Remastering Of Recorded Audio From Cam

[ChristophFe]

Hi Guys!

Can someone help me in this or give me some advices? Which Progams should I use? A little how to maybe?

The sound it not totally damaged, but it would be nice to fix it a little and to get a clearer sound!

I am looking forward for your answers...

Thanks

[sacha]

You want to increase the quality of an original *crappy* audio recording from you camera right ?

If that's the case, it's quite hard actually, or you can have something a bit better using some software like cool edit prowhich allows you to decrease some noises that are on the recording and that you don't want to hear because it's not part of the show (if you filemd a show for instance).

Hope you understand what I mean, I think it's not very clear, but anywayw, try this software and see what you can do with that !!

[ChristophFe]

Hey!

Yeah thanks, that is what I want to make and I can understand what you mean, BUT

there are so many different options and properties, and I don't know what options will help me and what options does what...

So probably some guys, who have experience with remastering MiniDisc Recordings or something like that, could give me some instructions.

cheerz

PS: I have recorded Eisregen, a German Band, Last week, and the Sound is sometimes tooo loud. Haevy Double Bassdrums...

[jarrur]

If you don't know anything then ... Try going to a lesson where you can learn this stuff or read books. There isn't no other way.

[sacha]

Hmm I see, well try first to see if you can get a better audio source, if you can't, then I second Jarrur, try to find a tutorial about that or a book, then I think it's the only way

[BMR]

Most (about all) of the videocams own mics are not designed to handle loud noise at all, and so they get a lot of clipping and other nice problems into the audio track. Best way to prevent this is to use proper external mic that can handle the loud noise of live shows, like Sony ECM-719 which can be powered with small battery. But many cams also do not support external mics. Then one option is to find a proper audio source and dub it there, or tape the proper audio yourself while filming.

If audio is distorted, there is really no way to fix it out. Distorted is distorted.

[ChristophFe]

Most (about all) of the videocams own mics are not designed to handle loud noise at all, and so they get a lot of clipping and other nice problems into the audio track. Best way to prevent this is to use proper external mic that can handle the loud noise of live shows, like Sony ECM-719 which can be powered with small battery. But many cams also do not support external mics. Then one option is to find a proper audio source and dub it there, or tape the proper audio yourself while filming.

If audio is distorted, there is really no way to fix it out. Distorted is distorted.

Ok Thanks a lot for your answer...

My MiniDV Cam does not support an external MIC, and since I don't want to use my Hi8 Cam - what other device should I use to get a second audio source, the next times... Mini Disc, Dat? Would be great to get short Infos...

Thanks!

greetings Chris

[sorrowman]

I agree with Sacha that it's quite hard to rework audio into more listenable audio. The deal is that it's VERY hard to do it without actually doing more damaged then good to the audio in the end.

A little EQ here and there can be done fairly easy, and I find it to work wonders in certain cases. Just move about the sliders on the equalizer for and preview how it sounds.

The trouble is you can pretty easy remove say some unwanted background noise or maybe some clicks/distortion, the hard part is doing so WITHOUT removing audio that is not supposed to be removed. Many filters and such take a lot of messing about with before you figure out a setting that works for that particular recording. The thing is, it can be totally different for a different recording. If you take the wrong setting you can fuck up the audio totally, and get such things as clicks or a kinda "blurby" background sound similar to low bit-rate MP3 files and other unwanted side effects.

If you intend to give it a go, I would advice to use a good programm, such as CoolEdit Pro 2.0 or it's successor Adobe Audition. These work very well for me (ones I figured out the basics)

[jarrur]

For other audio sources... I quote BMR "DAT!" and with good mic.

[sacha]

Thanks Guys...

Since I will record (audio + video) in the next Metallica Tour, i think 4-5 Shows, i have to prepare me and my equipment. And I can only test this good by going to some Metal Shows and Concerts here in Austria, when I have time, and of course there are not too many... So i have to excerise it now, to get hopefully get something good in the future!

greetings Chris

You rock man !!