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Loud Noise Problems

Forum|Forum|5 years ago
November 7, 2020
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Hello, I'm a beginner at using Adobe Audition and right now I'm having difficulty with some bird sounds in the background. The chirp is very sharp and loud as the it was in the same room as the person being recorded and it can overlap at times with the voice. How do I get rid of or reduce it so the sound isn't as present?

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CharlesTheVoice

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Hi there, one way that night help out is to use the Spectral Frequency Display.

I have put my descriptions of each step in the pictures so when you click on them it will tell you what to look for and do in each step.

Hope this help my friend. Good luck.

Charles

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SteveG_AudioMasters_

Community Expert

So you didn't read the bit about 'overlaps', then?

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CharlesTheVoice

Participant

Hi Steve,

I did. He mentioned that it was a " Sharp" sound. Using spectral Frequency you can see the where the sound lands in the frequency range Sharp sounds are usually furthur up on the frequency range or come out as a brighter color spot and he can pinpoint the chirps, etc... and he can also adjust the opacity of the brush head the take off smaller or deeper layers and the thickness of the stroke itself also in order to be a little more accurate and fine tune as he removes the unwanted noise.

Have a great day, 😊

Charles

SteveG_AudioMasters_

Community Expert

Couldn't tell you for sure without hearing a bit of the file - but in general, getting rid of something that's actually louder than the wanted sound never works that well - the best you could hope for is to mitigate it slightly. I'd guess that nobody monitored this when it was being recorded...

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default28yk4v4dddnbAuthor

Participant

Thank you for your help! Yes, unfortunately, we couldn't do anything about
the bird so there are many overlaps where the bird is louder than the
speaker. Is there a method you would recommend to mitigate the sound?

SteveG_AudioMasters_

Community Expert

Like I said - can't tell you for sure without hearing a sample. But you should at least be able to use the Dynamics Processor's Vocal Limiter preset with a bit of tweaking to reduce the levels where it's louder than the speaker. That said, if it does this at the same time as the speech, then you stand no chance.

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