remove unwanted noise from audio / video Audacity Sony Vegas

[TrapnestShinigami]

I'd use Pro Tools to clean audio up...yeah, try to run that on a 7yo Celeron Laptop xD

Thx for the tutorial

[kolilil]

3:46

[datfogizzmo]

thanks man!



[TalentProductions95]

Hi... So, I tried doing as the video said and I already have Audacity downloaded... It wouldn't really work so is there any other advice that can be given???

[ZzBloodNGutszZ]

Thank you so much!

[HippyHappy70]

I am new to this and have only have used Windows Movie Maker to do some editing. I want to know if It is possible to remove background conversations? I video clipped my father but I want to remove the loud voices of people talking next room, do I need Sony Vegas?

[guerillabill]

@HippyHappy70 You don't need Vegas to remove unwanted noise. You can do it with the free audacity program. But you wouldn't be able to remove people talking voices without also affecting other voices in the clip.

[HippyHappy70]

@guerillabill Ok thank you, is there any other program that I could use for that purpose? the background female "conversation" sound like a hen house LOL

[guerillabill]

@HippyHappy70 It would be difficult to selectively remove human voices without affected others on the same audio track. You could try using audio equalizer (built into many audio editing programs) to reduce the high tones, and bring out the deeper male voices.

[HippyHappy70]

@guerillabill Thank you very much, I was just believing in magic trying to remove those voices.... I'll download Audacity again to use the equalizer. I've used before to convert audio from old tapes into mp3 files.

[bowlchamp411]

if i put it to less will it just remove the background audio or will it mute my sound fx to

[guerillabill]

@bowlchamp411 To get best noise reduction, highlight just the noise so you get a good sample, then use the minimum amount of noise reduction. Less is better. Noise reduction only removes the sampled noise.

[Exeven92]

And what should i do about beeping?

[guerillabill]

@Exeven92 It depends on how many and how frequent the beeps are. If there are just a few beeps, use a volume envelope to reduce the volume at each beep.

[Exeven92]

@guerillabill The beep is always through out the videos but i did the same thing as u and its lowered alot thx :D

[donaldo1954]

Bill, sweet, simple, and worked. Thanks, just what I needed.

[MsLovelyLittleLuv]

can i use windows Movie maker instead of Sony Vegas Movie Studio?

[guerillabill]

@MsLovelyLittleLuv Sure. This should work with any video editing program as long as it lets you export and import audio files.

[u2546149]

Please use words like 'it' or 'the program' to refer to Audacity instead of saying Audacity each time. But nice video thanks.

[RaymondStump]

the only issue with this is when you do this you end up removing the same noise from the vocal sounds which makes it seem like the sound is still there because it replaces it with dead space.

[arvyfany]

oh thank u so much :)

[AliKesam]

Thank you so much man! 5+ Respect. My mic sounded like an airplane and now it sound like its a expensive mic :D!

[Anxbis]

Excellent tutorial, no extra explanations that are unneeded, just straight to the point. Very helpful thank you!

[annspade]

I tried this with this constant hissing sound for a theater production where the actors had mics... but the gain seemed increased (I may be wrong about what exactly that was). This technique proved to be successful! Your video was referred to me by CallNerds (dot) com. I thought you'd like to know. This was a huge win for me as this was a bear of a task. Thank you, Bill! I also own one of your DVD's.

[quizmaster85]

I have to hand it to you - I did the best I could with removing hiss from some of my audio tapes, and it works a treat!

[IdaThereseArnesen]

How do i make audio?

[LucentLust]

@IdaThereseArnesen You're kidding right?

[killerrr97]

Thank You But Please STOP Saying Audacity

[TheEyeFinity]

there is still like sandish/waterish type of sound in the background which annoys me :S

[guerillabill]

@TheEyeFinity Try using the noisegate filter in Sony Vegas. To see how, view my YouTube video, 'Using free noisegate plugin to remove unwanted noise in Sony Vegas'

[SirKoroshi]

Well done helped me perfectly

[wonkabar666]

YOU SAVED MY VIDEO!!! (and my sanity)

[KieranSampson]

Excelent! I've been tryihg to work this out for ages. I knew how to remove the white noise with Audacity, it was jus resyncing the sound afterwards I hadn't figured. Thank you! :)

[KrzyUnit]

Much appreciated! Ever so helpful.

[emlynsinatra]

Audacity did'nt work :P, nioce gate on sony vegas works fine ;)

[stefanierenecozette1]

So helpful! thanks for making this video

[MichelleTells]

Years later this helped me! On my mac the preview doesn't reflect the processed result but hey it works. Audacity #FTW !

[scottbailey84]

brilliant guide. thank you so much!

[StupidVids2009]

i remember watching this video years ago, to this day I still use this technique, thanks to you guerillabill

[GamingFundamentals]

This tip was really helpful -- I removed hissing noise from a 14 minute video.

Thanks a lot!

[Trickste7r]

i tried it but i still hear the exact same static i had to begin with

[guerillabill]

@Trickste7r This process works, unless you fail to sample the unwanted noise, or fail to apply the filter to the entire audio track after sampling.

[Trickste7r]

@guerillabill yeah i found the bumps where it showed the static but i still hear it. i took videos from an icp concert with my iphone but the speakers were really loud and thats what caused so much static. i want to get rid of the static completely without silencing the music

[guerillabill]

@Trickste7r It's almost impossible to remove overblown audio that was recorded so loud that it causes distortion.

[Trickste7r]

@guerillabill oh okay thanks

[SuperHarris4444]

@guerillabill It is working and good thinking thx

[hammadahmad100]

works like magic.. thanks!! jazakAllah!

[dragonbreathstinks]

What if the sound is embedded in another sound?

[guerillabill]

@dragonbreathstinks You must be able to get a clean sample of the sound to be removed, else audacity won't know what to remove, and will remove everything in the sample you give it.

[rufushanniel]

Thank you very much for helping me remove the noise.

[happyspongeb]

You could also just silence it..

[commonYTname]

Thank you, I will try this!

[FMBSBELLIC2]

Hello Bill. To record My own voice J can use audacity or fraps but which program is better? J take your advice and unfortunately, it's still remains the unwanted noise (something has changed, something strange) Certainly I do something wrong ... I suppose I have a bad sound settings in Sony Vegas (I have no idea how to set the best)

[guerillabill]

@FMBSBELLIC2 I use a USB headset and audacity to record voice narrations.

[ShiineEnterprise]

Hi Bill. When I try to 'render as' it will not allow me to render as just an audio track (iaff etc)- the 'render' option at the bottom is grayed out until I go to the video options, when it then comes online. I use audacity a lot but unfortunately this movie studio 11 platinum trial does not seem to allow me to save just the audio. Do you have any ideas about why that is/how to do it? Thanks.

[guerillabill]

@ShiineEnterprise I just tested this in Sony Movie Studio trial 11. You can render audio as aif, wav, ac3, mp3 and a few other audio formats. If you don't have aif, render to wav.

[HolyBasilisk]

what are the best settings for the new version? Like sensitivity and what not

[guerillabill]

@HolyBasilisk Select a sample of just the noise in the audacity timeline, and set the sensitivity as low as possible to remove the noise. The lower the sensitivity level, the less chance of affecting other audio on the track.

[HolyBasilisk]

@guerillabill I follow all the stems and put sensitivity to -20 the lowest it can go and my voice almost seems like it drags on for some reason, If I could send you a video file of it i would but i dont know whats going on.

I have 44 Noice Reduction, -20 sensitivity, 150 frequency smoothing, and 0.25 att delay

[RyanSora]

thank you thank you!

[missionzero001]

THANKS YA!

[Hayabusacrx]

Good video. Can you remove voice from a video? I filmed a car meeting but the persons inside my car were talking, can I remove their voices from the video and still hear the car sounds from the outside?

[guerillabill]

@Hayabusacrx There are some plugins for audacity that claim to be able to remove voices. They are free, and worth trying. But depending on the range of the voice, removing them might also remove similar tones from the car sounds.

[Hayabusacrx]

@guerillabill Ok. I will try it. Thanks!

[ThandaLe]

thank you so much

[dominadorreyes]

This really worked for me, thanks Bill!

[gismofly]

Thanks, Bill.

[TheNorthwestReport]

I have a hum issue.

Im following your steps to the t and its still not working : /

When I select preview, nothing changes. The line does not flatten out.

[thefritz1]

Fantastic easy and plug-in play way to do something that I've never been able to do correctly. Thanks a ton.

[brandonseger1]

can you remove music from the background?

[guerillabill]

@brandonseger1 There are some free plugins for audacity that claim to be able to remove background music. I haven't tried them though.

[TehEspaaK]

can it remove the sound of the wind blowing against a microphone?

i am editing a wedding video that is very important but it was windy when recorded so you can't hear that well what the vicar is saying...

[guerillabill]

@TehEspaaK It is difficult to remove wind noise without also removing the same sound frequencies in human voices. You might be able to remove some of the wind noise by using the equalizer built into Sony Movie Studio.

[MindSpinnin]

is that a 2inch screen

[Narutohhiii]

LOL "Audaaaacity"

[ChocoToken]

Holy crap.. O___O ; This actually worked. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!

[ArTizHD]

when I do It it makes me sound like im holding my nose

[guerillabill]

@ArTizHD Try getting a better sample of the noise, and reducing the noise removal setting

[xxbluejay21]

auDAcity

[USHARDY]

I love how the video is 4 years old but still works you don't complicate anything or make it 15min long,great job

[HollandAmericalover]

I love how he says Auudaaacity every single time

[tds139]

how do u delete just a bit of the track

[RIFTER891]

when i try to remove the background humming, it removes all of my video sound why is this? Any help, Please!

[guerillabill]

@RIFTER891 As shown in the above video, you highlight a sample of an area with just the noise so Audacity knows what to remove. If you fail to provide a sample, all sound might be removed.

[crowruin]

thanks!

[cobolt13]

You sound like Al Gore.

[GregoryMRD]

Outstanding. Clearly stated objective. Cleanly executed approach. Thanks for posting!

[Luxinsanity]

Thank you :)

[staTicbRutaLity]

Why when i record does it have this space wah type sound after a couple of seconds?

[theteentalks]

I've sent you an inbox message, can you drop me a reply when you get a chance? Thanks

[GlassWallProductionz]

wow turned my video from annoying to amazing thankyou :D

[xFlameOfHellx]

You have earned a favorite.

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

That's this is a lot of help!

[TheGTbmxer]

Hi, I filmed a concert last night and you just hear the crowd more than the actual band. Do you know if this could work for reducing the sound from the crowd or do know some other way to do it. Would really like if you could help me! Thanks

[guerillabill]

@TheGTbmxer It will be difficult to soften the crowd noise without affecting the quality of the performers on stage. You could try a noisegate. See my YouTube video 'Using free noisegate plugin to remove unwanted noise in Sony Vegas'

[pokemonplushTV]

@guerillabill Umm..I want to upload my first video but i keep getting this weird buzzing noise in the playback. can u help?

[MyLoveBreeze]

Whenever I do it my voice always sounds dynamic and robot like :/

[MrTerrorTurtle]

audaaaaacity

[AlecDesigns]

@MrTerrorTurtle he says it alot huh,but great video lol

[SunnyPui]

Thank you so much! I have Sound Forge10 that came with Vegas studio Platinum suite and it didn't have 'noise reduction'!!! It needs a plug-in that means Sony wants more money from us. Isn't it ridiculous that SF9 has "noise reduction" but SF10 doesn't! Thanks again. And Audacity is great for me :)

[oscarintaikuus]

Can this be done using sound forge audio studio?

[guerillabill]

@xTwistedxD  Adjusting the audio using audacity has no effect on your video file properties in Sony Vegas.

[OMGitsDSypl]

Thanks so much! I got the Grunt Birthday Skull soundeffect now :D!!!

[sdbratman]

Great tutorial! Thanks! I use audacity for basics but I had no idea it could do this.

[sbP144]

i dont wanna download anything D=!!

[TheDayGamers]

Thanks so much! I recorded a sound clip and forgot to turn something off that gave horendous noise but ive heavily reduced it

[CoverMeComedy]

will this work for removing wind sounds?

[guerillabill]

@CoverMeComedy Depends on how overbearing the wind sounds are.  I'd first try the equalizer built into Sony Vegas / Movie Studio to see if that helps. Then try Audacity.

Heavy wind noises can be difficult to remove.

[monelleny]

Great tutorial. Easy to understand and follow. Thank you!!!!

[The3adama]

good tutorial it did help me a lot ;=)

[DeathSkwid]

Thank you very much!

[bewareoftheleapard]

in reply to your comment, i did not take the noise from another recording i took a sample from the vid i was removing it from, i am not an idiot.

[Garbear80]

Will ACID do the same thing?

[ThePeruvianHatGuy]

AUDAAACITY

[giorgakisundercover1]

couls u pleas but PLEAASE tell me how to remove the audio reducing effect which happens at the end of a clip PLEEEAAAAASSSEEEE!!!!!!!!

[guerillabill]

@giorgakisundercover1 I don't know what the audio reducing effect is. 

[giorgakisundercover1]

@giorgakisundercover1 that BLUE line in the audio section which goes down.....anyeway

[bewareoftheleapard]

good tutorial but it didn't work for me, the end result sounded a bit robotic

[guerillabill]

@bewareoftheleapard Try less noise reduction, and a tighter sample of just noise.

[MrShortsport]

@guerillabill any other suggestions? That didn't work either.

[guerillabill]

@MrShortsport Try less noise reduction, and a tighter sample of just noise.

guerillabill

[MartinJWillett]

@bewareoftheleapard For best effect you need to record the noise well, ensure that you have a good sample of background noise before or after each audio recording you are going to edit and don't move your microphone as this will change the noise. You should try to get the shortest, quietest and most typical sample of noise with no other sounds in it (hold your breath!). Using sampled noise from one recording to remove the noise from a different recording can't be expected to work.

[zNcGaming]

Im trying to use my turtle beaches for sony vegas and It makes a high pitch noice in the backround?? If you have any settings that will fix it pleae reply.

[TheMightySw1tch]

@zNcGaming same problem, px21's?

[TheCanadamerican]

thanks it works really well. however, it only lets me edit 2 minute audio files...which is inconvienient because i have to edit a 14 minute audio file :(

[guerillabill]

@TheCanadamerican You can apply the noise removal to all of the audio track. No time limit.

[TheCanadamerican]

@guerillabill really? because it cuts off the track at 2:00 minutes....maybe i'm doing something wrong idk.

[dfaxman951]

Awesome software! It works well with my MACPRO....

Thanks for the tip!

[andrewszasz2]

THAT WAS SO HELPFUL

[IRide4TheBlue]

Ok so I recently recored a video from outside but there is terrible wind in the background and you can barely hear what my friend is saying. But when I tried to remove the background noise just like how you showed me it didnt remove it completely, instead it made it sound almost worst than before. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.

[guerillabill]

@IRide4TheBlue It will be difficult to remove wind noise without removing the spoken voice if the wind and voice occur at the same time.

You could try using the equalizer built into Vegas to remove some of the wind.

[Offshoreorganbuilder]

Very useful. Thanks.

[hflgoulart]

this works in vegas pro 8 too?

[guerillabill]

@hflgoulart Yes. Works in all versions of Vegas.

[campingdutchguy]

is there a guide to do this with windows movie maker?? ;p

[guerillabill]

@campingdutchguy Sorry, I don't use Windows Movie Maker. Just Sony Vegas.

[campingdutchguy]

@guerillabill

is there a old version like sony vegas you can get for free?

[guerillabill]

@campingdutchguy You can download a free 30 day trial from Sony. Or find the older Sony Movie Studio HD 9 on Amazon for under $30.

[campingdutchguy]

@guerillabill k thank you ,, (il maybe just download a converter ;p) thnx

[campingdutchguy]

i can't see my video audio in windows movie maker ;p is there any way to let it show??

[xSupaDude]

Thanks SO Much! This really helped!

[Superbustr]

@guerillabill

The problem is that I have a person speaking over the beeping sound in the background so how am I supposed to sample just the beeping noise alone? Can I somehow separate different noises in the audio track so I can just get at removing the beeping sound alone? Help? Is there another better audio editing program that can solve my problems?

[guerillabill]

@Superbustr Find a point on the audio track where there is just the beep. Sample it and then use noise removal to remove it.

[Superbustr]

I want to get rid of a specific beeping noise that a telephone made in the background of my video how should i get rid of that?

[guerillabill]

@Superbustr Do as above, but sample just the beep. Nothing else.  Then apply the noise removal.

[FruitShaped]

Thank you so much!

[LoneSola]

Also, how do you select just one segment of audio, and not the whole track?

[guerillabill]

@LoneSola Use the split command to split just the audio segment you want. To split, put your mouse at the point you want to start the split, and press s. Then put your mouse at the end of th split and press s.

[LoneSola]

I'm using Sony Vegas, and I don't have the Audio Interchange File Format...I got ATRAC audio, LPEC audio and MP3 audio...do I just try them all to see which one will work?

[guerillabill]

@LoneSola wav is a good audio format to use

[PissedPigProductions]

on audacity, after i have the noise segment highlighted, i cant click on any of the effects... :S

[guerillabill]

@PissedPigProductions Did you select the noise area as shown at 1:50 in the video? If you fail to do that,  you can't choose any effects

[PissedPigProductions]

@guerillabill yea i did that. i found out the problem. all i can do is highlight the audio b4 i click anything else, than i can do it. but as soon as i zoom in, and THEN highlight the area, i cant choose any effects.

donta sk me why :P

[bpalzer73]

Thanks so much this worked like a dream!

[dionson23]

its so complicated .. .

[XguineapigXRAWR]

wait how do i get rid of the noise out of the audio i mean like when someone talks theres background noise as they speak

[Raicun27]

I tried to do this to edit a clip and it didnot work. if i wanted to remove the video, but keep the audio track, what do i need to do? do you have a tutorial for that?

[guerillabill]

@Raicun27 See my YouTube video 'Remove audio track, record voice over, unlock audio tracks in Sony Vegas Movie Studio '

[AnemosThrowback]

Thanks a ton! This works great!

[poeticos]

Thank you so much. This tutorial help me a lot.

[mickaleaf]

Thanks a bunch!

[MyNamesPoli]

While mine is also going on when I'm talking and it isnt picking up my voice to well

[HolmlundSWE]

Thank you! It was mainly audacity i wanted to learn but you helped alot thank you :)

[mskittylover4life]

OMG MY DAD JUST RUINED Y SONY VEGAS RPO 9! HE ADDED THIS CLICKING NOISE YESTERDAY! AND NOW WHEN I GOT ON THIS MORNING IT WAS STILL ON! AND THERES THAT BAR SOUND THINGY! WHEN I CLICK PLAY IT GOES "tik tok tik tok tik tok tik tok" and theres no media in the timeline! help me! and when i import a picture its streecthed out! HELP!

[mskittylover4life]

OMG MY DAD JUST RUINED Y SONY VEGAS RPO 9! HE ADDED THIS CLICKING NOISE YESTERDAY! AND NOW WHEN I GOT ON THIS MORNING IT WAS STILL ON! AND THERES THAT BAR SOUND THINGY! WHEN I CLICK PLAY IT GOES "tik tok tik tok tik tok tik tok" and theres no media in the timeline! help me! and when i import a picture its streecthed out! HELP!

[TheTRSDude11]

Thank you very much! This helped greatly and I was in a clutch situation!

[ReVPr0]

you sir are getting a like

[JustPhucket]

Hey Bill I desperately need to remove the noise the my camcorder makes, however my video editor doesn't have the "render as" option. Is there another way I can get my audio file to audacity? Or do you know a free video editing software that comes with that feature?

[MikeBrandShow]

thanks a lot seeing that u know all about fixing audio id appreciate if u can chek out my channel and lemme know what i can do 2 fix my audio. pls check my last vid. thanks

[ScottyDoubleD]

Thank you so much! But one question... is the outcome of this process effected by the file being different than the AIF format?

[guerillabill]

@ScottyDoubleD  No, regardless of audio format used, the results will be the same. If you don't have aif, use wav.

[DieselGTX]

how can you filter/remove music in audio files of videos which are downloaded from youtube using audacity?

[easycure1985]

your tutorials are extremely helpful!! you rock!

[techkidhelping]

OMG THANK YOU!!! lol

[iRyanxC]

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