[Hidden-tech] Requesting Audio Editing tips

[Rikk Desgres]

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Rikk
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on 2/19/08 9:47 AM, Tom Adams at tomadams at gmail.com wrote:

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> Will,
> The best tip I can offer for audio production is get it right while recording,
> at all possible costs. The are thousands of audio filters and programs that'll
> do amazing things but its all very very time cosuming compared to buying the
> right stuff and taking the time to record properly. Having said that I also
> live in the "reel" world and recognize its not always possible .. So that's
> when you have to rely on filters etc. I bet rikk can tell you about all the
> audio sweetning specifics. My 2cents
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> Tom Adams
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> On Feb 18, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Will Loving <will at dedicationtechnologies.com>
> wrote:
> 
>>    ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee.
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>> 
>> I¹m looking for a quick tip or two from anyone who might have experience with
>> audio editing on improving some live recordings I¹ve been making recently at
>> contra dances (with the permission of the musicians, of course). I¹m using a
>> Zoom H4 digital recorder  (
>> http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901
>> <http://www.samsontech.com/products/productpage.cfm?prodID=1901>  ) which
>> does an excellent job, but my lack of experience with post-production is
>> becoming clear as I try to figure out how to improve the overall recording
>> and deal with some issues particular to the kind of music I¹m recording.
>> 
>> I¹ve posted two short clips (uncompressed WAV) that illustrate what I¹m
>> trying to work with, the wonderful band Nightingale, and particularly Keith
>> Murphy¹s Québéquois style foot percussion.
>> 
>> http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip1.wav
>> <http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip1.wav>
>> http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip2.wav
>> <http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip2.wav>
>> 
>> The foot percussion is too loud and creates spikes throughout the waveform.
>> What I¹m hoping for is someone to say something like ³try setting the EQ to
>> ....² or ³use a compressor (or limiter) set to (approx)...² Any suggestions
>> on improving overall quality would also be welcome. At some point I¹d love to
>> sit down with someone who really knows this kind of editing and get a more
>> solid foundation, but for now I have to learn it in bits and pieces due to
>> time constraints.
>> 
>> I¹m on a Mac, and my available tools are Soundtrack 1.5 which I¹m somewhat
>> familiar with, Audacity which I¹m a little familiar with but find pretty
>> clunky compared to Soundtrack, and possibly an old copy of Amadeus. I also
>> have the latest GarageBand but have never used it for Audio editing. My
>> preference would be to continue with Soundtrack, but I¹m open to trying
>> something else (probably GarageBand). I¹m guessing that the filter settings
>> will be similar regardless of the app...
>> 
>> Many thanks in advance.
>> 
>> Will
>> 
>> Will Loving, President
>> Dedication Technologies, Inc.
>> 
>> 


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