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Subject:Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Posted by: cimerron
Date:6/18/2005 9:12:58 PM
I am using Sound Forge 7. I have some music that contains bad words I would like to edit out., so that I can play around my parents? Is this possible in Sound Forge? |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: rraud
Date:6/19/2005 10:56:21 AM
Yes, But- in 99.9% of the instances there will be some kind of glitch by either deleting or overwriting the obscenity. In addition every time you re-save an MP3, the file is re-compressed and you lose quality. |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: Iacobus
Date:6/19/2005 6:25:41 PM
In addition to what rraud said, what you can do is take your MP3 and save it under a different format that's lossless, like WAV, until you're done. As far as the obscenities go, there are many ways of approaching the problem. One way is to highlight the offending area and use Process > Mute. What you can then do at that point is mix in a simple beep or other sample to fill the silence. Create a new file and try Tools > Synthesis > Simple as a start. Be sure the sample you create at least matches closely in length of time for the silence you're replacing. Select the entire sample, then drag it over to the area where the silence occurs. You'll probably want to mix rather than paste, so while dragging the sample over, do not let go; right-click until you get the cursor with the "M," then let go. Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid Buy Instant ACID by JohnnyRoy and mD! mD at ACIDplanet |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: Chienworks
Date:6/19/2005 7:05:02 PM
Another nifty trick is to highlight the offending word and click Process / Reverse. If the section is short enough it may still sound mostly natural, but you'll just hear random gibberish instead of the original word. What's nice about this is that if people aren't listening closely they may not even notice that something was changed. Silent spots or beeps stand out like a sore thumb and definately indicated that the song was edited. |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: Sound Dog
Date:6/20/2005 8:31:08 AM
Why not just listen to better music?... LOL, couldn't resist. Regards, Sound Dog Colorado USA |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: Andreas S.
Date:6/21/2005 11:19:12 AM
While I agree with Sound Dog (-: I thought *I* was the only one doing the reverse the audio trick rather than dropping out (mute) audio or bleeping it out. That bleeper stole my idea. Holy bleep. Bleepin' Chienworks. (-: Benefits: it's simple, and in short phrases, even in just spoken dialogue audio for radio (where I use it most) reversing the audio works like a charm. And often, it goes by so quickly you never notice. A side benefit in music is that the pitch of the notes and the tone colour of the music would be intact...just backwards. |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: ATP
Date:6/21/2005 3:52:39 PM
reversing audio is actually done in a lot of radio edits of hiphop songs. check out any hiphop 12 inch and you'll most likely find a "radio edit" with all the cusswords backwards, and there'll be a "street version" or something like that, which is the unaltered version of the song. handy for radio dj's :) |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: ghova
Date:6/22/2005 9:34:04 AM
I'll chime in and say that reversing is a great trick. However, I've noticed that some cuss words sound just as naughty backwards as they do forwards! So there's a chance your parents may still find it objectionable. If that's the case, you can find a loud but short sound and mix it over the offending word. All this entails is dragging the new soundfile on top of the swear, which will bring up the Mix dialog. Be sure the short sound has the same sample rate as the song (you may need to resample the new sound). Gunshots and explosions are commonly used, but this again is a matter of taste (both yours and your parents). Either way, good luck! |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: Geoff_Wood
Date:6/22/2005 3:28:56 PM
Or you could highlight the word, go to Tools | Repair, and use the 'Replace' option, which will copy the audio immediately preceeding the offending bit. So you'll get a stutter instead of a 'kcuf' . geoff |
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Subject:RE: Removing Bad Words from MP3s
Reply by: RiRo
Date:6/23/2005 12:30:34 PM
And, of course.. we are all assuming the op has rights to change copyrighted material... |