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Hi Mike, here are a few ideas for future videos: * How to best set a volume and gain for voice overlay and background music. * What is the best order of applying effects and what to avoid: eg if you set the gate and then adjust volume then gate settings will be invalidated. * What effects are better to be used in the singletrack and when/when in multitrack mode * What is the difference between DeNoise effect and Noise Reduction process.
i've been grinding through tutorials trying to learn how to fix some vocals from a video I recorded for days now. and then i found this video and immediately when you said to delete the one channel and copy and paste the remaining one i was like OHHHH. then you explained how to use the declipper in 30 seconds while every other resource i found spent 5-10 mins and didn't even give the proper instruction. dude... THANK YOU 🙏
@@MikeRussell do you happen to have a tutorial on matching the sound of audio files? i have multiple vocal recording files from the same recording session that each had different things needing to be cleaned up. so i edited 1 of the 4 using your tutorial here and got it to a point that i'm pleased with. thinking maybe i can save a preset of all the effects in the rack, any gain adjustments and so on, match the volume and apply it to the other 3 files but i'm not sure what to search for to find the video i need and was so happy with the results from your instructions.
What you've summed up here is exactly what you'd want to do. Once you've got the clip sounding as you like then as long as they were all recorded on the same mic in the same environment you'd be safe to save the effects rack. Line the clips up on a track in the multitrack and then put the favourite you've saved into the effects rack on that track. You can also match the clip loudness across all your clips. Don't forget the power of the speech volume leveller to even out all the volumes in the various clips as well.
@@MikeRussell sooo i thought i saved the effects preset, however, me thinks there might be a difference between using the effects rack for effects and using the drop down menu. i used the drop down menu and none of the effects i used are in the preset. think i may have oofed. 😬
Unless you saved the preset in each effect it won't be saved. If you line them up in the effects rack and then save the entire effects rack as a favourite that would be the way to go
Dude... another great hack! I just can't imagine my life without your amazing help. Thank you again and again. Mike Russell saves the day one more time!!!
Again you delivered the goods Mike! I was editing a podcast of mine with some small sections of clipped audio and I was thinking of re-recording them because it sounded horrible, but a few clicks in Audition and it now sounds great.
thank you so much. the left channel in my video was garbage, i think the camera operator had a hard limiter on in the moment, but that didn't fix the distortion from the "peak".
Thank you so much for your lesson. I've recently started working in Audition, and this tutorial has fixed the problem I've been trying to clean up for a whole day. I'm very grateful that your shared your knowledge.
Man, I love your videos! I've learned so much when it's come to fixing some of my awful mistakes. Out of curiosity, do you have (that I missed?) or perhaps will you be making, a video where you can "fix" some...awful concert audio?
Thank you for the support! I don't have a video specifically on fixing awful concert audio yet, but it's a great idea and I'll definitely consider making one in the future!
What Mic did you use here and where can we learn how you edited it for that crisp sound? Is it the AKG C414 XLII (saw your recommendation on another video)? And any advice on how you treated the room? Our current setup is still going to be next to a busy road for the next 6 months so we're worried the AKG C414 XLII may pick up more of that background noise than something like the Shure SM7B.
Thank you for your comment! In this video, I used the AKG C414 XLII. For treating background noise from the road, consider using acoustic panels and positioning the microphone in a way to minimize picking up unwanted noise.
@@MikeRussell Thank you! We went with Shure SM7dB's for now because of the background noise. Will absolutely be picking this one up once we've relocated!
Thank you so much for the video! I have some videos from concerts that are a bit distorted by the bass from the instruments, do you have a specific video that could lessen the bass in the audio. I tried using this video as a guide, but there are a few parts of the audio that sound funny. Thank you!
Hey Mike, thank you so much for this video. the voice is so much better however i am now hearing a "hissing sound" or like a frequency ssss sound" that i am unable to remove.. Any tips?
Hey there! I recommend applying a noise reduction effect to eliminate the hissing sound or using a de-esser to target and reduce the frequency "sss" sound in your audio. Good luck!
When you "sped this bit up" (03:36) was that done in post-processing (ie speed the video) or did you do something that made the process/effect finish faster in real-time? I could certainly use something that does the latter... applying RX7 across a long audio file takes forever!!!
That'll be analogue distortion picked up in the recording chain. You may still be able to improve it using EQ to reduce the most distorted frequencies but I would suggest, to get high quality audio, your best option is to check the recording chain for where the distortion is introduced and re-record.
It's not quite as simple as that but that's why it's important to follow a good recording chain and make sure gain staging is set to ensure each stage is clean and unclipped
Hello Mike, thanks for your amazing video and superbly clear explanation. I have audio files with asymmetrical distortion, the upper half of the waveform is fine, the lower half is severely reduced. The cause was too long cables on the microphone preamps during recording. Any thoughts on how I could proceed to rescue these?
Hi, the asymmetric waveform can be adjusted in Audition when normalising by ticking the DC Bias Adjust and setting the percentage to adjust by. To correct it at source you'll probably need to change your mic cables.
@@MikeRussell Thanks so much for your quick reply. The recordings are historic and I can't repeat the recording. The lower halves of the waveform are badly distorted and clipped (nowhere near the digital limit) and the upper halves are fine. I am toying with the idea to substitute the lower halves by inverted copies of the upper halves but envisage major crossover clipping on the zero line. It's a shame because that version of my band really cooked!
Try normalising the audio and using the DC Bias adjustment then have a look at this video of dealing with distorted audio which will hopefully be some help to you th-cam.com/video/RrR4eHl2pVs/w-d-xo.html
YES! This helped a crazy amount! Was using a H5 for an event tested sound and everything they played the music and tested the mic. when it came to it, they spoke so much louder than the testing and clipped majority of the audio! You are a legend, have a great day
Not really. Any mic can distort if it’s being recorded too hot (loud). It’s most important to get levels right when recording whether you have a condenser or dynamic mic. If you’re using an XLR mic you do this via your interface or mixer. If you’re using a USB mic you did this via your computer’s sound preferences.
Clipped audio isn't always the same as distorted audio. I have tracks where the audio is distorted from the mic being too sensitive, but recorded in camera at normal audio levels. Therefore, diagnostics doesn't recognize it as being clipped and won't repair it.
I've been experimenting with settings on this application and still not able to resolve some hefty distortion in this recording I have. Any other ideas or recommendations? The clipper repaired what it is going to repair, but interestingly, it didn't make much of a difference. In this case, the gain was up waayy too high on the sound board.. 😬
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What a great tip, I just wish I had Audition! No idea if you'll see this comment in time/at all, but is there any way of getting a similar result with Audacity? I am completely new to audio, so please talk to me like a 5 year old!
Another question, if I may; I'm not sure if the problem IS clipping now. I've pulled the file into Audacity but there's none of those huge spikes (There are very few parts that go above 0.1 or below -0.1, and those that do don't go above/below 0.2/-0.2). It does sound very similar to the sample in your video though. Can you think of anything else I can try?
In Audition there is a diagnostic tool as part of the DeClipper which will identify potentially clipped samples. Sadly this feature is not in Audacity. If there are any points that are above 0db then you have clipping in the audio I’m afraid. Maybe post a sample of your audio in our community? community.musicradiocreative.com/
I'm not sure why I thought, after working 31 years with Audio Softwares and as an engineer and producer, that this would work. I accidentaly had a wrong setup and recorded as "mic" instead of line in, so when I panicked...I looked up "interweb" and the first video I found was yours...so I decided to try...long story short, the software can NOT fix distorted audio. Now I can spend the equal amount of time to uninstall all, that adobe installed, just to run this program... but thanks anyway...it's my fault...next time I listen to my instinct. I'm just gonna copy hear, what the "interweb" and AI says: "You can do things to soften the blow, but once the signal is distorted, parts of the audio waveform are lost, never to be recovered."
Hey Mike, just found your video, thanks for that, but you're not fixing distortion here, you're fixing clipping. Although they might sound similar, distortion is something completely different and can't be fixed the easy way, as it is part of the audio itself. But keep on going, fixing clipping is also very important and good to know :-)
Hey there! Thank you for the feedback and for pointing out the distinction between distortion and clipping - I appreciate your insight and I'm glad you found the video helpful in fixing clipping issues!
Can this work with distorted sound on a video recording, of a concert? I forgot to enable the wind filter on my Nikon camera, resulting in heavy bass distortion.
My son shot my band on stage at a live concert. The system was enormously loud with a ton of low end. Sounded great in the audience but the audio recording on the video footage is distorted as if it were clipping. Tried your method here and it came up no errors found. Any suggestions?
Ah, the classic concert recording conundrum! Sorry to hear that the method didn't work in this case. You might want to try using EQ to reduce the low end frequencies and then experiment with a declipping tool or distortion reduction effect in your preferred audio software. If the distortion is too severe, it might be a challenge, but a combination of careful EQing, compression and possibly some reverb might help mask the issues.
I have one question I was just sending my friend a video with start by 1nf1n1ty as the only audio and for some reason the audio was very loud and only the quiet parts even sounded like laserbeams The normal parts sounded like pure static I downloaded the odd audio and it was the file itself which was ruined in the process Why did this happen
Hey, I have a clip where the mic is not properly attached with the camera due to faulty jack and it has caused tremendous distortion to the clips. Can you please let me know if that can be fixed.
It’s impossible to say without seeing and hearing the audio. The likelihood is it may be able to be improved but it’s unlikely to be recoverable to high quality audio.
@@MikeRussell Not intent to recover high quality audio at all. But just decent audio without disturbance, would you mind if I share that audio with you. I am in a huge trouble? If you could spare some time and see if any option gets a fix for it? Thanks.
I would suggest if you've not recorded the audio yet then it's best to avoid distortion altogether by ensuring the microphone levels are set correctly. It's better to avoid than try to fix.
Have you followed all the procedures? How many possible clipped samples are there? If that shows zero then it’s likely clipping isn’t your problem. It’s also possible to show zero possibly clipped samples if the audio has been recorded in 16 bit and normalised. While there will be no clipping left the audio will still sound clipped.
Hi Mike. I tried this but nothing came up on the scan. My audio wasn't as extreme as yours but I could definitely still hear the distortion. I tried the 'restore lightly clipped' as well. Still nothing detected. Are there any other ways to reduce distortion? Thanks.
My clipping is not in the levels of the track. I have clipping potentially from my senativity on a wireless mic. Any ideas if I have distortion but my waveform is in normal limits within Audition?
What's in your recording chain? It may be easier to take this to our community where you can explain more and there's more scope to trouble shoot community.musicradiocreative.com/
Unfortunately, Audition that I use since it was CooEditPro time, does not fix distorted audio in most cases. This was school example with clean speech that was too saturated. Even after repair the "harshness" is still heard almost the same. It fixes that "samples" are not cut harsh, but the "smoothness" of audio is not restored. Even more evident is when restoring music recorded with low end device (smart phone). Bass kicks are often a bit lower than mids and this tool does not even picks them as clipped, because they are not clipped as flat line, but was rather clipped analog way since microphone is over saturated. Audition does not find clipped samples. Also odd to me: if small portion of audio is marked way MORE samples is found as if 30 minutes of audio is market. Same for decrackle.
Hey Mike, I have received an audio file from a client and she let the "Auto level" on when recording, so there are instances of clipping throughout the whole audio after a silence space. However, when I do the Amplitude statistics, it shows the number of Clipped Samples but the DeClipper can't find clipped peaks to repair. How do I fix this? The peak altitude is around 1,86dB, is there something to do with it?
I’m not sure of the recording set up so don’t know what you mean by “auto level” set on. Without seeing and hearing the audio and knowing the recording chain it’s very difficult to help as it may be that the file has clipping without exceeding 0db as it’s analogue clipping created earlier in the chain before being limited back out or it’s been recorded with analogue clipping and normalised back down beneath zero but still with the clipping. If de-clipping doesn’t work then you’re left with trying to use EQ to reduce the harsh sounds. This might be one for our community where you can share samples community.musicradiocreative.com/
@@MikeRussell Thanks for the fast reply mate. It's really hard for me to explain with more details because I'm not an audio expert, only know the basics, haha. The auto-level that I was mentioning is the switch from H1n recorder back where it increases and decreases the recording volume depending the captured sound height. Well, it's nothing I can do about now. Thanks a lot for your videos mate, it's helping me a lot to understand more how to use audition and what all those information means.
I’d suggest turning that off for future recordings as a start. You can add compression in post processing to deal with reducing the dynamic range. As long as the recorded levels are beneath 0db then you can work with the audio.
my own old recorded and written songs tracks has robot sounds and words every few seconds sound like inverted or switched, I have no idea if and how can I fix this,, those tracks are such a memory..
It sounds like your audio tracks may have some phase cancellation issues, but with the right editing techniques and tools like Adobe Audition and iZotope RX you can fix the inverted or switched sounds and bring back the original memory of your songs.
Hi there! Sorry to hear about the issue. Make sure the declipper settings are adjusted correctly, and consider checking your audio input levels. Also, try using a different audio file or format to see if that helps. Good luck! 👍
Hello i have such a bad problem in my recording track All the track level matching but their is one word from go above the track level how can i fix that to match all track level?
Clipping is never good. The correct thing to do would be to record without any clipping, the method will help you restore clipped audio but there is always the ceiling of 0db that you want your audio to stay under.
Hi Mike, I watched your other video on this subject and left a comment on there. I’m currently editing a piece for somebody and their audio is extremely distorted. When I go into audition and run the scan for clipping, the software isn’t picking up any of the issues and I’m unable to correct any of it. Do you have any potential solutions for me?
Run the amplitute statistics over the audio and check the maximum amplitude figure. It could be that it's analogue distortion that someone has recorded and then normalised hoping to lose the distortion.
@@MikeRussell I’m working with the original, raw files so I don’t think anybody else has tampered with it but I’ll go ahead and run that and check for the max amplitude figure. Thanks!
If there is audible clipping but the max amplitude is beneath 0db its likely someone has normailsed the file. In amplitude statistics you'll also see a statistic for possibly clipped samples, again if there is audible clipping and these show zero it's likely somebody lowered the amplitude before giving it to you.
@@MikeRussell maybe uts that ..because at first I couldn't hear the vocals from the recoding board but then he raises the levels ,I think that where is messed up ... when trying to get the vocal track into my recorder............is there a way to fix it or its done ?
Hey Mike pls do a video on how to remove preamp hiss in recorded audio, usually dynamic mics require a high gain and wth that comes hiss, i use noise reduction process, pls help wth how to set it up properly to clean up the audio! Thanks!!
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Hi Mike, here are a few ideas for future videos:
* How to best set a volume and gain for voice overlay and background music.
* What is the best order of applying effects and what to avoid: eg if you set the gate and then adjust volume then gate settings will be invalidated.
* What effects are better to be used in the singletrack and when/when in multitrack mode
* What is the difference between DeNoise effect and Noise Reduction process.
All brilliant ideas. Thank you for these!
i've been grinding through tutorials trying to learn how to fix some vocals from a video I recorded for days now. and then i found this video and immediately when you said to delete the one channel and copy and paste the remaining one i was like OHHHH. then you explained how to use the declipper in 30 seconds while every other resource i found spent 5-10 mins and didn't even give the proper instruction.
dude... THANK YOU 🙏
Glad to have helped Steve
@@MikeRussell do you happen to have a tutorial on matching the sound of audio files? i have multiple vocal recording files from the same recording session that each had different things needing to be cleaned up. so i edited 1 of the 4 using your tutorial here and got it to a point that i'm pleased with. thinking maybe i can save a preset of all the effects in the rack, any gain adjustments and so on, match the volume and apply it to the other 3 files but i'm not sure what to search for to find the video i need and was so happy with the results from your instructions.
What you've summed up here is exactly what you'd want to do. Once you've got the clip sounding as you like then as long as they were all recorded on the same mic in the same environment you'd be safe to save the effects rack.
Line the clips up on a track in the multitrack and then put the favourite you've saved into the effects rack on that track. You can also match the clip loudness across all your clips.
Don't forget the power of the speech volume leveller to even out all the volumes in the various clips as well.
@@MikeRussell sooo i thought i saved the effects preset, however, me thinks there might be a difference between using the effects rack for effects and using the drop down menu. i used the drop down menu and none of the effects i used are in the preset. think i may have oofed. 😬
Unless you saved the preset in each effect it won't be saved. If you line them up in the effects rack and then save the entire effects rack as a favourite that would be the way to go
Dude... another great hack!
I just can't imagine my life without your amazing help.
Thank you again and again.
Mike Russell saves the day one more time!!!
Great, hope you use it and enjoy it from time to time!
dude a four hour recording was clipped like crazy and this fixed it - wow
Everytime I have a problem, Mike has a video. Thanks Mike!
Glad to have helped you solve another audio issue!
Dude I've been in audio for years and have an audio degree and didn't know this was here. AWESOME!
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Again you delivered the goods Mike! I was editing a podcast of mine with some small sections of clipped audio and I was thinking of re-recording them because it sounded horrible, but a few clicks in Audition and it now sounds great.
Glad to have helped
I had never used Audition before and this tutorial perfectly helped me fix my problem.
Thank you so much.
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You are hands down the most useful resource I have as a narrator. Thank you SO much.
You're welcome
thank you so much. the left channel in my video was garbage, i think the camera operator had a hard limiter on in the moment, but that didn't fix the distortion from the "peak".
Thank you so much for your lesson. I've recently started working in Audition, and this tutorial has fixed the problem I've been trying to clean up for a whole day. I'm very grateful that your shared your knowledge.
Always best to record to avoid distortion but glad to have helped
Man, I love your videos! I've learned so much when it's come to fixing some of my awful mistakes. Out of curiosity, do you have (that I missed?) or perhaps will you be making, a video where you can "fix" some...awful concert audio?
Thank you for the support! I don't have a video specifically on fixing awful concert audio yet, but it's a great idea and I'll definitely consider making one in the future!
This tutorial has prospered my crop for sure
Thank you! I think you just saved an entire interview.
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What Mic did you use here and where can we learn how you edited it for that crisp sound? Is it the AKG C414 XLII (saw your recommendation on another video)?
And any advice on how you treated the room? Our current setup is still going to be next to a busy road for the next 6 months so we're worried the AKG C414 XLII may pick up more of that background noise than something like the Shure SM7B.
Thank you for your comment! In this video, I used the AKG C414 XLII. For treating background noise from the road, consider using acoustic panels and positioning the microphone in a way to minimize picking up unwanted noise.
@@MikeRussell Thank you! We went with Shure SM7dB's for now because of the background noise. Will absolutely be picking this one up once we've relocated!
Thank you sooo much Mike! This is like MAGIC
That’s great news Laura.
Amazing fix, thank you! Saved an interview clip for me.
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This was AMAZING! Super helpful--I didn't have as bad of audio as what you encountered, but it works! Thank you so much!
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Honestly, you just saved my life. And dignity...
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Thanx! Just what I was looking for. Solved the problem.
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Fantastic tutorial, concise and to the point with a recap at the end
Thanks
Dude, you just saved me. It is magic.
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Thank you so much for the video! I have some videos from concerts that are a bit distorted by the bass from the instruments, do you have a specific video that could lessen the bass in the audio. I tried using this video as a guide, but there are a few parts of the audio that sound funny. Thank you!
This is not something I’ve done a video on as generally recording concerts would breach copyright laws.
that mic makes you sound like god 😂😂
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Hod do you get the left and right channels?
Simple
: Say: He is AllahV the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him.
It's awful to me. It's like nails on a chalkboard for me, and I have no idea why. yuck
@@ionymous6733 Issue with your mic/phone
Wow I needed this three years ago! If I can find the file I’m going to try it out
Yay!
Lifesaver - thank you!
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Hey Mike, thank you so much for this video. the voice is so much better however i am now hearing a "hissing sound" or like a frequency ssss sound" that i am unable to remove.. Any tips?
Hey there! I recommend applying a noise reduction effect to eliminate the hissing sound or using a de-esser to target and reduce the frequency "sss" sound in your audio. Good luck!
This is incredible, you really saved my bacon. I was duped into thinking that the Zoom H6's backup recording works on the XLR track.
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mind blown
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Brilliant. Thank you Mike
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Wow! This helped me massively and my audio file sounds much cleaner now! Thankyou!
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Helpful! Thank you Mike!!!!
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Another great video, and no haters to be seen!
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When you "sped this bit up" (03:36) was that done in post-processing (ie speed the video) or did you do something that made the process/effect finish faster in real-time? I could certainly use something that does the latter... applying RX7 across a long audio file takes forever!!!
It was done in post Aaron. I wish I could speed it up in real time. That would be fab! 😎
Yes, but how do you fix distorted people? Do Adobe have an app plug in for that Mike? Love your work! (Archbishops).
Ha ha. Love it!
omg ! You save my life thank u !!!! You’re de beat
Thanks
Hi Mike, that's great - thanks. I have a file that is not clipped, but the signal was distorted. Is this fixable?
That'll be analogue distortion picked up in the recording chain. You may still be able to improve it using EQ to reduce the most distorted frequencies but I would suggest, to get high quality audio, your best option is to check the recording chain for where the distortion is introduced and re-record.
@@MikeRussell Thanks Mike. Yes, so from your experience, the only audio distortion that can be properly addressed is when it is clipped?
It's not quite as simple as that but that's why it's important to follow a good recording chain and make sure gain staging is set to ensure each stage is clean and unclipped
Bro your intro is making me think my audio is back at it again LOL
Hello Mike, thanks for your amazing video and superbly clear explanation. I have audio files with asymmetrical distortion, the upper half of the waveform is fine, the lower half is severely reduced. The cause was too long cables on the microphone preamps during recording. Any thoughts on how I could proceed to rescue these?
Hi, the asymmetric waveform can be adjusted in Audition when normalising by ticking the DC Bias Adjust and setting the percentage to adjust by. To correct it at source you'll probably need to change your mic cables.
@@MikeRussell Thanks so much for your quick reply. The recordings are historic and I can't repeat the recording. The lower halves of the waveform are badly distorted and clipped (nowhere near the digital limit) and the upper halves are fine. I am toying with the idea to substitute the lower halves by inverted copies of the upper halves but envisage major crossover clipping on the zero line. It's a shame because that version of my band really cooked!
Try normalising the audio and using the DC Bias adjustment then have a look at this video of dealing with distorted audio which will hopefully be some help to you th-cam.com/video/RrR4eHl2pVs/w-d-xo.html
You just saved me hours of work! Thank you!
You’re welcome
You’re welcome
YES! This helped a crazy amount!
Was using a H5 for an event tested sound and everything they played the music and tested the mic. when it came to it, they spoke so much louder than the testing and clipped majority of the audio!
You are a legend, have a great day
Thanks Cameron
Subscribed! You the best bro. I hope i get more guys like you for vfx artists.
You saving my life, sir! Thankyou. 😍
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It depends on what type of mic do we use right?
Not really. Any mic can distort if it’s being recorded too hot (loud). It’s most important to get levels right when recording whether you have a condenser or dynamic mic. If you’re using an XLR mic you do this via your interface or mixer. If you’re using a USB mic you did this via your computer’s sound preferences.
Mike Russell do have any suggestions on what type of usb mic that is best to use?
Have a look at this video on USB mics th-cam.com/video/hBYk3kDmCj4/w-d-xo.html
Clipped audio isn't always the same as distorted audio. I have tracks where the audio is distorted from the mic being too sensitive, but recorded in camera at normal audio levels. Therefore, diagnostics doesn't recognize it as being clipped and won't repair it.
I think you need to look into the settings on the camera to see if you can turn down mic gain which would help
I've been experimenting with settings on this application and still not able to resolve some hefty distortion in this recording I have. Any other ideas or recommendations? The clipper repaired what it is going to repair, but interestingly, it didn't make much of a difference. In this case, the gain was up waayy too high on the sound board.. 😬
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Thanks Mike!
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This was soooo helpful thank you so much !!
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What a great tip, I just wish I had Audition! No idea if you'll see this comment in time/at all, but is there any way of getting a similar result with Audacity? I am completely new to audio, so please talk to me like a 5 year old!
Try “Clip Fix” in Audacity. It’s not something I’ve tried as I use Audition but fingers crossed for you.
@@MikeRussell Thank you so much! I really appreciate your fast reply ❤️
Another question, if I may; I'm not sure if the problem IS clipping now. I've pulled the file into Audacity but there's none of those huge spikes (There are very few parts that go above 0.1 or below -0.1, and those that do don't go above/below 0.2/-0.2). It does sound very similar to the sample in your video though. Can you think of anything else I can try?
In Audition there is a diagnostic tool as part of the DeClipper which will identify potentially clipped samples. Sadly this feature is not in Audacity.
If there are any points that are above 0db then you have clipping in the audio I’m afraid.
Maybe post a sample of your audio in our community? community.musicradiocreative.com/
@@MikeRussell Again, thank you very much Mike!
THANK YOU for sharing this!!!!
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make sure you put tolerance at 8db in declipper settings
Phenomenal 🔥🔥🔥
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Thank you mike you are always the best
i think this is an old trick shared by you earlier...
But thanks. I learnt it from you. Peace
Great!
Thank you very much my friend, that helps a lot, you really saved my video, thanks again!!! now I'm a new sub!!!
Thanks Sam
Thx for relly .... you save me .... great video....!!!!!!!
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Thanks Mike!!
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Thank you so much!
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Can I do this with Audacity as well? Don't really have the money to spend on such expensive programs like Adobe as what I'm doing isn't that serious.
There is a declip option in Audacity but Audition is by far the better choice for this.
@@MikeRussell Oki, thanks!
Thanks for the great tutorial man
You are most welcome!
THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!
You're welcome
Does it work on a music recording. Have an old distorted recording i'd like to declip with minimal loss of quality
It's the only technique that there is for Declipping so give it a try
I'm not sure why I thought, after working 31 years with Audio Softwares and as an engineer and producer, that this would work. I accidentaly had a wrong setup and recorded as "mic" instead of line in, so when I panicked...I looked up "interweb" and the first video I found was yours...so I decided to try...long story short, the software can NOT fix distorted audio.
Now I can spend the equal amount of time to uninstall all, that adobe installed, just to run this program...
but thanks anyway...it's my fault...next time I listen to my instinct.
I'm just gonna copy hear, what the "interweb" and AI says:
"You can do things to soften the blow, but once the signal is distorted, parts of the audio waveform are lost, never to be recovered."
Thank you very much: this really helped a lot.
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Weird, my Declipper is not detecting any problems even though the audio is pass the dB line.
Are you recording in 32 bit (float)? You can't actually clip in floating point.
I hope you get it worked out!
Hey Mike, just found your video, thanks for that, but you're not fixing distortion here, you're fixing clipping. Although they might sound similar, distortion is something completely different and can't be fixed the easy way, as it is part of the audio itself. But keep on going, fixing clipping is also very important and good to know :-)
Hey there! Thank you for the feedback and for pointing out the distinction between distortion and clipping - I appreciate your insight and I'm glad you found the video helpful in fixing clipping issues!
Awesome!!...thanks Mike
You are welcome!
Can this work with distorted sound on a video recording, of a concert? I forgot to enable the wind filter on my Nikon camera, resulting in heavy bass distortion.
You could try working on your audio in Audition and using this in combination with a high pass filter
Great ! Thanks .
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You are GOOD!
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My son shot my band on stage at a live concert. The system was enormously loud with a ton of low end. Sounded great in the audience but the audio recording on the video footage is distorted as if it were clipping. Tried your method here and it came up no errors found. Any suggestions?
Ah, the classic concert recording conundrum! Sorry to hear that the method didn't work in this case. You might want to try using EQ to reduce the low end frequencies and then experiment with a declipping tool or distortion reduction effect in your preferred audio software. If the distortion is too severe, it might be a challenge, but a combination of careful EQing, compression and possibly some reverb might help mask the issues.
you rock bro Thank you soooo much its work 100%
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I have one question
I was just sending my friend a video with start by 1nf1n1ty as the only audio and for some reason the audio was very loud and only the quiet parts even sounded like laserbeams
The normal parts sounded like pure static
I downloaded the odd audio and it was the file itself which was ruined in the process
Why did this happen
Thanks Bro !!!
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I have a question, will you fix me wheezing in audio will you remove it?
You can book a producer to work on your audio if you want musicradiocreative.com/contact
Thank you sir!
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Awesome! Thank you, Mike!
You are most welcome!
Hey, I have a clip where the mic is not properly attached with the camera due to faulty jack and it has caused tremendous distortion to the clips. Can you please let me know if that can be fixed.
It’s impossible to say without seeing and hearing the audio. The likelihood is it may be able to be improved but it’s unlikely to be recoverable to high quality audio.
@@MikeRussell Not intent to recover high quality audio at all. But just decent audio without disturbance, would you mind if I share that audio with you. I am in a huge trouble? If you could spare some time and see if any option gets a fix for it? Thanks.
You could pop the audio on a post in our community community.musicradiocreative.com/
Can we do the same while recording someone sing...?
I would suggest if you've not recorded the audio yet then it's best to avoid distortion altogether by ensuring the microphone levels are set correctly. It's better to avoid than try to fix.
Hie, if the DeClippe when i hit scan doesn't work, what i should be doing wrong?
Have you followed all the procedures? How many possible clipped samples are there? If that shows zero then it’s likely clipping isn’t your problem.
It’s also possible to show zero possibly clipped samples if the audio has been recorded in 16 bit and normalised. While there will be no clipping left the audio will still sound clipped.
omg I love you!!!!!! thanks for this
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Hi Mike. I tried this but nothing came up on the scan. My audio wasn't as extreme as yours but I could definitely still hear the distortion. I tried the 'restore lightly clipped' as well. Still nothing detected. Are there any other ways to reduce distortion? Thanks.
Ignore that. It worked! Thanks you're the best!
My clipping is not in the levels of the track. I have clipping potentially from my senativity on a wireless mic. Any ideas if I have distortion but my waveform is in normal limits within Audition?
What's in your recording chain? It may be easier to take this to our community where you can explain more and there's more scope to trouble shoot community.musicradiocreative.com/
That's a great tool!
Indeed it is one of Adobe Audition's hidden gems!
Thank you
You're welcome, appreciate your kind words!
Unfortunately, Audition that I use since it was CooEditPro time, does not fix distorted audio in most cases. This was school example with clean speech that was too saturated. Even after repair the "harshness" is still heard almost the same. It fixes that "samples" are not cut harsh, but the "smoothness" of audio is not restored. Even more evident is when restoring music recorded with low end device (smart phone). Bass kicks are often a bit lower than mids and this tool does not even picks them as clipped, because they are not clipped as flat line, but was rather clipped analog way since microphone is over saturated. Audition does not find clipped samples.
Also odd to me: if small portion of audio is marked way MORE samples is found as if 30 minutes of audio is market. Same for decrackle.
Unfortunately, as you've found, distorted audio can often be difficult to fully repair.
Hey Mike, I have received an audio file from a client and she let the "Auto level" on when recording, so there are instances of clipping throughout the whole audio after a silence space. However, when I do the Amplitude statistics, it shows the number of Clipped Samples but the DeClipper can't find clipped peaks to repair. How do I fix this? The peak altitude is around 1,86dB, is there something to do with it?
I’m not sure of the recording set up so don’t know what you mean by “auto level” set on.
Without seeing and hearing the audio and knowing the recording chain it’s very difficult to help as it may be that the file has clipping without exceeding 0db as it’s analogue clipping created earlier in the chain before being limited back out or it’s been recorded with analogue clipping and normalised back down beneath zero but still with the clipping.
If de-clipping doesn’t work then you’re left with trying to use EQ to reduce the harsh sounds.
This might be one for our community where you can share samples community.musicradiocreative.com/
@@MikeRussell Thanks for the fast reply mate. It's really hard for me to explain with more details because I'm not an audio expert, only know the basics, haha.
The auto-level that I was mentioning is the switch from H1n recorder back where it increases and decreases the recording volume depending the captured sound height.
Well, it's nothing I can do about now.
Thanks a lot for your videos mate, it's helping me a lot to understand more how to use audition and what all those information means.
I’d suggest turning that off for future recordings as a start. You can add compression in post processing to deal with reducing the dynamic range. As long as the recorded levels are beneath 0db then you can work with the audio.
@@MikeRussell I'll let them know. Thanks again.
In fairness it probably introduces more problems than it's solving as you can level up in post.
my own old recorded and written songs tracks has robot sounds and words every few seconds sound like inverted or switched, I have no idea if and how can I fix this,, those tracks are such a memory..
It sounds like your audio tracks may have some phase cancellation issues, but with the right editing techniques and tools like Adobe Audition and iZotope RX you can fix the inverted or switched sounds and bring back the original memory of your songs.
hello! declipper doesnt seem to affect any distortion in my audio which is weird since it is super distorted, any fixes to that?
Hi there! Sorry to hear about the issue. Make sure the declipper settings are adjusted correctly, and consider checking your audio input levels. Also, try using a different audio file or format to see if that helps. Good luck! 👍
nice totorial thanks a lot, but my waveform not reaching the red, and still distortion, why this happened ?. sorry for my bad english btw :)
This would be due to a gain issue somewhere in your recording chain that's being reduced before it hits the DAW
Dude.... THANK YOU!
Hello i have such a bad problem in my recording track
All the track level matching but their is one word from go above the track level how can i fix that to match all track level?
You would want to use compression to sort that peak out
@@MikeRussell it's better to used auto match before compression?
I would recommend getting rid of the peaks with compression before matching loudness.
@@MikeRussell Done.Thanks a lot
Will it affect the audio's volume to get lower? Because I'm strugling to have a loud audio without having the clipping
Clipping is never good. The correct thing to do would be to record without any clipping, the method will help you restore clipped audio but there is always the ceiling of 0db that you want your audio to stay under.
Is there anything I can do about distorted audio that s not clipping, The video/audio source was sending over modulated signal compressed over webcast
You could try using spectral frequency view and the spot healing brush to try and reduce the distortion that way however it's unlikely to be perfect.
mine is distorted/over modulated but the clipping tool in audition you are using doesnt think it is. so how do i fix it?
Todd, have you checked to see that the peaks are over 0 dB?
Hi Mike, I watched your other video on this subject and left a comment on there.
I’m currently editing a piece for somebody and their audio is extremely distorted. When I go into audition and run the scan for clipping, the software isn’t picking up any of the issues and I’m unable to correct any of it. Do you have any potential solutions for me?
Run the amplitute statistics over the audio and check the maximum amplitude figure. It could be that it's analogue distortion that someone has recorded and then normalised hoping to lose the distortion.
@@MikeRussell I’m working with the original, raw files so I don’t think anybody else has tampered with it but I’ll go ahead and run that and check for the max amplitude figure. Thanks!
If there is audible clipping but the max amplitude is beneath 0db its likely someone has normailsed the file. In amplitude statistics you'll also see a statistic for possibly clipped samples, again if there is audible clipping and these show zero it's likely somebody lowered the amplitude before giving it to you.
Good day sir ...please help ....I recorded an audio during an event and the levels are low at -21 dB...but the audio sounds distorted?????please
How was the audio recorded? It's possible you recorded already distorted audio at a reasonable level.
@@MikeRussell maybe uts that ..because at first I couldn't hear the vocals from the recoding board but then he raises the levels ,I think that where is messed up ... when trying to get the vocal track into my recorder............is there a way to fix it or its done ?
You won't ever fix it I'm afraid, you may be able to reduce it by using EQ to lessen the most clipped frequencies.
@@MikeRussell alright thank you....
i guess i have to use the camera sound ......do u hvae avideo on how to make onbord camera audio a bit better ?
Hey Mike pls do a video on how to remove preamp hiss in recorded audio, usually dynamic mics require a high gain and wth that comes hiss, i use noise reduction process, pls help wth how to set it up properly to clean up the audio! Thanks!!
Thanks, great question I will do my best to help with in future!
Hi Mike, is't possible to send distorted audio to you, for fixing?
Hi, you can book a producer to work on your audio for you. Get in touch with us musicradiocreative.com/contact