2. "Garbage in, garbage out -- it might be unsalvagable" In response to Reply # 0
But it's possible that the noise frequencies are all in a similar place.
Fuck with the Equalizer setting (which should be under "Process" or "Effects" or something). Use the Parametric EQ. Try a low shelf. Then try a high shelf. Then try straight up bumping down a set of frequencies in the middle.
The goal with the EQ is to try to isolate a set of frequencies where the noise is, hopefully leaving the sound you want in tact. There's no guarantees it will work, though, since noise tends to cover the entire sound spectrum.
7. "distortion" In response to Reply # 6 Mon Jun-05-06 12:27 AM by Allah
yes you had the recording volume too high, and it caused clipping and distortion on the recorded medium. next time you record, try to record so that the volume never goes over unity i.e. goes over 0 db on the volume meter. If it sounds quiet to you while MONITORING turn of the volume of the MONITOR, NOT the input volume or recording volume. I'm looking at the file in wavelab, and, even though the peak volume is about -1 db, there is hardly ANY dynamic range in this recording, it's all at the same volume through out the whole recording, even the noise and other junk in there, so somewhere you have a messed up process compressing and limiting the life out of your recording. Peace.
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One of the biggest myths of digital recording, and specifically digital archiving of an analog tape, is that digital will be able to fix or clean the flaws that are on there. When record labels were releasing non-classical recordings on CD, fans were hoping their favorite songs would sound modern. I remember when people were hoping that "Louie Louie" would sound like it was recorded in 1985. No.
What you put in, it will come out the same way. While you or someone will be able to clean it up a bit, a bad sounding tape will still be "bad sounding".
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