I have been using noise reduction wrong this whole time! You genuinely helped me out, I watched several videos on Audacity trying to get that nice crisp sound and explained so simply and easily for me to follow - thank you so much!
I like to see what frequency the noise is. Highlight the area, click on Analyze, and click on plot spectrum. If all the noise is below 100 HZ, I use EQ and use the high pass filter to cut it out. if you just have 1 frequency buzzing you can cut that frequency out with the "notch filter" if you do use the noise reduction you can start out low such as 6 or 9 dB, and if it is not enough you can click on effect and repeat last effect on the top, or repeat it by clicking on clicking on "Control + R" Also to really see noise use the "Spectrogram" view. To use the spectrogram view you will see a down arrow on the left side of your track. Cick on the down arrow and you will see options. You can click on the spectrogram or multi-view to use the spectrogram.
You are awesome..!!! Crisp and Short video with full of meaningful info. Best thing in video is, you explained each step why we are doing that. God Bless You.
Hey, thanks a lot for this! Just what I was looking for... Now I'm trying to figure out what exactly those other two settings mean or do, the Sensitivity and Frequency Smoothing Band. I'don't think I understand the explanations in the Audacity manual ... but I'd be keen to understand the settings better. And also: which one would I need to tweak to prevent the results from getting a tin-like sound?
It's really tough to pull off since your computer will struggle to know which is which. This article walks through some of the options: www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/microphones/record-with-2-usb-microphones/
@@Buzzsprout Next time came right away. The day I posted my "I wish I'd seen this before", I did a podcast with someone with barking dogs and a spouse talking in the background on my interviewee's end. Thanks again!
Great video! Super helpful, to the point! It's exactly what I was looking for when I googled "how to remove background noise in audacity" perfect, thanks!
I am happy to learn this tip. Unfortunately, the music audio I am working on has been clipped such that there are no seconds of background only (cars and trucks driving by). Is there anything else that I can do to improve the sound quality?
HI Shirley! Try checking the following links: ruclips.net/video/T7qHcO9XfpU/видео.html ruclips.net/video/xLYh4YrkllM/видео.html ruclips.net/video/dlC-MnuFtVs/видео.html www.buzzsprout.com/help/67-magic-mastering Hope it helps. Thank you!
Hi I'm trying to find tips for reducing sibilance in realtime on Audacity- My Husband does a podcast and uses Audacity, but there seems to be ALOT of background noise. Is there away to rid of majority of this before recording/in real?
The more you can reduce it in your recordings the better. Check out our blog post on acoustic treatment to get some ideas: www.buzzsprout.com/blog/sound-treatment-for-podcasters
The "Repeat Noise Reduction" function can be very helpful for further reducing persistent background noise. However, it's important to use it sparingly as overuse can distort your audio. Always trust your ears and adjust according to your specific needs. Keep podcasting!
Thanks for the help! I also get noise in between my sentences. It's kind of like an echo and the only way I can get rid of it is to cut and paste a quite part which takes forever and can sometimes leave clicking noise. Takes forever to edit a chapter this way and can get frustrating. Could this be caused from my mic. I use a Yetti in my closet. Thanks so much all of your help!
AWESOME VIDEO AND CONTENT! What microphone are you using? What camera is shooting this content and what SPECIFIC LENS are you using? THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
@@Buzzsprout Thanks bunches for the response. I forgot to ask. What lighting are you using here? BTW... Love using your platform for my podcast. #thanksinadvance
Is any way to remove the claps from a live concert where the concert is taking place on specific period (clap and background present in the audio clip in the same time)
Great question! Yes, Audacity can effectively remove background noise for a variety of sounds, including talking, hollering, TV blasting, and loud crashing or wall pounding. However, please note that these types of noises are variable and not constant, which makes them more challenging to remove. It’s always best to try and record in a quiet environment to minimize the amount of background noise. I hope that helps! 🙂
@@Buzzsprout I asked this question as the ideal solution isn't necessarily an option. If it takes a massive effort to get clean audio, in effect there is no point in recording. But thanks.
"Residue" is basically the audio content that is being removed. If you select this and preview - you should hear just the noise, plus whatever minor elements of the main audio are being inadvertently filtered out along with the noise. In fact, you can play with the settings while previewing the residue - when the residue is as close to being only noise as you can get it, that's probably the optimum setting for noise reduction. If you hear a lot of the "main" audio in the residue, your settings are too aggressive and you will distort the audio content that you are trying to preserve.
I have access to record my 4 person podcast (all 4 people in person) either using logic or audacity, Does anyone have experience with both that can recommend which to use? I like the idea that audacity has background reduction but logic seems smoother to use. Maybe people know a good way to reduce transfer the audio from one to the other and use both for their strengths?
Logic is a much more robust audio editor than Audacity and has fewer bugs/kinks. Logic should have a noise reduction effect/plugin that does something similar to what we did in this video
@@Buzzsprout Thanks for the help! I also get noise in between my sentences. It's kind of like an echo and the only way I can get rid of it is to cut and paste a quite part which takes forever and can sometimes leave clicking noise. Takes forever to edit a chapter this way and can get frustrating. Could this be caused from my mic. I use a Yetti in my closet. Thanks so much all of your help!
Do you still reply to comments? I hope cause i have a query... I use the noise removal options on audacity and it sounds ok and like the background noise is gone in audacity, but when i put the exported mp3 file in another program, the background whine is still there? Is there a way to fix that?
Yes, we do, Tinee. The background whine could be due to using too much noise reduction. Try using less or use another area of noise for the "noise profile." let me know if this solves your problem.
@@Buzzsprout i rerecord in the end because i ruined the audio, but i think you were right cause it sounded better the second time I removed soynd. I also moved my mic futher from my desktop so the fan sound was easier to edit out
Hey, Can anyone please help me? I have recorded some songs for my album, it had some white noise. So, i did the noise reduction with same settings, i got cleared but there was still some noise left and my vocals got like this bad noise which was not there before, its just making me mad because i have to upload album in 1 week and this is happening! Please help me, i didn't found any videos regarding this, all videos were just how to but not what i waited
If you can, try and select a section of your audio where only the piano is playing and use that to create your Noise Profile in the Noise Reduction effect
Hi, my recording; the location is a bar.. music &crowd.. i need to shazam the track.. but it is lots of crowd noise. i have tried your method but it also volume down music .. help pls
Unfortunately there's only so much you can do in your situation. Noise reduction will only lower the crowd noise, not eliminate it entirely. So adjust the settings to where you notice a bit of noise reduction without it affecting the music volume and that is the best case scenario
Evert time I do noise reduction in Audacity afterwards my voice sounds like if I were talking into a empty bottle. Please, any suggestions? I will deeply appreciate it.
You'll want to export your audio as an MP3 file (not MP4, which is for video). Here's a tutorial we did on exporting audio from Audacity that should help - ruclips.net/video/P5WdjYHwxMQ/видео.html
How do you remove a background noise on top of a playing music? For example, a car honking while the music is playing, hence they overlapping each other.
I was hoping someone would have an Audacity tut lol I have some recordings on my android from another room, but theres a super loud fan that comes on at the worst time.. some tuts were having you let the PC/program detect it, that simply wont do. Audacity is such a great little program though!! I've made some real fun sound effects & mashed some music with the filters & tools, its kinda criminal how free it is 😂🤫
You want noise to remove, how about the sound files I have from AM radio open reel tape from when I was an on air dj Talk about noise .Thanks for the video my friend
That's trickier to remove. Do your best to identify what could be causing the noise (loud AC unit, microphone turned up too loud) and fix it before you start recording
I never got jealous of people’s audio quality before I started making my own videos 😂
I can relate to that haha! Good luck !
Right you’d think it sounded good automatically . Not so.
Editing is tough. 😂
This comment Hurts in so many levels.
I know what ya mean😂
I have been using noise reduction wrong this whole time! You genuinely helped me out, I watched several videos on Audacity trying to get that nice crisp sound and explained so simply and easily for me to follow - thank you so much!
Glad to know this video helped you in any way! You're so welcome. 😊
I like to see what frequency the noise is. Highlight the area, click on Analyze, and click on plot spectrum. If all the noise is below 100 HZ, I use EQ and use the high pass filter to cut it out. if you just have 1 frequency buzzing you can cut that frequency out with the "notch filter" if you do use the noise reduction you can start out low such as 6 or 9 dB, and if it is not enough you can click on effect and repeat last effect on the top, or repeat it by clicking on clicking on "Control + R" Also to really see noise use the "Spectrogram" view. To use the spectrogram view you will see a down arrow on the left side of your track. Cick on the down arrow and you will see options. You can click on the spectrogram or multi-view to use the spectrogram.
This was extremely helpful, and easy to follow and understand! Thank you!
You are awesome..!!! Crisp and Short video with full of meaningful info. Best thing in video is, you explained each step why we are doing that. God Bless You.
Bless you too! Thanks for checking in. 🙏
I like videos that are straight and to the point instead of being super long (over 10 minutes).
Hey, thanks a lot for this! Just what I was looking for... Now I'm trying to figure out what exactly those other two settings mean or do, the Sensitivity and Frequency Smoothing Band. I'don't think I understand the explanations in the Audacity manual ... but I'd be keen to understand the settings better. And also: which one would I need to tweak to prevent the results from getting a tin-like sound?
The description and the video, you deserve WAY more subs tbh. This video was amazingly helpful for my video project!
This is super useful. Can you please let me know how can you record two separate tracks using 2 usb microphones at the same time for Windows?
It's really tough to pull off since your computer will struggle to know which is which. This article walks through some of the options: www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/microphones/record-with-2-usb-microphones/
Thank you. I wish I'd seen this before I went back and re-did the entire interview.
Next time 😉
@@Buzzsprout Next time came right away. The day I posted my "I wish I'd seen this before", I did a podcast with someone with barking dogs and a spouse talking in the background on my interviewee's end. Thanks again!
This is something that’s a go-to for our podcast! Thanks for making it easy for others.
-Randy, host of The Work With Purpose Podcast
Glad it helps you on your podcasting journey, Randy!
Thank you so much. I recently had a podcast interview and they had people chatting in the background. Audacity did the job.
Great video! Super helpful, to the point! It's exactly what I was looking for when I googled "how to remove background noise in audacity" perfect, thanks!
Super freaking helpful, dude! Out of the multiple years of frustration, NO other video has helped me more, despite this being so apparently simple! XD
Awesome! So happy to know that. Appreciate your kind words. Thank you so much!
cheers mate - you was recording in a new LEGO room and I had a buzzing sound picked up and this tutorial saved my recording - Cheers Greg
Glad it works well with you! Thank you for checking in!
I am happy to learn this tip. Unfortunately, the music audio I am working on has been clipped such that there are no seconds of background only (cars and trucks driving by). Is there anything else that I can do to improve the sound quality?
HI Shirley! Try checking the following links:
ruclips.net/video/T7qHcO9XfpU/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/xLYh4YrkllM/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/dlC-MnuFtVs/видео.html
www.buzzsprout.com/help/67-magic-mastering
Hope it helps. Thank you!
Great video: short, effective and to the point. Congratulations!
Thank you so much for the appreciation, Alessandro!
You taught this better than everyone else with videos about the same topic
JUUUST the right mix of content, detail, and brevity. Great job!
Hi
I'm trying to find tips for reducing sibilance in realtime on Audacity- My Husband does a podcast and uses Audacity, but there seems to be ALOT of background noise. Is there away to rid of majority of this before recording/in real?
The more you can reduce it in your recordings the better. Check out our blog post on acoustic treatment to get some ideas: www.buzzsprout.com/blog/sound-treatment-for-podcasters
Great tutorial, short, to the point and effective.
Hello!
What about "repeat noise reduction" function? We don't use it at this step?
Thanks!
The "Repeat Noise Reduction" function can be very helpful for further reducing persistent background noise. However, it's important to use it sparingly as overuse can distort your audio. Always trust your ears and adjust according to your specific needs. Keep podcasting!
Finally someone who knows, many thanks man!
You are welcome!
Is there a way I can limit the distance (domain) from which my microphone catches sounds?
Thank you so much for this tutorial, you went straight to the point. It's indeed very helpful to me
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Thanks, easy to understand and straight to the point.
Is it possible to remove or reduce guitar fret buzz from a recording using this?
Thanks for the help! I also get noise in between my sentences. It's kind of like an echo and the only way I can get rid of it is to cut and paste a quite part which takes forever and can sometimes leave clicking noise. Takes forever to edit a chapter this way and can get frustrating. Could this be caused from my mic. I use a Yetti in my closet. Thanks so much all of your help!
Well explanation, I want to know the purest type of usb microphone for singing at a good price. Thank you
I did this but there's too much audio quality loss in my voice for this. Will have to figure out a way to make this better.
What advise to you have to remove breathing from your VO recording?
HI Shane! Try checking these links regarding audio:
ruclips.net/video/T7qHcO9XfpU/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/xLYh4YrkllM/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/R0nsSY6Ahm0/видео.html
You are the man, thank you very much. I have removed a weird rattle in my audio recording, and it is gone now. Also Audacity developers, thanks.
Thank you very much for explaining this method so well👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for the appreciation and watching this video, Miss Lauren! All the best to your channel! 😊
Bruh I freakin love you man, idk why the fake ones got recommended to me before yours, youtube algorithm strikes again
Thank you so much for your appreciation and support!
AWESOME VIDEO AND CONTENT! What microphone are you using? What camera is shooting this content and what SPECIFIC LENS are you using? THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!!
No problem!
Microphone - Rode Procaster
Camera - Canon M50
Lens - Canon EF-M 22mm
@@Buzzsprout Thanks bunches for the response. I forgot to ask. What lighting are you using here? BTW... Love using your platform for my podcast. #thanksinadvance
Can you do the same but with Garage band???
Yep! This article shows you how: producersociety.com/background-noise-garageband/
Subscribed! Thanks for your videos. Your explanations are always so clear and brief.
Yay! Thank you so much!
Hi I wanted to ask you how do i remove the main sound because I just want the background music what should I do?
Is any way to remove the claps from a live concert where the concert is taking place on specific period (clap and background present in the audio clip in the same time)
That's my challenge tooo
Super Duper Informative video. Crisp, and to the point. Really Appreciate it.
Your audacity is different then mine.
What version is it? Are you using it in Windows?
Can this be made to work when the background noise is somebody talking, hollering or tv blasting? Or loud crashing, wall pounding?
Great question! Yes, Audacity can effectively remove background noise for a variety of sounds, including talking, hollering, TV blasting, and loud crashing or wall pounding. However, please note that these types of noises are variable and not constant, which makes them more challenging to remove. It’s always best to try and record in a quiet environment to minimize the amount of background noise. I hope that helps! 🙂
@@Buzzsprout I asked this question as the ideal solution isn't necessarily an option. If it takes a massive effort to get clean audio, in effect there is no point in recording. But thanks.
Great explanation - Will give it a try later and hopefully it will remove the whistling noise from my Surface Pro.
can you explain the difference between reduce and residue
"Residue" is basically the audio content that is being removed. If you select this and preview - you should hear just the noise, plus whatever minor elements of the main audio are being inadvertently filtered out along with the noise. In fact, you can play with the settings while previewing the residue - when the residue is as close to being only noise as you can get it, that's probably the optimum setting for noise reduction. If you hear a lot of the "main" audio in the residue, your settings are too aggressive and you will distort the audio content that you are trying to preserve.
@@BikesBlades thank you
Thanks alot. I'm using this for a recording sent to a court case.
Can I also silence the audio?
Thank you for this tutorial! It was easy to understand and straight to the point!
I have access to record my 4 person podcast (all 4 people in person) either using logic or audacity, Does anyone have experience with both that can recommend which to use? I like the idea that audacity has background reduction but logic seems smoother to use. Maybe people know a good way to reduce transfer the audio from one to the other and use both for their strengths?
Logic is a much more robust audio editor than Audacity and has fewer bugs/kinks. Logic should have a noise reduction effect/plugin that does something similar to what we did in this video
Buzzsprout do you happen to know what that plugin would be and if it is free?
What causes the echo while narrating and how do I fix this? Can it be removed from something already recorded or do I have to record over? Thanks
Hi Kim! Have you tried using compressor? I think this can help, here is the link: ruclips.net/video/R0nsSY6Ahm0/видео.html
@@Buzzsprout Thanks for the help! I also get noise in between my sentences. It's kind of like an echo and the only way I can get rid of it is to cut and paste a quite part which takes forever and can sometimes leave clicking noise. Takes forever to edit a chapter this way and can get frustrating. Could this be caused from my mic. I use a Yetti in my closet. Thanks so much all of your help!
Very clear, simple. Thumb up!
Thanks for the appreciation and support!
How do you remove REVERB in Audacity? Thanks a lot in advance!
Thanks for sharing the knowledge mate. Love you. ❤️
Thanks so much for this! The hiss from my dynamic mic was really bumming me out. :)
We do get that sometimes. Glad to know this video helped! Thanks for watching!
Does this work for removing background conversations that are competing with the interview?
Certainly! To reduce or remove background noise with Audacity, just help it isolate the specific sounds. Give it a go! 😊
Greetings,
How do I isolate a single voice frequency among multiple voice frequencies?
Unfortunately that's not something Audacity can do
Thank you for the tutorial easy and understandable!
totally amazing! now i can start my voice-over tasks with this software...thanks so much!
Oh my! Excited for you! 🤩 Way to go, Rhoda.
Could you make a video on how to do this on garage band?
Hi Nyla, here is a full tutorial on How to Edit a Podcast in GarageBand. Hope it helps. 😊
ruclips.net/video/mATGO5ayrzc/видео.html
I had a few questions besides background noise in audacity, do you have an e-mail
I was able to remove the background voice but the sound has a watery background sound now
Thank you for this very easy-to-follow instructional video!
Appreciate that you find it easy to follow. Thanks for checking in Summer!
Do you still reply to comments? I hope cause i have a query... I use the noise removal options on audacity and it sounds ok and like the background noise is gone in audacity, but when i put the exported mp3 file in another program, the background whine is still there? Is there a way to fix that?
Yes, we do, Tinee. The background whine could be due to using too much noise reduction. Try using less or use another area of noise for the "noise profile." let me know if this solves your problem.
@@Buzzsprout i rerecord in the end because i ruined the audio, but i think you were right cause it sounded better the second time I removed soynd. I also moved my mic futher from my desktop so the fan sound was easier to edit out
I have an audio recording I want cleared. But nothing is working.
Hey,
Can anyone please help me?
I have recorded some songs for my album, it had some white noise. So, i did the noise reduction with same settings, i got cleared but there was still some noise left and my vocals got like this bad noise which was not there before, its just making me mad because i have to upload album in 1 week and this is happening! Please help me, i didn't found any videos regarding this, all videos were just how to but not what i waited
Hi is there anyway to take out noise from my track. In the background you can hear playing the piano keys in the background
If you can, try and select a section of your audio where only the piano is playing and use that to create your Noise Profile in the Noise Reduction effect
Hi, my recording; the location is a bar.. music &crowd.. i need to shazam the track.. but it is lots of crowd noise. i have tried your method but it also volume down music .. help pls
Unfortunately there's only so much you can do in your situation. Noise reduction will only lower the crowd noise, not eliminate it entirely. So adjust the settings to where you notice a bit of noise reduction without it affecting the music volume and that is the best case scenario
Thank you so much. With your help I've removed all the hiss and crackles from a 1938 recording, downloaded as an MP3 file.
That's awesome! Glad we could help!
Thanks!
watching from Srilanka
It is a very good tool to remove "constant" background noise 👍
🍊 *THANK YOU SO MUCH! THIS ASSET IS SO IMPORTANT FOR ME AS AN ASMR CREATOR.* 🍊😄
Awesome! Glad you find it useful for your ASMR content. Thanks for tuning in!
Evert time I do noise reduction in Audacity afterwards my voice sounds like if I were talking into a empty bottle. Please, any suggestions? I will deeply appreciate it.
FINALLY someone knows how to explain
Glad you appreciate our explanation, Ralph. Thank you so much!
Clear and concise info. Thanks.
What's the repair function for?
A sample function of REPAIR is for repairing a click on a vinyl record or a tape dropout.
YOU SAVED MY LIFE
I have reduced the background noise, but how to export the video as MP4? I have chosen the option to export it as MP4, but unsuccessful
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You'll want to export your audio as an MP3 file (not MP4, which is for video). Here's a tutorial we did on exporting audio from Audacity that should help - ruclips.net/video/P5WdjYHwxMQ/видео.html
Thank you for your clear instructions. They worked out super well for me. :)
Awesome! Good to know it works well with you. Thanks for checking in, Mia!
How do you remove a background noise on top of a playing music? For example, a car honking while the music is playing, hence they overlapping each other.
Hey! Shoot us an email at support@buzzsprout.com and we can look into this for you.
I was hoping someone would have an Audacity tut lol I have some recordings on my android from another room, but theres a super loud fan that comes on at the worst time.. some tuts were having you let the PC/program detect it, that simply wont do. Audacity is such a great little program though!! I've made some real fun sound effects & mashed some music with the filters & tools, its kinda criminal how free it is 😂🤫
Simple and easy! thanks
Thanks for checking in, Cody!👍
*you just earned a new sub* thank you so much!
You want noise to remove, how about the sound files I have from AM radio open reel tape from when I was an on air dj Talk about noise .Thanks for the video my friend
Excellent explanation
Another useful tutorial. Thank you so much for this...
Glad it was helpful!
Whenever I try to open Audacity, it shows me an application error message, that it is unable to start correctly. What to do? Please help.
Eternal Void make sure you have at least 4gb ram. Check audacity system requirements
@@AryanShahGamingMusic thank you...
Very helpful thank you!
But what I should do when i have noise with my talking?
That's trickier to remove. Do your best to identify what could be causing the noise (loud AC unit, microphone turned up too loud) and fix it before you start recording
Thank you for this I’m leaving a like and a sub
Such a life saver
Glad we could help!
Thank you so much for this. Great tip as I venture into Podcasting!
Glad you found it helpful, Juan!
what if I don't have any part in the video with a clean voice?
BEST VIDEO EVER!!!!
THANK YOU VERY VERY VERY MUCH!!!
thank you so much for being straight to the point!
Thank you so much this was so helpful!! :)
Appreciate you, Rose! Thanks for watching!
Very helpful video! Thanks
Glad it helps! Thanks for checking in, Dante.
thanks brother, it easy to understand and now I can create a better video with this audio editor
Glad it helps, Nadiah! If you have other podcasting questions, feel free to reach us at support. 😊
Thanks so much this video was very helpful
You're welcome, Robert! Happy to help. 😊
Amazingly helpful, thank you!
Glad it helps! Thanks for checking in, Mike.☺
Guy has 33K subs, but the video is so well made it feels like a hundred-thousand-subs guy made it.
Big help, Thank you sir!!!
Glad to help! Thanks for checking in! 😊