Trying to fix a misplaced mic

[robotjustin]

Thanks ya'll.

I had to do a shoot while suffering from a lung-crippling flu, and so mostly delegated the work to hard-working but eccentric interns, and this is what I've got -

We interviewed a guy with a think accent (Swedish) who we can NOT interview again (was in New York from Sweden) in a big black-box theatre.

Audio already not great.

Next, I just noticed that the lav was placed roughly at his mid-chest level. Was a good mic, couple thousand dollar something or other that a friend lent me, but the voice sounds mighty hollow and "bassy."

I'm not a good sound mixer, and will not be mixing the film that this is a part of, but I cannnot stand to hear the guys voice! He had a deep voice already, and now it sounds like he's freaking Odin.

Can someone tell me someway to filter him in FCP to get him sounding mortal again?

Thanks

 

[thisiswells]

fyi, most lav mics are under $400, even the nicest ones.
try a high pass filter and a compressor for a 'quick fix'

 

[GenJerDan]

And, if you find you can't fix it to your satisfaction...subtitle it.

But...and it sort of works...Audacity has a "Change Pitch" effect filter. It can raise or lower the pitch of things without changing the speed.

Dan