Subject:Voice Recording Novice Help

Posted by: PGKEsq

Date:3/17/2001 4:45:59 PM

I an an attny -- I want to "clean-up" a mono voice
recording (actually, the testimony of a witness recorded by
the Court) -- I have SF5; but I lack knowledge. Can you
recommend a beginner's book, or other instructions on how
to go about the task at hand. (I already was successfull in
transferring from a tepe to a digital file; the tape is 48
minutes long; I have 24 tapes to go, if I want to have
access to the entire trial. I envision transferring the
recordings to CD, probably in MP3 format.) TIA. Paul.

Subject:RE: Voice Recording Novice Help

Reply by: garrigus

Date:3/18/2001 7:56:43 AM

Hi Paul,

SF5 provides some Repair features (under the Tools menu)
that allow you to manually fix clicks, pops, etc. But for
continuous noise problems (and really big projects, like
the one you're describing), you may need to get Sonic
Foundry's Noise Reduction product. It provides more
powerful features for cleaning up audio files, and it can
clean the files automatically, rather than you having to
work on each problem by hand.

Best,
Scott

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