Topic: decreasing crowd noise on a recording

[marksk]

i recorded my first show last week and there were some very enthusiastic concertgoers next to me. i'd like to decrease the volume of their excitement in the recording, but do not know how. i have cool edit pro 2.0 at my disposal. could some of the experts please give me some tips?

thanks!

[sygdwm]

during music or in between songs?

[nameloc01]

Keep your mics as high as possible.use cards vs.omnis. get in the "sweet spot". Keep your levels up. Dirty looks works well for me. Tear gas,ect.

[marksk]

thanks for the tips. i was stealthing, so they were on my glasses. i really just did it for the experience, but my daughter wants to keep the show, so i'd like to make it a little more pleasurable for her to listen to.

most of the screaming was between songs, occasionally i'll get one shriek in the middle that i would like to try to knock down a bit.

[Dede2002]

thanks for the tips. i was stealthing, so they were on my glasses. i really just did it for the experience, but my daughter wants to keep the show, so i'd like to make it a little more pleasurable for her to listen to.

most of the screaming was between songs, occasionally i'll get one shriek in the middle that i would like to try to knock down a bit.

For screaming between songs you can use Compression or Volume reduction. You have to highlight the screaming area on your waveform and apply the desired effect. Plus, the fades at the beggining/end of the tracks are going to reduce the screamers big time. I usually leave 1 second of fade in and 3 seconds of fade out.
Hope that helps 

[marksk]

thanks! i'll look for those on the menu and give them a try tonight.

[jerryfreak]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

[Dede2002]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

[marksk]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

i agree but when they're 13 year old girls at a jonas brothers concert, it might not be a good idea.

[Liquid Drum]

The easy way is to hard limit those peaks.

Effects > Amplitude > Hard Limiting.

Just highlight the bit where its too loud and limit the db level it can reach. I normally try to make the crowd parts a similar level to the music and then normalize the whole thing to -0.1 db.

Just remember, don't limit the peaks too much as it can start sounding 'funny'. By that I mean if you flatten it too much, the sound quality will suffer. Experiment with the hard limit feature.

[yousef]

I've had some success using Izotope to reduce annoying noises such as coughs, squeaky chairs etc.

It does seem able to take the edge off enthusiastic screeches and whistles but not as well as with shorter noises.

Of course, it doesn't get rid of the noises completely and you have to be careful not to overdo it and spoil the music itself, but having played around with the program for a couple of hours, I'm encouraged by the results.

An impressive, if not entirely relevant, demo video is here (marked "Spectral Repair Attenuate Mode"):

http://www.izotope.com/support/videos.asp

[intpseeker]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

i agree but when they're 13 year old girls at a jonas brothers concert, it might not be a good idea.

Fixed that for ya. 

[marksk]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

i agree but when they're 13 year old girls at a jonas brothers concert, it might not be a good idea.

Fixed that for ya. 

the things we do for our kids

[morst]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

i agree but when they're 13 year old girls at a jonas brothers concert, it might not be a good idea.

Ah, yes- the Anti-Yelling medicine is not recommended for youngsters. 

[intpseeker]

applying massive amounts of herbal remedies to loud people around you sometimes helps

i agree but when they're 13 year old girls at a jonas brothers concert, it might not be a good idea.

Fixed that for ya. 

the things we do for our kids

I know. You're a good dad. I have four daughters and it was a Hanson concert for me...and I liked them. There, I said it.