editor to remove noise (wind and wave) from sound file

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Newsgroups:  gmane.linux.debian.user
Date:        Sat, 2 Sep 2006 06:06:55 +0300

> I have a recording of a wedding at a beach, but it is very difficult to
> make out the words because of the noise due to the waves and wind. I am
> looking for suggestions about how to begin editing the file to remove
> the noise and retain the voices.  I've looked a bit at rezound and
> audacity, but haven't been able to remove the noise with them.  I have
> never edited a sound file before, and was wondering if anyone had any
> suggestions for other programs that might do the job, or any other
> suggestions about how to do this.

I don't know audio programs too much, but audacity probably has a low pass filter which is probably your best bet (or may a band pass or low + high pass, wind and see tend to be high pitched compared to voice, but it's hard to say without hearing a sample).

Micha Feigin

editor to remove noise (wind and wave) from sound file

Pure Data is great for stuff like this, but it is a lot to learn- you'd have to assemble the application yourself. If you expect your first time editing a sound file to be your last time, it's probably not what you want.

A parametric equalizer would be an intuitive way that might help. I'm in Windows right now, so I can't check, but JackEQ might have this, or some LADSPA plugins, or even Audacity, I don't know. Is it a stereo recording? I've found sometimes adding or subtracting the two channels can make either voices or noise louder.

Chuckk Hubbard