I'm editing a documentary with numerous problems on the sound track. They are 1. noise from wind hitting the microphone during interviews conducted outside. 2. background hiss, which might appear in one interview, but may be absent in the next. 3. "scratching" sound from a lapel mic rubbing against clothing. Which filters in logic pro can remove these, or is there a better way to go? I will appreciate any help. Thanks DS

On 02/11/2006, at 7:06 AM, david such wrote: >I'm editing a documentary with numerous problems on the sound track. >They are >1. noise from wind hitting the microphone during interviews conductedoutside. >2. background hiss, which might appear in one interview, but may be absent in the next. >3. "scratching" sound from a lapel mic rubbing against clothing. >Which filters in logic pro can remove these, or is there a better way to go? >I will appreciate any help. Hi David For the wind noise you may want to look at a low High Pass Filter eq. For The hiss, try a Low Pass Filter or perhaps even the de-esser. For the scratching sounds I would suggest opening the Audio Edit Window at the offending points, and either erasing or drawing out/down the scratching peaks. They will be clearly shown. You may even want to consider a noise gate for general background noise, although that may sound unnatural. You could get real cute then and edit back in some ambience from a sample base CD? Cheers Clive YoungStudio 12 www.studiotwelve.com.au Studio +61 (0)3 9808 1909 Home +61 (0)3 9808 4390 Mob/Cell +61 (0)419 530 873 Fax +61 (0)3 9808 1909

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, "david such" <forums@...> wrote: > > Message posted by david such <dsuch@...>: > > I'm editing a documentary with numerous problems on the sound track. They > are hi there, waves restoration bundle does work well for this stuff. the xnoise plug in can be used to remove hiss from location audio. i did that on a indie short film a week ago and was pleased with the results. in the end, you no longer hear the hiss and everything sounds much smoother. some of the noises you mentioned are probably in there for good. low cut applied in the right places is always a help. i don't have real experience with cedar, probably the best noise removal software out there. it might do more than the waves bundle, but at a price.