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Title: Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: greenone on April 29, 2003, 03:07:38 PM
Taped a little acoustic outdoor show this weekend, and realized why it's important to run windscreens in even the lightest of breezes. :(

So now I'm looking for help on high-pass or notch filters in either one of the programs I have (SoundEdit 16, Sound Studio, Spark ME) or another program with a permissive demo period. Any suggestions?

Oh, and I'm also looking for windscreens if anyone has a pair they're looking to part with...

--Dave
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: hippies on April 29, 2003, 11:41:56 PM
you're fawked...
 
no way possible to get wind out of your recording.  enjoy the recording the way it is, cause that's it...  you can play around in Post, but the problem is:

the wind permeates ALL freq's.

i have a few of these myself...  some where i was the ONLY Taper.  had a friend take a MN Zoo/ Tragically Hip recording out to LA into the finest Studios known to man a coupla years ago.  no go.  

I won't release these as they suck.  i know it's not what you wanted to hear, but them's the facts bro...  

problem with recording Live is there ain't no 'do overs'...  ;)

~S
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: greenone on April 30, 2003, 12:11:44 AM
Well, as they say in my part of the country...

faaaaaaaaahk.

I was hoping that because this was an acoustic set with guitars, bongos and banjo, I might be able to get away with something, but all the filters I'm trying take away way the hell too much. Hrmph. :P

--Dave
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: F.O.Bean on April 30, 2003, 12:55:44 AM
you're fucked...
 
no way possible to get wind out of your recording.  enjoy the recording the way it is, cause that's it...  you can play around in Post, but the problem is:

the wind permeates ALL freq's.

i have a few of these myself...  some where i was the ONLY Taper.  had a friend take a MN Zoo/ Tragically Hip recording out to LA into the finest Studios known to man a coupla years ago.  no go.  

I won't release these as they suck.  i know it's not what you wanted to hear, but them's the facts bro...  

problem with recording Live is there ain't no 'do overs'...  ;)

~S

no do overs is right... that why they call it "location recording" cause the weather is ALWAYS goin against the grain... windscreens, windscreens, windscreens... ;)

bean
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: greenone on April 30, 2003, 01:25:14 AM
Ah well...live and learn. Got a pair of Shure A81WS's on the way. If anyone's looking for a new cheap pair, brookmays.com has 'em for $26.80 apiece (shipping is $8, but still, these go for $71 a pair new)...

--Dave
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: DaryanLenz on April 30, 2003, 12:36:37 PM
Dave,

If you could please post that link it would be much appreciated.  Got to get some screens for Summer camp, and well, the summer in general!

Daryan
Title: Re:Wind noise removal (mac)
Post by: greenone on April 30, 2003, 02:11:32 PM
Happy to. Here's the direct link:

http://brookmays.com/prod_disp.asp?itemnum=A81WS

I haven't gotten mine yet (just ordered 'em last night) so I can't speak to customer service or whether their 5-7 day shipping is accurate, but the price is right...

--Dave