Noise is undesired sound. Please use as a general tag for questions about noise, then also use more specific tags, e. g. "noise-reduction".
Questions tagged [noise]
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How do I remove mouse click noise
I am using a mac and I am using screenflow software to do a screencast about how my web application works. During the demo I click on a lot of buttons and links. In my screencast I have this click noise which is very distracting.
I know using…
Nick Vanderbilt
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Noise removal vs. adding bed noise
I've been recording podcasts and screen casts for a while now. I've always ran all my audio through Audacity and used the noise cancellation to clean up the audio. I've been happy with the results generally.
I was attending a conference session on…
Jim McKeeth
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Filter applause from videos
I asked this question before on stackoverflow ( https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5299338/filter-applause-from-videos ) and got the hint to ask it here:
I am currently watching a video from
27C3 and I would like to filter the
applause, as it…
Martin Thoma
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Cooled, soundproof enclosure for a noisy laptop in a bedroom studio?
I recently bought a 2011 Macbook Pro (15") for, among other things, some serious audio in my bedroom studio.
If I open up Pro Tools or Ableton and start working, within 5 minutes the MBP's fans turn on, spin up as fast as they can go, and never spin…
Shabbyrobe
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Weird noises coming from EVERYWHERE
I'm really interested in home studio recording and am super new to it. I got myself a RODE NT1 condenser microphone with a Steinberg UR 22 audio interface and just used my old Audio-Technica open back headphones.
When I plug in my interface to my…
Kit
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How to get rid of static background hum
I have a very small hum, it's not that audible but it's there and if I crank up the volume it's there and very annoying. The funny part is this: if I put any flesh part of myself on the cord going from the guitar to the audio interface or touch the…
John Leidegren
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Cell Phone noise wanted
I actually want to amplify and enhance the cell phone interference you often hear when speaker setups are un-shielded. I wondered if I could reverse tactics people are using to get rid of it? The idea is to have an art project where the sound is…
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Remove hiss from audio
I have a stereo track that was recorded in a dslr camera using a lavalier mic. The right channel has all the voice information (along with a lot of noise) and the left channel has only noise.
I tried to invert the left channel to see if it would…
Marina
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Help Identifying a Noise
I'm trying to troubleshoot a buzz/static that I picked up in a recording session recently and am looking for either confirmation of my conclusion or other possibilities I haven't considered.
I have attached below two very short samples of this…
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my USB mic is on an arm and connected through a shock absorber, still picks up noise from my mouse
I have a Mic Uhuru USB attached using its arm and then has a spider web shock absorber which I assume is to cancel the noise from my desk.
I notice when playing games, especially when I pick the mouse up and put it back down it's making a noise that…
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Is it possible to remove a whistle-like noise from audio?
The speech has whistle-like noises. We can clearly see that the whistle-like noise looks different from other parts of the voice. I searched Google for removing hissing (I don't know the correct term for this type of noise), and a YouTube video…
Damn Vegetables
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Creating noise using signal to noise ratio
I'm working on a project for university and part of my project at the minute is adding noise to a .wav file. Originally my supervisor wanted me to generate noise by "specifying a given variance and adding it to the data of the .wav file". I took…
Nanor
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Why would I get background noise but only in the negative cycles? (on CAD U1 USB mic)
I get background noise on a a new CAD U1 USB Mic but not on a Logitech USB mic.
Same issue when tried on a different computer. Clearly a problem with the CAD.
What's wierd is the noise is only in the negative cycles.
Scale: the peak noise is about…
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How can I make my coloured noise sound better?
I created some coloured noise using Python, and have outputted it as a .wav file.
It works, it's definitely the correct sound, however when compared to other coloured noise sounds available on the internet, likethis (YouTube), it sounds very flat…
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Isolated audio buzz to computer screen, how to fix?
I've got a very noticeable and loud buzz. I've got several devices connected - mixer, monitor speakers, audio interface, guitar pedals etc.
To cut to the chase, I've isolated that my (otherwise great) Aorus FV43U screen is causing the nasty buzz…
nasty pasty
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