Could someone help me improve quality of a gig i recorded?

[briskx]

Could someone help me improve quality of a gig i recorded?


Hey there

I saw a band called Clutch play last night. Its all listenable, the first few songs are not the best quality as i was right up front and so its really loud but the quality isn't so good. But i moved right to the back as i needed to get the last bus back ;p and the quality is awesome imo.

so i wondered if anyone knew any sites or something that could tell me and tweaks i could do to improve quality. I would appreciate any guides as if you tell me a name of a piece of software i wont have a clue what to do with it.

I recorded the show using my Archos 404 - mp4 player. Just used the inbuilt mic function its got. The show is in WAV format.

Here is a sample -

http://rapidshare.com/users/H6I0JH

I want to get rid of the crackling for example. But i have no clue.

Im willing to spend money to get a decent enough program.

thanks for all your help

peace

Ed

 

[MDS]

When I click on the link it shows no files have been uploaded so I couldn't hear the crackling you are taking about.

Crack/Hiss/Pop removal takes a lot of trial and error to yield satisfactory results but plugins like WaveHammer that works with the professional version of Sound Forge automate much of the process.

The Studio version of Sound Forge ($80 instead of $400 for the professional) includes a basic crackle removal plugin and also supports VST plugins. You might be able to find a free or inexpensive VST plugin to work with SF Studio.

 

[briskx]

ok here

http://rapidshare.com/files/24986823/Selection.wav

 

[MDS]

Good luck with that. There really isn't much crackle and pop but the background noise drowns out the music making it sound muffled and recessed.

There isn't much you can do to save it. You could try EQ to boost the midrange and high frequencies and maybe a noise gate to remove some of the low level background noise, but I doubt it will sound much different.