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I completed a feature film we used a shot gun mic for sound can't remember which one maybe seniheimer(not spelled right) For the most part the sound is good there are some scenes where buzzing is heard and low audio.

Is there someone who can clean up the audio professional beyond professional that anyone can refer me too.

My editor doesn't think that the audio can be fixed as far as the buzzing from a light, removing the sound of cars without messing up the actors dialouge etc..
 
Unfortunately with audio there's only so much that can be done. While you are still looking for a solution to FIX the audio, you might have to start contemplating the possibility of re-doing that portion of the audio. It is quite common to go back and redo audio. Not good, but necessary sometimes.
 
there are tools that will remove constant sources of noise such as buzz but at a price of degrading the audio somewhat. if you have a loud buzz mixed with audio that wasn't recorded loud enough, then you are probably not going to be able to fix it.
 
You need to know where the noise/buzz is. Take a look at the clip in spectral view and find the buzz. If it falls outside the vocal range you can dig it out. Post a sample and some people on here can tell you if the buzz is fixable.

Low audio is another thing. If it is too close to noise floor you are probably screwed.

Good luck
 
Hi,
I can take a look at it if you like, I do quite a bit of audio restoration. It's impossible to say how much improvement, if any, I can make without hearing the audio first.


You can send me a private message
 
Points above are all totally correct and valid.

But where you've really screwed up the most is in shooting a feature and knowing absolutely jack about sound. Its SENNHEISER, and sound is more important than you seem to think...

Next time: practice with the gear, plan ahead, rent a professional if you can, and avoid these problems before they kill you in post. The truth is, bad audio can only be made to sound slightly less bad (at best). Good audio can be made to sound incredible.
 
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Thanks everyone for the comments the audio for a few scenes that must be done will be by voice over, the comment for shooting a feature and not knowing about audio.

I think is way out of this thread we're talking about 2-3 maybe 4 scenes at most my movie isn't destroyed, I'm not pulling my hair out.

And I do believe sound is important when I get money to hire someone who knows audio better then me I'll be sure to let you know.

In the meantime I'll keep making indie films and getting distribution.

Link to a rough cut of the trailer if you all didn't see it. It's a rough draft.

http://www.kevynsettle.com/html/downloads.php?dl=1
 
hey, sorry, didnt mean to sound harsh... a lot of people just tend to come through here expecting miracles when the real mistake has been bad planning on shoot, or not understanding how sound works. im not saying thats you, sorry.

if you want to learn more about how sound on location and in post works, check out Jay Roses books on audio (audio postproduction for digital video, and producing great sound for digital video). If you want to learn more about sound gear, brand names, and also techniques and tips, this is the place.

good luck, id watch the trailer, but SA lines are slow so it probably wont make sense to me at 10% speed.

Cheers.
Tim
 
No hard feelings. It's just a few minor errors such as we might of forgot to change the audio levels on camera things to that nature and not paying attention to buzzing sounds from the lights.

I was trying to see if it can be fixed without getting back to the studio.

Thanks again
 
try this: go to elementalaudio.com, download eqium demo (its a audio plugin for EQ, but really good), and try using the harmonics filter. or look up creating a comb filter, and try that. both are in theory designed to remove buzz, but its not always possible to get the removable as good as we'd all like.
 
Don't really know if this post is still hoppin, but I'll jump in anyways. I think someone mentioned scooping it out. That would really be a good method, however with this method it can thin the sound too much and you'll end up with worthless audio. The tough thing about buzz is that it usually is in the mid range (about 2-6k dominate) which is about what the human voice is. No carving can be done here. Oh there is a filter set by waves that has a trial period of 30 days. It has hum, buzz, crackle remover. . If your signal to noise ratio is high then these could be helpful. Try it out it might work.
 
why not post a link to the audio file or a portion of it so a few of us can take a whack at it and see what can be done.

matthew
 
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