Can anyone remove background noise from recorded voice conversation?
 

Hi there guys,

I'm new to this board and the professional audio scene.

I recently recorded a voice conversation, but the recording is full of background noise. It's almost impossible to hear what's being said (Dutch language). I tried some editing and amplification with Roxio Sound Editor 2012, but with no success.

Can anyone maybe optimize the recording, so the conversation can be heard clearly? And than please tell me how yo did it and what software you used =)

Link to recording: http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/43187881/file.html

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Devsel

Re: Can anyone remove background noise from recorded voice conversation?
 

Wow, that's pretty bad.

Someone that's good with

https://www.izotope.com/en/products/audio-repair/rx/

might be able to get you some of that back, but it might be too far gone.

Re: Can anyone remove background noise from recorded voice conversation?
 

Wow, the problem you're going to have with any technique is that the signal to noise ratio is almost zero, ie: the good signal isn't appreciably louder than the noise, so it's hard for any process to separate the two. I think you're in trouble with this one. Can you re-record it?

If so, get a good pre-amp, decent mic, and get it absolutely as close as you can to the subject and get a decent level on your recording.

Good luck.

Chris

Re: Can anyone remove background noise from recorded voice conversation?
 

Thanks for the tips guys!

I booked some pretty good results with Audicity. Making a noise profile of a tiny selection of background noise and remove it throughout the track. The voices can be heard much better now. I will try some with th RX-3 software.