How to clean audio input

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  1. arunc

    arunc Member

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    What programs are available to clean audio with a lot of background noise?
    What are the group's recommendations?
     
    arunc, Jun 10, 2005
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    You should use good audio editing software like Sound Forge or Cool Edit.
     
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  3. djscoop

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    depends on your budjet. for free there's krystal and audacity. for around $100 there's decent consumer apps like sound forge or adobe audition. or for around $500 you can get the professional system pro tools.

    whats the source of the noise, and what file types are you dealing with?
     
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    I am dealing with the same problem - I am trying to convert over my cassettes to digital so I can make them into MP3's.

    The old stereo I have only has a headphone output, so from there into my sound card - what I have recorded sounds HORRIBLE. Is this the best it will get with the old boom box?

    Thanks for your help.

     
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    I use a walkman, a connecting cable, and Audacity (free program). The results are superb. The program comes with a lot of effect tools for dealing with background noise etc..
     
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    the only thing that I recommend is to use "exact audio copy--eac" instead of audacity to get the analog source to wav. EAC--(tools at the top, then "record wav"). I seem to get a cleaner (and better sounding digital copy with less glitches) wav when I use EAC to get the sound from analog to digital (wav). you can then use audacity to edit the wav to your preference, if you want to.
     
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