I expected an artist to play a mostly rock set and he ended playing a mostly jazz set, so I had the input levels on my PCM-M10 set too low. As a result, an otherwise excellent recording is marred by excessive hiss, especially during the between song speeches to the audience and during quiet passages of slow songs. The recording was made at 48k/24 bit.
Can someone suggest the best way to remove background hiss? I usually use Audition 3.0. In the past, when I’ve attempted to use Audition’s de-hiss feature, the software removed the hiss, but left behind what I can only describe as a “burbling” and “gurgling” sound that was even worse than the hiss. I believe this is referred to as “artifacting.” As a result, I have never bothered using hiss removal until now.
Should I be using different software, or am I just using the wrong settings? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.