[Hidden-tech] Requesting Audio Editing tips

[B. Kimo Lee]

Hi Will,

I'm no super expert on this, so take this with a grain of salt. You  
can try applying a "normalizing" filter to your track. That should  
stop the foot percussion from pegging. That's a start... I know  
Audacity has a normalizing filter in its effects list. Have fun! Just  
like Tom said, getting the best quality original is always preferred.  
Btw, the Shure site has some good educational articles in their Pro  
Audio support area on how to mic different types of venues for best  
quality recording.

Hope that was helpful,
Kimo



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On Feb 18, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Will Loving wrote:

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> I’m looking for a quick tip or two from anyone who might have  
> experience with audio editing on improving some live recordings  
> I’ve been making recently at contra dances (with the permission of  
> the musicians, of course). I’m using a Zoom H4 digital recorder   
> ( 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 I’m recording.
>
> I’ve posted two short clips (uncompressed WAV) that illustrate what  
> I’m trying to work with, the wonderful band Nightingale, and  
> particularly Keith Murphy’s Québéquois style foot percussion.
>
> http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip1.wav
> http://dedicationtechnologies.com/loving/music/PercussionClip2.wav
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> The foot percussion is too loud and creates spikes throughout the  
> waveform. What I’m hoping for is someone to say something like “try  
> setting the EQ to ....” or “use a compressor (or limiter) set to  
> (approx)...” Any suggestions on improving overall quality would  
> also be welcome. At some point I’d 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.
>
> I’m on a Mac, and my available tools are Soundtrack 1.5 which I’m  
> somewhat familiar with, Audacity which I’m 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 I’m open to trying something else (probably  
> GarageBand). I’m guessing that the filter settings will be similar  
> regardless of the app...
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> Will
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