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Re: NR and echoes

Subject: Re: NR and echoes
From: "NordicNature" nordicsounds
Date: Sun Aug 18, 2013 12:21 pm ((PDT))
Hi Max!
No problem with the spelling. It's a swedish letter. You would probably hav=
e to copy/paste the name to get it right. :)

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

Yes it was a nice night to be outdoors. You can see the view I (and the mic=
rophone) had this night. You can see northern lights in this image, both gr=
een and purple. Not really strong but nice anyway. Later on some nightglowi=
ng clouds (NLC, NoctiLucent Clouds) was appearing as well at the same time =
as Northern lights.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11642050/timelapse0293.jpg

I was really there to photograph a timelapse of the night sky, but I was re=
cording as well (as usual :)). I'm thinking of using this sound on the time=
lapse movie. That's one reason I wanted to raise the gain on the recording =
because "ordinary" people are used to loud music... :(
But the problem with echoes have been something I have encountered a lot so=
 I'm just wondering if someone have a good "recipe" on how to edit these ki=
nd of sounds. I have "louder" recordings of loons, but I wanted to use this=
 one since it's recorded at the same time as the images is taken.

/H=C3=A5kan Olsson



--- In  "Max" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Hayken
> Firstly, sorry about the spelling of your name; it's how my computer tran=
slates it!
> Secondly, I offer no answer to your question about the recording, just a =
statement; I love it! How lucky you are to be able to visit such a wonderfu=
l location.
> Very many thanks for sharing
> Cheers
> Max
>
> --- In  "NordicNature" <nordicnature@> w=
rote:
> >
> > Hi!
> > How do you all reduce noise in a recording that has echoes?
> > The first thing that disappear when reducing noise is the echo of the s=
ounds. At least it feels like that... :)
> > I just try to avoid NR when there is echo in a nature recording, but so=
metimes you aren't close enough to the source so you want to increase gain =
in post, but then you will get a lot of noise (depending on how quiet your =
microphones are of course).
> >
> > Here is one edited example where some of the echoes is affected by NR. =
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11642050/130813_692_st12_storlom_edited=
.mp3
> >
> > This was a fast edit that took only a minute or so.
> > Increase gain 5db
> > Noise Reduction 5db
> > EQ low cut
> > Fade in/out
> >
> > Description:
> > The recording is made in the middle of Sweden at the edge of a lake in =
a boreal forest and wetland area at night, and it is loons in the lake that=
 you hear most. A forest mice is close to the mic running around.
> > I usually have the mic close to the ground, but I tried to avoid to muc=
h noise from forest mice so I used a gorilla pod to attach the microphone o=
n a branch around 180cm above ground and close to the water.
> >
> > My basic question is, can you increase gain and reduce noise without de=
stroying the echoes?
> >
> > If someone wants to have a go at it (increase gain, reduce noise, echoe=
s intact), contact me off list and I can send the original wav file.
> >
> > /H=C3=A5kan Olsson
> >
>








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