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Denoising studio induced noise and noise due to poor recording
Firstly, do any and all processing in WAV files. If your source material is on CD, then rip to 44.1kHz/16bit WAV and process at 24-bit in your software. Do not transcode via mp3.
Tracks like 104b ...
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How can I fix robotic distortion from an audio track?
Buffer underrun might have caused that distortion to the audio.
Buffer values can be increased in the audio driver section of the software or DAW you're using so that the issue disappears when ...
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"Move" waveform "up"/"down"?
Yes, you can definitely fix the majority of the pop on that one by effectively removing the DC offset that is in there.
Most DAWs will let you do this - it can be a bit fiddly, but the aim is to zoom ...
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Audio restoration with very poor signal to noise ratio
Amplification of the digital signal won't make any difference to the de-noising process other than introduce the possibility of signal clipping, which will further degrade the signal. Recommend you ...
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Is there way to improve R sound in audio?
In general, to lift consonants, you have to push back the vowels, otherwise things can just get 'fizzy'.
You could try this with EQ - lifting somewhere between 1 - 4kHz, but I think that's more likely ...
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What do you call the problem with this audio from cassette tape, and how do I fix it?
This is a problem that occurred during the original recording. Sounds very much like the tape capstan rubbers are slipping and the tape is not being kept up-to-speed during the recording.
There is ...
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What are the best practices for sequencing the Isotope RX7 Standard toolset for dialogue audio restoration?
The list of activities you describe is pretty much the right way to approach this, although data corruption is not an easy artifact to correct.
I would recommend removing any DC component as the ...
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How can I send an audio re-recordered by whatsapp without distortion
What you want is to create an audio file that, when played through a speaker that distorts, somehow compensates for that distortion.
That's generally impossible, because the distortion is an ...
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How to restore damped high band?
You need to post an example.
This could be due to low quality variable bitrate - and those "bits" are just gone. Trying to boost the missing areas will just bring forth bad artifacts.
If this is an ...
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Need to remove noise from audio
To solve problems with existing audio, best thing you can do is download Reaper. It is "free" to use (after 60 days it will start asking you if you want to buy, you can click continue). There's a ...
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Need to remove noise from audio
Start with the highest resolution format that you have the recording in (mp3 is not ideal) - in reducing noise you are degrading the sound so you constantly have to question whether what you're doing ...
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How can I smooth a creaky voice?
Honestly, no not really. You're best bet is layering multiple samples together. If you only have, and can only get the one sample, you might try creating your own multiple versions with extremely ...
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Manipulating sound files (remove "temple background" sound)
There are a few things you can try but it's impossible to say without actually having the sound file in front of me. All of these suggestions will make you recordings sound messy and unprofessional ...
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