Sound File Cleanup Advice!

[Si Hunt]

Hello all!

I have some recordings which are very "warm" and "bassy" and I was wondering if there was a tool in Audacity or Nero (or elsewhere!) that could make them sound more "fresh" and "analogue", a bit more crisp and edgy. I'm sure I once knew of a tool to use which "brought the vocals out more" from their somewhat muggy state.

Any ideas?

Si.

[Rob McCow]

Surely this is something where you want to turn the treble up a bit?

Have you cleaned them up from the original tracks much yet? It might be worth going back to the original source and upping the treble from there.

[Si Hunt]

Could you explain on Audacity exactly what you mean by "upping the treble"?

These are the source recordings!

Thanks!

Si.

[Rob McCow]

OK - try the 'equalization' effect. That gets you a natty graph. Increase the line round about the 4,000 to 10,000Hz range. That might do it.

[Si Hunt]

Thanks Steve. High Pass Filter actually seems to make it a little less bassy.

Si.

[WhiteCrowNZ]

You are making a copy of these before changing them aren't you? Every so often when I try and mimic cyberman/dalek voices I get in a right old TISWAS, and have to start again. I also have an awful habit of crashing Audacity as well - my laptop no likes it sometimes!

[Si Hunt]

Um... Yeah. I've learned that much in 6 years of producing these plays.

Si.

[WhiteCrowNZ]

Oh you'd be surprised - we've had developers at work "caught out" by not backing up their files.