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Re: hiss reduction and spectrograms

Subject: Re: hiss reduction and spectrograms
From: "evertveldhuis" <>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:28:53 -0000
Walt,

Comments in between:
> Do you have any plugins in mind? Particularly ones for the mere
> mortal math challenged nature recordist? One for the masses in
> this group? Preferably cheap.

Yes I do, I know several free ones.
They are all VST effect, so their extension is .DLL if you want to
get them the official way through the KVR site:
http://www.kvr-vst.com

But since they are all freeware I can send the files to you, or I
could even post them on a site so others may try them out.

They require no special installation, just copy the file in the
plugins folder. It won't mess up your OS; DX plugins sometimes do
mess up your OS!

> My stuff runs VST plugins or Audio Unit plugins, the SparkXL
> sonogram I use is a plugin in either form, but you have to buy
> SparkXL to get it, and it's mac. Most of the plugins from SparkXL
> are available in a windows version with FXMachine. But the
> sonogram is not there, probably because it will pull a G4 to it's
> knees if fully utilized. Needs lots of computer horsepower.
>
> Also for mac, but not a plugin or run in realtime, SoundHack is
> free, has a decent enough sonogram (see my frog web pages). It
> also has a good dynamics filter and some other tricks. Takes some
> learning, not that good a interface.

Despite my tech and math training I still fail to read and
understand a sonogram to the point that I can 'predcit' or 'know'
what is right or wrong with a sound, but with a spectrum analyzer it
is so much easier to see what is in or out of balance...

I guess I just can't handle all those colors at the same time :)

Regards, Evert

> Walt
> 



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