Noise Reduction
Lowering steady background noise such as air conditioning, traffic and hiss, set carefully so the voice does not pick up the watery artifacts heavy reduction causes.
- Price
- From $65.00 per hour
- Free trial
- One episode up to 30 minutes, edited and mastered, no card, no commitment.
What to send us
The recordings, ideally with a few seconds of background noise alone, and a note of what the audio is for, since podcasts, film and evidence recordings are processed differently.
What you get back
Files with background noise reduced to a natural level rather than removed entirely, delivered at the original format and sample rate.
What to check before you sign off
Listen for watery or robotic voice tones. They mean the reduction was pushed too far, and a little natural background noise sounds better than artifacts.
Part of Audio Restoration & Repair. How the work runs and what it costs across the family are set out in the audio editing & production guide.
Rates and common questions for this work are on the Audio Editing & Production page.
How we approach this work
Articles from the journal, written by the people who do this work. More on this subject →
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