Topic: how can I get rid of distortion?

[chong138]

I recorded a concert with the recording level too high...and the audio was clipped pretty bad.  I wanted to try and get rid of the distortion sound that was caused by the clipping.  I have cool edit pro...is there anything in there that will help me make this recording listenable?  Is there a different program that will work better for that?

[Gordon]

not really

[BayTaynt3d]

You're screwed if you clipped it a lot...

Best thing you can do is learn from this experience and to not let it happen again. Hot levels are good, but there's pretty much no coming back from clipping, so leave yourself more headroom next time.

[Humbug]

I have used "Clipped Peak Restoration" in Soundforge 7, with some success.

If I remember correctly, its a plug-in.

I used it to restore an old analog Robert Plant show that was either recorded, or transferred too hot.

[Brian Skalinder]

Main Menu:  Effects | Noise Reduction | Clip Restoration

IME if the waveform is only lightly clipped, restoration sometimes helps.  If heavily clipped, I've rarely had success.  CEP has an excellent Help file, check it out.

[BayTaynt3d]

And for the record, that plugin is "officially" sold seperately isn't it?

[RebelRebel]

You're screwed if you clipped it a lot...

Best thing you can do is learn from this experience and to not let it happen again. Hot levels are good, but there's pretty much no coming back from clipping, so leave yourself more headroom next time.

No they arent. In no way, shape or form.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=69144.msg929333#msg929333
http://users.bigpond.net.au/christie/0dBFS/index.html

[kskreider]

A time machine will do it for sure.   

[BayTaynt3d]

You're screwed if you clipped it a lot...

Best thing you can do is learn from this experience and to not let it happen again. Hot levels are good, but there's pretty much no coming back from clipping, so leave yourself more headroom next time.

No they arent. In no way, shape or form.

http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=69144.msg929333#msg929333
http://users.bigpond.net.au/christie/0dBFS/index.html

Agreed. When I said hot, that was really a "qualified" statement, it's all relative I guess. After all, I did say leave yourself more headroom. Heh, but point taken Teddy. When recording I often leave 6 db of headroom or more at 24 bit, then normalize or compress up to about -.2 or so...