how to clean upward or remove static from a track?

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HighContrast
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how to clean upward or remove static from a track?

hi guys i am very new to this. i want to sample in a clip from a motion-picture show. i have the clip mixed in and everthing but it is full of static. iknow you lot tin can not strip mp3 tracks but is there an effect i can utilize to help me make this clip sound more well-baked?

thanks in advance

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Postal service by Michael-SW » Tue Sep 05, 2006 7:21 am

Waves 10-Racket. Expensive stuff... In that location are probably similar plugs from other firms.

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Mail service by HighContrast » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:48 pm

what is gating?... sorry guys ihave only been using live for a week.

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Post by Michael-SW » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:57 pm

A gate is a device that shuts off audio totally when it goes below a certain treshold. It is adept for cancelling noise when your recorded track has no audio, merely still has background racket. Live has a congenital in gate device. Y'all need to fiddle with the settings to suit it to your textile.

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Post by HighContrast » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:00 pm

gating did not piece of work. when i turn it on it simply mutes parts of the entire track.

whatever other options?

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Post past Michael-SW » Thu Sep 07, 2006 10:31 am

Y'all have to fifty-fifty bothered to read what I wrote? You have to tweak the gate very precisely to your material. And even then it volition only remove racket during the "empty" parts of the audio clip, ie when nothing else is sounding. But this is where the racket is most noticeable.

Your other selection is to shell out a couple of 100 USD and purchase Waves X-Racket or equivalent plug. A well equipped wave editor like sound Forge might also have like functionality.

But these noise removers aren't perfect past whatsoever means. They will touch the source fabric to some caste depending on how much racket you try to remove.

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Post by rbmonosylabik » Thu Sep 07, 2006 eleven:32 am

You can also use very careful EQing, simply ninety% noise can't be removed completely without seriously affecting your sound.

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Postal service by eri kossu » Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:xvi pm

Bias Soundsoap 5.two or PRO will probably assistance you, but their demo versions are useless. It tin can be used equally plugin in Live also as standalone.
RayGun is for mac I know.
For mac there is pretty good one built in SoundTrack PRO too.
CoolEditPro or Audition are for PC.
All their idea is to permit you lot create a noise sample i.e. a second or and then long clip with nois only you want to eliminate. Programm volition learn it and would remove only this sample sounds. It works really well if the noise is simple, like shooting fish in a barrel to separate. You can tweak the settings and examine the noise just to bank check if at that place are no other sounds. With more circuitous job you need to run cleanup several times with lite removal.
If the consequence will sound metal or alien refine the sample you fabricated and reduce the corporeality of remaval. Try to preserve natural sounds, similar some hiss etc.

I have noticed that sometimes other apps noise cancelling work improve than the other for certain noises. And then endeavour them all if you can.

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Mail service by Atomikat » Dominicus Sep ten, 2006 11:51 pm

one+ for Soundsoap 2 or Pro :D

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Post by kennerb » Monday Sep xi, 2006 2:15 am

You tin can reduce some of information technology with notch filtering as well though this will also remove some of the "good" dissonance that sits in the same frequency.

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Mail past forge » Mon Sep 11, 2006 two:23 am

Michael-SW wrote:Waves X-Noise. Expensive stuff... There are probably like plugs from other firms.

agreed - very impressive, I merely used it to clean upwards some poorly recorded video

they too take x-click, x-crackle(ideal for records) and x-hum

plus theres just good former fashioned eq

I actually found gating non too helpful for things like this considering you still hear the stuff that's over the sample you wan and so it just makes it sound unnatural

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Post by fishouttawater » Mon Sep 18, 2006 11:17 pm

Goldwave has some simple features that work very well, imho. They have racket filters for hum and hiss that tin actually clean a sound. And with a footling EQ'ing later on -- Does a fantastic job.

If it's a short file, post it up on the web, and I'll see what I can practice with it.

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Postal service past Robert » Wednesday Sep xx, 2006 vii:53 pm

Audacity is complimentary and has a pretty proficient noise reduction characteristic under Effects.

In fact Audacity is a fantastic bit of software - whoever made it and puts it out for free deserves much respect and many cheers,

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