How I Remove Background Noise in My Audio || iZotope DeNoise Tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- How do you get rid of hiss in your audio without destroying the speech? iZotope DeNoise is my favorite solution || linked below. See all my gear at kit.co/rayortega
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When you record audio for your podcast or video production, there is almost always some kind of noise floor. In many cases, you may not want any of this noise, often referred to as hiss, to be heard in your audio.
There are free solutions in Audacity, Audition (which has become almost as good as DeNoise) and other apps with noise reduction plugins but nothing has done a better job for me as iZotope's DeNoise podhelp.me/izR... and it doesn't have to be expensive. I picked up the RX Elements pack for $10 on a super sale (keep watch for these which I always tweet via / podcasthelper . But even the regular price is a good deal for what you get... a noise reduction plugin that usually works like magic for me.
I can remove heavy amounts of background noise (refrigerators, fans, street noise, etc.) with almost no degradation of the dialog. At worse, the recorded audio can become "muddy" stripping out some of the higher frequencies however I this can be corrected for with an EQ (shown in the video).
To use DeNoise to it's fullest, select your noise floor, activate the "Adaptive Mode," loop that section of audio so it can play while you listen with headphones to the reduction in noise as you increase the Noise Reduction slider until the noise is low enough of eliminated.
Deselect Adaptive mode and your noise sample and apply to the entire file. That's it. Enjoy your audio that sounds like it was recorded in a studio..well if you have a decent mic and room treatment 😀
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the hyperspeed at 7min is a lifesaver, thank you for adding that!
Hey Ray, Home podcaster here. I edit with Audacity but I began using Izotope Nectar 2, then bought RX5 advanced, now on RX7 Advanced, Fantastic tools. On all the iZotope Adaptive tools I've either let them run adaptively or just click the Learn button. Learn is pretty much the same thing as unchecking the Adaptive box upon your sample selection. As a tip The Spectral De-Noise and Spectral Repair tools in RX are AMAZING! Thanks, Ray, I always enjoy your content!
Thanks, Gary!
I use RX7 Elements to clean out noise in my vocals and MAN, was this helpful. Thanks a lot, learned I've been doing it wrong all this time, made my process so much easier. Great job!
Thanks, Néstor, that's great to hear!
Just bought RX8 standard and this tutorial is the perfect introduction to the power of the denoise function. Thanks a lot from Sydney
Thanks, Andrew. Have fun!
Decided to try RX7 to improve on my Reafir Noise Reduction in Reaper, after getting Expert Ears feedback that the quiet parts were somewhat "unnaturally quiet". Your video really helped get me to a much more subtle but still very effective noise reduction. Many thanks.
Thanks, Alan, really great to hear that this was helpful in getting you better audio.
Great demo man! I actually use this in my vocal recording chain for my home studio. I keep it on adaptive just because my AC turns on sometimes during sessions but I change the algorithm from surgical to gentle to keep the original performance in tact better. All my clients are happy with the vocal quality coming from my studio. RX De-Noise is fantastic!
Thanks, appreciate you sharing your process.
Thanks Ray, nice demo. Love that Izotope de-noise!
Thanks, Curtis. I know I'm using it in its most basic mode but fortunately I've learned that it may be possible to make it work even better with some more advanced techniques so I will update the video with an advanced use if it proves out to be even more amazing;)
@@RayOrtega Hi Ray, just wondering if you ever made a video to show your advanced compression techniques. I'm just editing the podcast that Curtis worked on his show a few months back, but I don't have the dialogue isolate plugin that comes with RX8 advanced, and I really want to maximise this voice denoise plugin. Any tips you have would be greatly appreciated....cheers, Andrew
Very good explanation man!
Thanks!
I love Izotope! And it's on sale rn!
Thank you so much you just saved my podcast the white noise was insane!!
Glad this helped!
thanks so much, would love if you did one of these tutorials for FCPX
Thanks, Craig and this plugin is on it's yearly super sale right now! podhelp.me/izotopeRXelBH For FCPX everything should be the same. It's just a plugin so it will work the same, the interface will be the same if not a little different in FCPX. I'm releasing a video soon about my newest, favorite plugin for this podhelp.me/accusonusNoiseRemoveBH and they have bundles podhelp.me/AccusonusERA4bundles but obviously more money especially with the iZoptope sale and you get more including the waveform editor with RX and the differences aren't that big and I still think RX does a great job.
The noise reduction in Adobe Audion is already excellent. This would be nice for people not wanting to pay extra for Adobe Audition.
Certainly it is the best tutorial about noise removal 🤘
Thanks! I just got RX7 Elements and am learning it. Very helpful.
TY!!I was going to buy NS1 Noise suppressor but I Discover this one!! Ty for the tutorial
Awesome, I'm also a big fan of Accusonus's option podhelp.me/AccusonusNoiseRemover (referral link)
That is pretty cool. I use Reaper, along with its built-in ReaFir plugin for noise reduction. It works pretty well, but I gotta say, the RX DeNoise you showcased does a terrific job. I think it just replaced the built-in plugin. It's extremely easy to use, similar to Reaper's version, but it's good to learn that. Thanks for the upload. :)
Thanks, Scott, I'm a big fan of iZotope and Accusonus for noise removal (ruclips.net/video/RW3WIzdljZU/видео.html) two of the best I've used. There are some decent built in plugins but these two have done the best job of the ones I've tested.
I love your videos! They are so helpful and informative. Thank you.
Thanks, Latoya!
Great tips Ray - thank you.
Thanks, Tony. More to come on this front;)
Bandlab also reduces noise but generally, I don't like a denoised audio because it sounds different. Not my taste. But as you demonstrated it, Izotope do the job well. Thx.
Thanks. The battle I always fight is usually with myself. When we edit the audio, we hear it as it was recorded and so yes, we hear a difference in the denoised option however if you've never heard the audio (the audience), in most cases, they would never know. So it really is a balance between our own bias and perfection and just publishing a good product. We hear many productions that have been processed and think wow how did they do that and the answer is they did what we'd do but we just never heard the original;) So don't fight yourself too hard.
Fantastic job once again! I love izotope
Thanks, David. More to come on this plugin!
great video. i like your reiteration at the end. good stuff
Thanks!
That hypercut is very useful. I watched the whole video, but I know some people like to talk bullshit and then I feel like wasting my time. In such cases I'd like to watch some hypercut / summary instead of the whole video.
Thanks Ray. This will help simplify my clunky workflow a bit. Really appreciate you putting the video out.
Thanks, Andrew!
Thanks, very helpful, never used de-noise although had it for years, been using Auditions built in which also does a great job these days. More tools in the box.
Excellent, Excellent, thank you thank you!
Of course, thanks, Michael! I also love Accusonus's option podhelp.me/AccusonusNoiseRemover (referral link) which I've been using for the last year.
SO helpful! Many thanks. Cheers.
Glad this helped, thanks for letting me know!
Really clear and helpful Thank you
Great job, straight to the point!
Thanks for the tutorial! I see how this is useful in podcast, I use it in my tutorial audio too. But I just don't like what it does to vocals in songs at all, kills the brightness in a way I can't seem to get back. I've tried Waved NS1 too and it's the same.
Hello Ray! Great tutorial! I think it would help a lot if you turn on the preview editor and spectral frequency display. You can see the results beautifully. :) I hope it helps.
Thanks, Robert. I've used the SF preview but it doesn't do much for me. I mean yes the visualization can be nice and it's really cool when using something like a gate to make sure you're not cutting off words but in the case of this plugin, I find my ears do the best job. That said, I'm always open to new ideas so I'll take a look again and see if it leads to even better results. Fortunately it sounds like there are even more advanced ways to use this plugin so stayed tuned as I try those and then make a follow up video;) Thanks for watching.
Is the voice or dialogue sometimes less degraded (or affected) if you apply Spectral De Noise instead of Voice De Noise? Which one is best suited?
It really does depend on the type of noise you have but it's worth a shot trying both especially if you are not getting the results you want with one however I almost always stick with Voice de-noise for dialog cause it works best for me but with things like ground loop hum/buzz, the spectral can often pick that out better.
Amazing thanks for sharing I have it !!!
Great video, thanks, Ray!!
Thanks!!
How do I remove hissing Autofocus lens noises in my recorded videos?
That's going to be tough cause a plugin is probably not going to recognize it as background noise in the way it would 'hiss' but depending on your DAW, you can go into a spectral analyzer (like in Audition) and see the noise visually and then you may be able to remove it that way or know what frequencies you can removed with a notch filter etc.
Thanks, this helped
great vid Ray... quick question what version of isotope did you buy?? Standard?
can you use it as insert plugin instead of processing it
Do you mean for live-streaming or doing something like a Zoom call? Regardless of your use case, yes. I need to make a video showing it working in real-time.
Great video. I know it might sound simple, but no one demonstrates how to finally export the new fixed sound(?)
Thanks. It might be because it will depend on your workflow and DAW. So in the case for this video, I would export a WAV file and then do some further processing elsewhere for podcast distribution or I would send this file to Premiere if I was using the audio in a video. Lots of options.
Like and suscribed, thx a lot bro, it helped me too much
Thanks!
That was a big help. Better than using Cubase Noise Gate I'm guessing. Cheers :)
Thanks and yes, a gate has a different purpose and in this case you want the noise gone. With a gate the noise is suppressed only when someone on that channel is not talking. That is good for very low level noise that isn't noticeable when speaking. So sometimes a combo is really effective. Remove some of the louder noise then gate the rest. Stay well.
@@RayOrtega Cheers for the reply, RUclips only just notified me. Happy New Year and as per always, stay well. Thanks again Ray.
Thanx Ray, I'll get right on it and try to figure out how to import iZotope into Logic proX.
Have a nice weekend! / RYjr
Thanks, have fun!
@@RayOrtega My second job as a audiobook producer, besides being a musician, has all of a sudden speeded up drasticly thanx to you help. 🙏
@@RayOrtega Hello again Ray! I have another question for you about iZotope RX8. Do you know if it's possible to separate / erase music from vocal with this tool? I got this very rough demo from a guy who sings VERY nice if you ask me. Probably recorded with just a mobile phone. Trouble is, the guitar strumming in the background... I'd like to put that into a separate track in Logic proX and keep the vocal as clean as possible in yet another track. Do you know if that's even possible with this iZotope RX8 tool? Looking forward to your reply. / RYjr
Thanks
Hey Ray, great stuff - any way you can make a video on removing (or semi removing) mic rustle? That’s one area that drives me bananas, partially because I just started to learn audio and part because well, it seems common enough.
Thanks. Mic rustle would be difficult but iZoptope has a plugin for it believe it or not and it seems to do an impressive job. ruclips.net/video/TtOPFXsfxes/видео.html something that complex needs the AI!;) There may be a way to deal with it but I'm not sure otherwise. Unfortunately I think you'd have to get the pricey bundle to get the plugin but take a look and see if that's even what you're trying to remove.
Got the accusonus audio repair plugins recently, so much easier to use and cheap too
I'm a fan so far. I've been testing them out and they work great. Yes, dead simple, single knob. iZotope is pretty close to that but I do enjoy having some deeper control if I need it. They're both winners.
But wouldnt that destroy the quaaltity of the vocal
It depends on the amount you apply and the background noise being removed. I don't use this for singing, this is for dialog and you can see in this video how a little does the trick but doesn't affect my dialog but when it does, it will usually remove some high-end so you also see me put that back in with EQ. It's an art and every situation will be different and you have to dial it in and adjust but this is the most transparent noise removal that I've used to date.
@@RayOrtega ty, tips for a asinging situation
I would have been interested in seeing a comparison of the free built in noise reduction of Audacity (or Audition in your case) vs this plug in. I have a tough time seeing the added benefit (over the built in functionality) for the tune of $100+ dollars vs. what I'm getting free with Audacity. The adaptive piece is pretty trick but if the noise you're trying to remove is from the same consistent source (a fan in your example) I don't see the need for this adaptive feature. Thank you though for taking the time showing us this tip.
Good point. But a longer video. I’d like to add my 2 cents, the free version is ok for very minor denoise, but extreme like ray showed is only possible with rx. It’s a powerhouse in comparison.
Good point. But a longer video. I’d like to add my 2 cents, the free version is ok for very minor denoise, but extreme like ray showed is only possible with rx. It’s a powerhouse in comparison.
Originally I recorded this video to include the Noise Reduction in Audition however the video was way too long. So I'm breaking that into its own video to include Audacity. And while I think Audacity does a decent job it doesn't really come close IMO to iZotope. First off plugins in Audacity are horrible cause you can't see what they are actually doing, just makes the work much more finicky. But beyond UI, you'll get the artifacts of noise reduction much sooner than you'll get them with DeNoise and it's not as good at scrubbing the noise under dialog. But yes, it's a good place to start. And with this plugin, you wait until they have at least one of the two sales that I share every year...$10! It's a no brainer. I waited;)
As for Noise Reduction in Audition, that is where things got interesting. It's always been pretty good, maybe a little better than Audacity but never got to the level of DeNoise IMO. However, as I recorded that piece I mentioned, I noticed it had taken a big leap in quality with the new 2019 release and word is they licensed some tech that rivals iZotope but they didn't really announce it. So now, I think it's almost as good if not equal and when I make that video I will check that out further and make a determination but again at $10, you can't go wrong with the RX pack you get which also includes tools you can't get in Audition or Audacity and while you wait for the sale, those two tools will work fine. Thanks for watching.
FYI, I have learned that Adobe recently licensed some other software that they have added to their own DeNoise and it's just about as good, which is amazing. I'll be making a video about that too.
back maybe.. 10 years ago I used to use audacity for mastering cause it seemed like it had a good limiter / compressor and especially that noise removal tool ... Using an izotope tool now though, and seems to do a good job , audacity I seem to recall little click artifacts can't remember if that was from noise reduction
Would love your advice on this, I have a metal heart valve implant that makes a metallic click sound with every heart beat and it is VERY prominent on audio recording - I used to be an actor but I stopped because this would show on all my audition tapes. Do you think that this could be easily removed with a professional audio team during post production editing?
Hi, James. I was able to find your demo reel and in the first scene, I can definitely hear what you're talking about. It's amazing to me that the movement of the metal valve goes so fast! I ripped the file and tried to do some work on removing the sound. I was definitely able to reduce it with the tools I have and short time I worked on it so I'm sure a professional post house would be able to remove it. I was surprised that the sound seems to be fairly broadband, extending through more of the frequency range that I would of thought. I was hoping it was hoping it was a more specific frequency that I could remove. Hopefully a pro team would have even better tools to isolate it and remove. Hope that helps, good luck and let me know if you pursue acting again and this comes up!
@@RayOrtega Wow, thank you so much Ray - I have asked this question to so many sound engineers online and also sent my file to many local sound studios and no one has given such detailed feedback, so I really appreciate you taking the time to do all of that!
I actually reduced the sound as much as I could on iMovie (what I use currently for all video editing) and that was as good as I could get it. The raw audio captured on a shot mic or lapel is insane, it’s literally all you can focus on as it’s so loud!
Really disappointing that it’s not easy to eliminate but hey, I’d rather be alive with a healthy heart lol
Btw, if you wanted to use my demo reel for any of your own content, I’m more than happy for you to do that 👍
Again, thank you!
@@jamesprytz4971 a healthy hear is definitely number 1!! And thanks for offering the demo reel. I feel I've seen this question once before somewhere else in the circles I run in online so you're not alone! Stay well, James!
Wow!! Dark magic type shit
iZotope is fantastic and for the last year, for noise removal, I've been using the Accusonus plugin for noise podhelp.me/AccusonusNoiseRemover (affiliate link) it's even more transparent but you have less control over the settings. Both are stellar
Hi Ray, I have a challenging question. If you were doing ringside commentary in a loud arena, what microphone would you use? Would you use a Shure SM58, Røde NTG2, Røde podmic or any mic of your preference?
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My software does not have the apply option...at least not where it is on the video. How would I apply?
That's odd. Hope you found it. Maybe you need to increase the size of the window by grabbing and dragging the corner of the plugin but it should be there.
Does this affect or decrease your original voice quality?
brill...thanks
Thanks!
Hello Ray. quick question. how do you trim a long deadspace in a multitrack?
so i added a music mp3 on the MT and trimmed it, after trimming, i have a very long deadspace. how to get rid of that? Thanks in adv.
Check out these two vids ruclips.net/video/XuPqxNxNvEs/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/Xv_cslQeIDE/видео.html
That's pretty cool!
🤘... and I see 20k+ subs , nice work, Eric!
@@RayOrtega It's a grind but if i didn't do it i'd probably just go out and spend a bunch of money on unnecessary stuff lol. Thanks!
squeaky clean
Thanks!
If they are vocals for a song, would you click the music option for optimization, or keep dialogue since it is messing with voice?
Hi there I just got Elements for Black Friday and I have some questions ?
Sure, what's up?
@@RayOrtega I am just been learning and still very new at this process since sat about recording and cleaning up audio
Here is my main goal to record Found Sounds like scratches ,water drop and tapping on glass etc...
and Then clean the audio sample up good enough to be useable for seamless looping backgrounds,for samplers to be play on midi keyboard etc..
My Recording Device is my old iPhone 6 Plus not much but it all I have at this time Looking to later get a better iphone mic adapter
and using a app called Voice Recorder Pro that has a Recording Format M4C (AAC) MP3 (MPEG)
and the one I am going to start useing
WAV (PCM because this one I can set the sample rate as high as 96Khz
Bit Depth is at 24 Bits and got up to 32 Bits
More to work with when editing audio
My question is do You have any tips from all Your experiences to give me to create a workflow ?
I don't have [close] or [apply] 2020 production pro3 just [bypass] RX7
ME TOO...
OH!! Thanks a lot!!
Thanks for watching.
Any feedback for Accusons alternative?
Are you referring to this plugin? podhelp.me/accusonusNoiseRemoveBH (affiliate). If so yes I’m a big fan. Ive been testing it out over the last few months and will make a video about it in the future. In many cases (all noise is different) it does a better job in that it often is more transparent/degrades the audio even less.
Can we use this on music files
Yes but it will probably have a more negative affect simply cause you'll be losing some of the frequencies or messing with parts of the frequency range that has music in it. Just depends on how much you need, it might help some if only a little is needed. Also working on individual tracks would be better than applying to a mix
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Thanks. I dunno, to me it sounded like it destoyed the timbre a lot. Was considering buying but oh well.
@@TheSakanaburu This is way too extreme. 10dB Threshold and 25dB Reduction is going to destroy the recording without a doubt. Not a good demonstration of the product considering the noise in the recording is not that loud to begin with, but the technique shown here could help anyone that needed to push it to that kind of extreme.
that is noise? :)))), nice job indeed but the real life is more demanding on tehniques to remove the noise, i wanna send u a sample to see
Yes, hiss would be noise but you have to be careful not to confuse noise created by mics., preamps or other gear or maybe even HVAC and background sounds that would be environmental like cars, people, etc. Software like this is not necessarily intended to clean up backgrounds that have a lot of other ambience. The key is to set yourself up so that you do not have those distractions in the first place and whatever low level noise floor is left can be cleaned up with software. If you have noise that is significantly louder that what I am showing then you have to deal with that first otherwise trying to remove it in post will degrade your primary audio. Thanks for watching, if you have a sample you want me to hear, just upload it her to RUclips, make it Unlisted and send me the link.
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I saw that shit Ray.
Sounds you're under water. Wave Znoise still the best!
Thanks, again as stated in the video, this was pushing it at it's hardest to demonstrate that even doing that doesn't produce bad results, you just need to EQ after however in most cases you would not push it that far and I don't suggest doing so. If it can sound very usable and full, it does a stellar job at half power or less. Thanks for watching.
only $800. no biggie.
Not accurate. RX Elements goes all sale all the time, in fact, it's on sale right now! www.izotope.com/en/shop/rx-8-elements.html $99. I even mention this in the first 30 seconds of this video. Thanks for watching.