New user needs help with sound quality -Sound Forge - PC

Subject:New user needs help with sound quality Posted by: DanAyo Date:8/30/2002 8:39:04 AM I've been using Found Forge 5 and now 6.0a for a few months and have been doing fairly well with it. I have learned much of what I know from the book Sound Forge Power. This is my problem. I have a file that is very loud and irritating to the ear. I posted a small selection of the file on the web for your review. It is in WAV fromat and is 833 kb. I'd appreciate your taking the time to check it out. The link is http://www.livingwordhouma.com/problem_audio.htm Thanks, Danny Ayo
Subject:RE: New user needs help with sound quality Reply by: Vocalpoint Date:8/30/2002 9:03:07 AM Dan, I checked out the sound clip and it is very distorted. As far as correcting this goes, there is not much you can do. Well placed EQ may take the edge off it but this is like that long standing goofy question that appears on this forum every week: "How do I remove the vocals from a track taken from CD?". Answer - you can't (without really altering the track) The golden rule is - once the file is recorded - if it exhibits distortion or over modulation, it's done. No editor can remove distortion without completely altering the track drastically. Probably so drastic that the clip will not be usable. Cheers, Cuzin B
Subject:RE: New user needs help with sound quality Reply by: RiRo Date:8/30/2002 1:23:33 PM Danny, I too, listened to the file, and not much will help. Like CuzinB said, it is distorted, most likely because the level was recorded too hot. Since the sound wave was low, I am assuming it was recorded on other equipment and then re-recorded into the computer. My guess is the first recording was too hot. There isn't a lot that can help the file after it is in this shape. However, there is lots you can do to prevent the problem in the future. Let me know how you recorded it, how you got it into the computer, and such, and we can isolate the cause and fix it for the future. I am a pastor (from the wording on the file, I assume we are on the same page here!) and I have 22-years in the sound business, so I can help, and am willing to do that. RiRo
Subject:<Thanks Guys> New user needs help with sound quality Reply by: DanAyo Date:8/30/2002 4:21:58 PM I appreciate the help. RiRo, I sent you an e-mail. Again Thanks Danny Ayo

Subject:New user needs help with sound quality

Posted by: DanAyo

Date:8/30/2002 8:39:04 AM

I've been using Found Forge 5 and now 6.0a for a few months and have been doing fairly well with it. I have learned much of what I know from the book Sound Forge Power.

This is my problem. I have a file that is very loud and irritating to the ear. I posted a small selection of the file on the web for your review. It is in WAV fromat and is 833 kb.

I'd appreciate your taking the time to check it out. The link is
http://www.livingwordhouma.com/problem_audio.htm

Thanks,
Danny Ayo

Subject:RE: New user needs help with sound quality

Reply by: Vocalpoint

Date:8/30/2002 9:03:07 AM

Dan,

I checked out the sound clip and it is very distorted. As far as correcting this goes, there is not much you can do. Well placed EQ may take the edge off it but this is like that long standing goofy question that appears on this forum every week: "How do I remove the vocals from a track taken from CD?". Answer - you can't (without really altering the track)

The golden rule is - once the file is recorded - if it exhibits distortion or over modulation, it's done. No editor can remove distortion without completely altering the track drastically. Probably so drastic that the clip will not be usable.

Cheers,

Cuzin B

Subject:RE: New user needs help with sound quality

Reply by: RiRo

Date:8/30/2002 1:23:33 PM

Danny,

I too, listened to the file, and not much will help. Like CuzinB said, it is distorted, most likely because the level was recorded too hot. Since the sound wave was low, I am assuming it was recorded on other equipment and then re-recorded into the computer. My guess is the first recording was too hot. There isn't a lot that can help the file after it is in this shape. However, there is lots you can do to prevent the problem in the future. Let me know how you recorded it, how you got it into the computer, and such, and we can isolate the cause and fix it for the future. I am a pastor (from the wording on the file, I assume we are on the same page here!) and I have 22-years in the sound business, so I can help, and am willing to do that.

RiRo

Subject:<Thanks Guys> New user needs help with sound quality

Reply by: DanAyo

Date:8/30/2002 4:21:58 PM

I appreciate the help.

RiRo, I sent you an e-mail.

Again Thanks
Danny Ayo