Danny, I don't know if I can help, but here are a few questions that come to mind. Is your mike on a stand? Is the stand part of your desk or is it on its own legs? Is your braille display small enough to put in your lap? If the excess noise in your room is so overpowering that you have to get close to your mic than you need to work on moving the mic in to a quieter place, or putting some kind of shield between you and the things that are making noise. For example, if your doing your reads right by a computer that is going to be pretty loud, you might want to move yourself and your mic to a place further away. Hth bb
-----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Danny Miles Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 3:46 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks Hi Barry. Thanks for your thoughts. I have my master mic volume on my mixer quite low in order to reduce room hiss/ambience, so that means my mic and display end up quite close together. I've briefly tried putting material underneath the display but this didn't seem to work (possibly because the noise is coming from the cursor and other elements on top of the display rather than underneath it). What, if any, sort of barriers would you be thinking of placing between the display and mic? The pop shield for the mic currently sits roughly over the display with the mic placed behind it. I used to have the mic positioned to the side of me rather than in front of me, but this inhibited my breathing as I had to lean over myself to get close to the mic, and as I'm narrating books I naturally need to be able to take deep breaths. Thanks for any suggestions. Danny On 3/10/15, Barry Chapman <ba...@bchapman.id.au> wrote: > Hi Danny, > > Regarding the braille display noise, have you looked at placing some > sort of barrier between the mic and the display, adjusting the angle > of the mic or moving the display as far from the mic as practical. I > have found that trying to filter out unwanted noise with a program > such as Sound Forge almost always results in the overall sound quality > being degraded and therefore should be a last resource option. > > Regards, > Barry Chapman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of > Danny Miles > Sent: Wednesday, 11 March 2015 8:46 AM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks > > Hi Tina. I regularly do radio show presentation and the Braille > display often comes out on that (which obviously can't be edited if > live). That's why I often use Sam encoders for recording content ... > I'm used to using them when broadcasting. > > However, when presenting, I'm not overly aware of mouth noises being > an issue. The work which has made me pose this question is related to > audio book narration, where the pace is slower and things like mouth > noises and Braille display clicks are naturally more evident. > > What sort of VO work do you do? > > Danny > > > > On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson <tinatee...@cox.net> wrote: >> Hi Danny, >> >> Are you doing voiceover work? That's what I use Sound Forge for. >> >> Tina >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >> Danny Miles >> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 1:55 PM >> To: PC Audio Discussion List >> Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks >> >> Hi Tim. Thanks for your feedback. >> >> I know what you're talking about but, as I've always used the SM58 >> due to its strong capacity to pick things up when presenting radio >> shows or recording documentaries out in the field, I haven't looked >> at different types of mic. Now that I'm working on audio narration >> the Braille display and mouth clicks are more prevalent ... do you >> have any specific suggestions please? >> >> Thanks, Danny >> >> >> >> On 3/10/15, tim cumings <thcumi...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Danny, there's no difference in editing capabilities between sound >>> forge and goldwave. As someone else has said, if you are picking up >>> mouth noises and noise from your braille display, perhaps hyou >>> should think about swithcing to a different microphone which might >>> be lsee sensitive and have a different pickup pattern. For example, >>> a dynamic microphone with a cardioid pattern might help in this situation. >>> \On 3/10/2015 3:24 PM, Danny Miles wrote: >>>> Hi Tina. Thanks very much for this info. >>>> >>>> Do you feel that SF is better than GW or are they pretty comparable? >>>> Anybody else's thoughts on this would also be appreciated. Of >>>> course buying SF would be a considerable outlay, but it is in the >>>> cause of professional work, so I guess it depends whether there's a >>>> significant advantage to it or not. >>>> >>>> Also, as previously mentioned, I currently record my audio via the >>>> Sam broadcasting encoders and simply edit in GoldWave. Is this >>>> advisable or would it be better to simply do everything in an audio >>>> editing package? >>>> >>>> Danny >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/10/15, Tina Wilson <tinatee...@cox.net> wrote: >>>>> Hello Danny, >>>>> >>>>> In order to receive the scripts for Sound Forge, send an email to >>>>> Jim Snowberger at: >>>>> >>>>> snow...@snowmanradio.com. He charges $30, and he's a great guy. >>>>> Hope this helps. >>>>> >>>>> Tina >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of >>>>> Danny Miles >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 12:15 PM >>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>> Subject: Re: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks >>>>> >>>>> Hi Jamie. Thanks for your message. >>>>> >>>>> I'm using a Shure SM58, which I understand to be one of the most >>>>> commonly-used all-purpose vocal mics. I plug my mic into a mixer >>>>> rather than using a USB mic ... do you have any better suggestions? >>>>> I do use a pop shield, so I don't have issues with plosives, but >>>>> the Braille display and mouth noises seem more evident than I expected. >>>>> >>>>> Also, I wasn't aware that there were Jaws scripts for Sound Forge. >>>>> I used SF before I started with GoldWave many years ago and, >>>>> generally, I think GoldWave works just as well. However, if you >>>>> can please advise on how to obtain the scripts for SF it might be >>>>> worth contemplating. >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks, Danny >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 3/10/15, Jamie Kelly <otrja...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> You could try Sound Forge and with the Jaws scripts you can use >>>>>> the EQ, shift and pitch sliders Etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> If you have some vision, Adobe Audition is very good also if it's >>>>>> still available. Both these programs cost around $300 to $400 each. >>>>>> >>>>>> Also look at the type of mike your using. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jamie >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf >>>>>> Of Danny Miles >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 10 March 2015 9:09 PM >>>>>> To: PC Audio Discussion List >>>>>> Subject: Editing Mouth Noise and Braille Display Clicks >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello everyone. I wonder if anybody can please advise. >>>>>> >>>>>> I currently record using a broadcasting encoder and edit my >>>>>> content using GoldWave. However, I'm having significant issues >>>>>> with the presence of mouth clicks and the constant sounds of my >>>>>> Braille display as I move from line to line (or as the cursor flashes). >>>>>> >>>>>> I find that GoldWave's editing options are generally too weak to >>>>>> have any impact or too aggressive to leave a high-quality >>>>>> recording. I currently have Depopper; could this be used to >>>>>> remove the issues described above (and also the hiss of room ambience)? >>>>>> If so, any advice on particular settings would be appreciated. >>>>>> If not, can anybody please make any other suggestions? >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks, Danny >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! >>>>>> Antivirus protection is active. >>>>>> http://www.avast.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > >
