that's supposed to un-mix to some extent but I haven't tried it.
I've tried it. It is a very "technical" tool.
In some cases it can do a very impressive job, but in other cases it is completely ineffective - it depends on the audio.
Spleeter is available here: https://github.com/deezer/spleeter
(Please note that Spleeter is not our product and we are not able to offer any support for this app).
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)

Post Reply