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DIY Active Noise Cancellation?

I wanted to perform an experiment with Active Noise Cancellation. I've downloaded a song from YouTube. I converted it to .wav using FFmpeg. Then I negated it using sox: sox -v -1 song3.wav song3-...
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How to record audio while riding a bicycle?

I would like to record a bicycle ride to get all the feeling of the ride from ambient to mechanical bike sounds. However even if I didn't try I'm pretty sure that if mounted my Tascam dr40 it would be ...
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Is your own voice cancelled during video calling?

I'm currently learning about active noise cancellation for headphones. I was wondering if this technology is also used for video calls. During video calling I can't hear myself (that's good), but why ...
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How to choose headphones for best noise-cancelling?

I'm almost completely ignorant on the matter. I have used since 2016 the Plantronics BackBeat PRO and I found the noise cancelling very good but it does not remove the noise of the train brakes when ...
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Active noise cancellation inside public transit car?

Hi is it possible to make audio cancellation inside a bus/train cabin? I am thinking of gathering background noise and predict some delay playback the negative of the noise clip wave and try to cancel ...
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Mad scientist: How to cancel out hum of known amplitude from signal of unknown amplitude?

I like investigating real-world phenomena through sound, and this time I am checking out lamps. I have following scheme: I have noticed that each lamp type distorts 50hz mains tone in its own unique ...
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Suggestion on changing the quality of generated sound

I have built a text to speech system that is generating speech for a given text, however the generated audio has a lot of vibrations in it. Although the speech is clear, it doesn't really sounds ...
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Silenting the noise down, after recording

I have a fairly quiet studio to record vocals. However, when I record, the noise of the required cooling fans get in the way! The selected area of the wave in the picture is the low-noise I want to ...
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Is it possible to extract speech from an audio with noises at the same/higher level than the speech using noise cancelation/source separation

I’m trying to extract speech from some videos which have noises at the same or higher level than the voice of the speaker. For instance listen from linked point in this video. Is it possible to ...
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Mic recording an annoying 2KHz noise I cannot figure out from where!

I live in europe, so my AC is 220V x 50 Hz. I am using the following rig to record sound: Studio Projects B1, the old model, cardioid microphone. M-Audio Firewire Solo to convert from analogue to ...
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Why can't an adapter be designed to turn normal headphones in to noise canceling headphones?

I have been looking for options to add noise cancelling to my existing normal headphone, however there does not seem to be any product that will do this. Why isn't it possible to make a device that ...
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How can I eliminate sounds below a certain threshold?

Using Audacity, I can highlight a section of an audio file, select Effects > Noise Reduction > Get Noise Profile, then Select All, and then again Effects > Noise Reduction, and this time "OK" to ...
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live background noise suppression with noise source

I have a set of microphones connected to a computer using windows 10, is it possible to remove background noise from the stream of a microphone using the sample of the other microphone ? I need to ...
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Sound proof a room, car noise [duplicate]

I am trying to record my own voice in my room, and the main problem I have is the noise generated by the cars outside. My house is very close to the street (maybe 15m) and although my room has a UPVC ...
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Noise Cancellation Headphones [closed]

Do active noise cancellation headphones cancel out noise even if no music is being played, assuming the noise cancellation feature is turned on?
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How to cancel out siren noise as much as possible?

I have a great sensitivity to noise and use earplugs etc for sleep and have fans going, but unfortunately due to various limitations including finances, I need to stay where I am at present, which is ...
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remove static noise from audio recording

I have a recording with a static noise added throughout the audio. the longest silence period I could extract was this: audio_file however, it contains some moments of new sounds of flipping pages. ...
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Can Bose QC 15 block out traffic noise when you are cycling?

Has anyone tried using Bose QC 15 or 25 while cycling? I ride my bike every day and am wondering if it will be able to block out the traffic noise.
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Is homemade noise cancelling possible using existing hardware and included software/filters?

I'd like to create a higher tech noise cancellation machine (possibly with added white noise) for a room to reduce the sound of snoring from the next room over. I was thinking that by placing a mic, ...
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Newbie noise reduction question [duplicate]

I have a musical audio track, where I can isolate particular sounds. Are there any practical steps that I can take to reduce the noise of the isolated samples from the rest of the track, in order to ...
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Eliminate sparrow chirp from sound track

I recently bought a Rode NT1 mic and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface. I have setup everything in my room and I am very satisfied with the output I get, except for the bachelor sparrows chirping ...
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Removal of repeating sound in sound space

I'm not entirely sure if this is the right place to ask, but here goes. From my bedroom window I can hear a faint repeating beeping. Always the same beep, always the same period apart. Sometimes I ...
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Sound Recording Noise in Different Places

I record sounds with the simple same equipment which consist of my laptop and a microphone, both in my home and my office. The sounds are very clear which I record in my office. But, in my home, there ...
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I have recorded a meeting on video but audio is over level and creaking what filter should I use to fix that and get the clean audio

Want to fix the over level audio recording which is on my video recording
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Noise connecting mixer to PC

I've got a Xenyx1202FX that I am trying to use to record some stuff. I connect it to the PC throughout the stereo main out into the PC (win7) line in. I am also using a UK-> EURO power adapter. ...
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Tips for silently prompting people to not get too close to mics?

In a recent video project I came across some "popping" which I believe was in part due to the person being too close to the mic. Without verbally prompting them, what would help remind them to keep ...
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How tough is it to eliminate the background noises of this video?

As in the title, how tough is it to eliminate the background noises of this video?
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Headphones for working on noisy trains?

I seem to be spending lots of time on the train at the moment, and I'd really like to use it to get some work done. My current headphones are Beyer DT250's, which I like but they aren't great at ...
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Noise cancelling solution near train tracks

I've done a lot of call center work in the past. Recently I've been offered a position working from home. I would like to accept it, but I live near a large intermodal and my house is about 200 feet ...
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TS (1/4'') to XLR cable. Balanced or unbalanced?

Hi I've recently bought this TS to XLR cable: http://www.adamhall.com/en/ah_Cables_Liveline_Series_-_Microphone_Cable_XLR_male_to_6.3_mm_Jack_mono_6_m.html I know that TS is a typically unbalanced ...
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How to avoid/remove the hissing in your recorded audio track.

I am using a SM57 and an E835 hooked up to a Fast track Pro interface by XLR cable, and recording on my Macbook Pro with Reaper. I recorded a few tracks and there is a 'hissing' noise in the ...
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Extracting conversations from a long WMA-File

I have a few wma-files all about 2h long each. I was going around with a microphone interviewing people. I did not turn the recording off in order to not miss anything. Now the problem is filtering ...
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How do I remove echo from an audio recording?

I'm working with the audio file of a drama recorded in a hall where most of the dialog has an echo. Not as bad as a stadium echo, but significant nonetheless. Since it is in the foreign language, I ...
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Noise Cancelling Headphones

Hey, In June I'm exhibiting a piece of work with a group of sound artists in a gallery in South London. My work relies heavily on the use of headphones but because the space is going to be extremely ...
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