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Reducing breath noise

I have some vocal tracks where the vocalist's breaths between phrases are quite loud - enough to be distracting. Is there a relatively easy way to lower the breath sound short of riding the fader between phrase?
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What happens when you save a MP3 with a higher quaility?

When a lossy audio track (of unknown quality) is imported into software and and saved as a (possibly) higher quaility after editing, what happens? Obviously I know it can't have any more 'quality' than what it was imported with, but I was wondering…
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We just got done recording - our vocals could use some work - suggestions?

We just got done recording our 'first album' - we are a garage band with professional sound tech. We mixed everything using a Behringer USB board and ran it via a USB out to Audacity. The recordings seem fine, however - our lead vocal singer's…
Brandon
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Solution for checking sound levels between recording sessions

We have had problems with a professional recording company that records for us all year long. We piece audio bits together and sometimes the levels are off and the final product sounds off when put older and newer clips next to each other. We don't…
Sean
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How to find the playing time (length) of a .acc audio file accurately

I need to accurately find the playing time of .aac files. This time is needed to determine the length of a video cut. This is for a GNU/Linux Bash environment (a windows tool which works in wine would be okay if nothing native to Linux is…
perer
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Weird car actions?

I have cut several road/travel films & docs recently and I am having trouble with a few car actions. 1) Scene - Car INT (driving at highway speed) - We see cars passing slowly outside the car we are in (but at highway speed). Are you guys using an…
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Questions about Ringtones in film and television

Using the correct ringtone to the correct type of phone (esp. Cellphones) gives credibility. But is it allowed truly? What about copyright and clearance? Next question, I struggle to use the modern style musical ringtones as they often sound just…
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Finding what's common between two tracks

I am planning on testing out my new audio interface by recording a guitar/bass piece. I have always liked the music from rockschool and the backing tracks are great so I will use them. My question is, is there any way to extract just the drums from…
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How can I edit tracks in Audacity in Sequence instead of in Parallel

I'm trying to do non-linear editing in Audacity. In other words, I have 8 minutes of audio, and my goal is to cut certain sections, and rearrange them. But, when I cut a track in audacity, and paste it, two tracks now exist, and they play in…
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Is it possible to show the same person multiple times on live streaming?

Is it possible to show the same person multiple times on live transmission? I'm referring to overlaying an existing video record over what's filmed live. Do you know of any examples? Or it has to be all recorded?
Dan Ovidiu Boncut
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How feasible is it to remove an unwanted sound from a voice clip?

I'd like to remove the "growl" and the robotic voice saying "nutrient" in this clip. Is it doable considering I have no experience with editing audio?
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For voice editing, should I change the cutoff frequency with each note pitch?

I'm trying to remove the spaniard accent in a short phrase: Original Edited It turns out that removing the soft growling sound at the beginning of the word gitano, and using a low pass filter for the sound s in casa, gave a convincing…
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Overdub Post Processing

Hi all, We recently had to overdub a scene because field recording wasn't an option. All the lines for the scene have been completed in a quiet room, so the sound is quite clean and dry. However, the scene in question takes place outdoors, and when…
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How can I merge two sound clips *without* crossfade to achieve a seamless transition?

My audio editor doesn't support crossfade for some reason. Can I still merge two audio clips in it without having that annoying "stitching sound" at the seam of the two tracks? Thanks
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How can layers of sound be distinguished, and therefore separated?

Let's say I have a file like WAV. It has singing and background music. What if one was to separate the background music from the background music, if this is even possible? If it possible, and it is not a manual process, how does the computer know…
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