Anybody know the approximate frequency range of tape hiss? nt

bbernardini

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Sun Dec-21-08 06:42 PM
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Anybody know the approximate frequency range of tape hiss? nt

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travelingtypist

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Sun Dec-21-08 06:44 PM
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1. Is this on an MP3/WAV or something like that?

I use Wavepad to drop out this kind of background noise. It works
great. It doesn't tell me the actual frequencies, though.

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bbernardini

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Sun Dec-21-08 06:52 PM
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2. Yes, on a WAV.

I have two very quiet recordings with a significant buzz in them. I can eliminate the buzz entirely, but it leaves a hiss I'd like to try to eliminate. I'm running on a Mac, but I can run Windows on the same machine, so any solution is helpful.

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travelingtypist

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Sun Dec-21-08 06:58 PM
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3. Well...

Wavepad is from NCH. It has a free trial, but it's well worth the money.

It has a noise reduction feature in Effects where you grab noise sample from
selected area, so you can highligyt a half a second or something of the hiss,
then apply spectral subtraction based on the selected area.

I transcribe audio for a living and this feature has saved me many migraines.

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Locrian

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Sun Dec-21-08 07:06 PM
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5. REAPER

Edited on Sun Dec-21-08 07:07 PM by Locrian

REAPER can do this (and other stuff) as well. Awesome program - free to try for 30 days then $49 bucks.

http://www.reaper.fm/

They have a MAC version - but it does lag the PC in features (have not tried the MAC).

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datasuspect

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Sun Dec-21-08 06:59 PM
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4. ask kenneth

when you see him, ask, "what's the frequency kenneth?"

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