cleaning up sound in premiere 6.5

[sbcerebus]

Hi, i have premiere 6.5, and am looking for a way to use it to clean up the audio track of the film i'm trying to complete. There is a constant low hum in the background, which is quite intrusive, and i was wondering if anyone had any tricks for removing that noise in post production (it's a little late to purchase a better microphone).

If it helps I can export the wav and then try to clean it in a seperate programme, such as sound forge.

[MattEBoy]

If you can get hold of Sound Forge 5 or 6 there are some filters you can use which help disguise that hum.

Basically you need to figure out which frequency that hum is, um, 'humming' at, and then remove that frequency using an equaliser.

I think thats how to do it, but don't hold em to that. I'm not a sound tech so hopefully someone on this board knows exactly how to do it.

I guess you could try the noise reduction filter in Sound Forge and tweak the setting until the hum is less noticeble

[sbcerebus]

Thanks very much guys.

I was just logging on to say that a friend reccomended Cool Edit Pro, and it worked wonders, but Kev has beaten me to it.

I used the default hiss reduction effect which worked perfectly and made a world of difference.

Cheers.

[Kev Owens]

sbcerebus... only 2 months ago I had the exact same problem...

Similar to what MattEboy said, use a different program for sound editing (I reccommend Cool Edit Pro V2.0), export the sound files and use the advanced options e.g the equaliser.

It has default settings for cutting unwanted sounds, eg Bass Cutt (gets rid of unwanted wind sounds). You may have to play around with these setting to get the effect you need depending on the sound you're trying to get rid of. Once you're finished simply save the sound file as a different name (always keep the original) and stick it onto the Premiere timeline. Out of all the programs I used Cool Edit Pro V2.0 was the best and most user friendly. The result was perfect.

Good luck!

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[Kev Owens]

Glad it worked.

I'd recommend the program to everyone, especially if you're new to sound design and want a very user-friendly interface. It's great way to learn, but has professional results.