The link at the end of this message is to a 68 second mp3 file of a
dawn chorus I recorded last Sunday in Jefferson National Forest in
southwest Virginia. I am new at nature recording, and wanted some
suggestions as to how to reduce the low end rumble, hiss, and if
possible, some of the insect noises.
The attached clip has most of the challenges I'd like to address:
1 - Thoughout the recording there is low frequency buzzing from
insects. Can this sound be filtered out or diminished without
getting the "blurby" sounds I sometimes get with a filter? Can this
noise be reduced without decreasing the quality of the other low
frequency sounds?
2 - There is some high frequency hiss in the recording. How would
you reduce this without substantially changing some of the high
frequency sounds, like the bird call from 1:05 to 1:08?
3 - At 1.5 seconds and again around 18 seconds an insect flies by -
is there a way to decrease or eliminate this without substantially
changing other low frequency sounds, like the "gunk, gunk" calls of
the green frogs in the background?
Generally, I am looking for some guidelines as to how to approach
the task of post-production - what filters, noise-reduction methods,
EQ, etc. to use, in what order, and how to do this without making
the result sound too sterile. Any advise would be greatly
appreciated.
FYI, I used an HBB Portadisc and MKH 30/40 to get the recording and
will be using Adobe Audtion 1.5 to do any post stuff. The only
thing I did to the attached file was to mix the MS to XY using
Audition's channel mixer at the default settings and saved the file
as an mp3 to save some space.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can give me some suggestions. My
hope is that the more experienced of you can educating the less
experienced of us in the science and art of what to do after you've
finished recording.
Dana
http://www.danablackmer.com/AudioFiles/DawnChorus.mp3
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