Chapter 16
Noise Reduction
Remember this:
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You can often lower the level of perfectly steady, pitched noises (such as lamp dimmer buzz or camera whine) dramatically, and in some cases eliminate them entirely. |
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You usually can’t get rid of random or unpitched noises (such as traffic or preamp noise) without compromising dialog. The best you can do is make them less annoying. |
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Equalizers, expanders, and delays can also be effective noise reducers. Instructions and examples are in previous chapters. |
It’s Not Really Noise Reduction
Today’s sophisticated software and expensive DSP-driven boxes do an amazing job of distinguishing random noise from speech and applying sneaky techniques to make the noise less objectionable.
But make no mistake; ...
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