OT - To Sound Engineers question. Need Help

Hi Djemass

Is it saturation, or is it compression? I have no direct experience, but often it seems like when I hear stuff recorded with mics unsuited for the task, the sound just clamps in on itself. I wonder if this is what you're hearing?

Maybe you can post a short clip?

I don't think you can do this, djemass. You can mitigate it, but if the source audio is too heavily distorted, reducing unwanted frequencies might take desirable characteristics out of the audio as well. If anything, you can maybe improve the audio, but even this will be of limited benefit.

You could try out some spectral editing, to see if you can isolate the bass frequencies. But this will be too time consuming. Better if you re-record again with better positioning of the camera and lower levels.

Depending on how important the video is I'd shave off the offending frequencies and overdub the drums (or just the bass drum) and bass.

You might try with Izotope RX3 (or 4). IIRC it can even remove digital distortion (probably to a certain degree?!) I think they offer a demo so you might try whether it actually improves the sound.

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You might try with Izotope RX3 (or 4). IIRC it can even remove digital distortion (probably to a certain degree?!) I think they offer a demo so you might try whether it actually improves the sound.

This would be my suggestion as well, apart from it being spendy but with a demo, it's definitely worth the shot. It's gotten absolute rave reviews with what it can do, so it certainly seems to be a great tool.

I would still like to hear what that saturation sounds like from a camcorder

Wow - that's pretty darned awful ! I don't think that can be salvaged in any way, sad to say

Yes, I doubt that this can be repaired.

You have a properly recorded version of the song? Just edit the footage and replace the audio with the studio version.

This way you'll at least have a use for the footage.

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I think I will have to do this, but it is a pity because I hate cheating on this kind of stuff...

Just label it as "music video", not live, then it's not cheating.

Yes j'ai bien peur que ce soit mort , bien trop de disto

La prochaine fois enregistre en sortie de KPA et remixe sur ton backing track ça sera le jour et la nuit , t'as pas d'autre enregistrement direct ?

Bye ,

Renaud