How can I remove WIND noise from an interview? at DVinfo.net

John Gaspain · March 5th, 2005, 01:43 AM

I got some good outdoor footage today of an interview but it was a windy day and I now have some wind noise in the audio.

Is there a way to remove to the wind?

John

Glenn Chan · March 5th, 2005, 02:56 AM

You could remove some (but not all) of it through equalization. You want to remove the frequencies lower than voice (voice is somewhere around 80-120hz depending on the speaker). Make the EQ as sharp as possible by setting the Q value as high as possible and stacking filters if it isn't sharp enough. Change the cutoff frequency until you hear the human voice get affected, and then back off.

The relevant filters can be called:
graphic EQ
highpass

parametric EQ
linear EQ (in the case of Waves plug-ins; this one should give you the best quality; waves' linear EQ filter is a fancier parametric EQ which cuts off frequencies much sharper with less distortion)

The last two kinds of EQ filters should give you the best results. If you do not have a parametric EQ filter, then stack EQ filters.

2- Reshoot with a good windscreen. Foam windscreens are not that great.

There are also other ways of avoiding wind noise, just putting the mic somewhere where there isn't much wind (i.e. behind something that blocks wind, like a building or someone's body). Less directional mics will also have less problems with wind noise, although that's likely not that great a solution.

3- If certain syllables are really bad, you can replace parts of words. See Jay Rose's book Audio Postproduction for Digital Video (see dplay.com on how to get it for $30). This probably isn't worth your time.

John Gaspain · March 7th, 2005, 04:47 PM

thank you!

the Eq tricked worked!

March 5th, 2005, 01:43 AM	#1
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	How can I remove WIND noise from an interview? I got some good outdoor footage today of an interview but it was a windy day and I now have some wind noise in the audio. Is there a way to remove to the wind? John __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

March 7th, 2005, 04:47 PM	#3
John Gaspain Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: WA-USA Posts: 371	thank you! the Eq tricked worked! __________________ The glory of the World passes by.

March 5th, 2005, 02:56 AM	#2
Glenn Chan Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 4,750	You could remove some (but not all) of it through equalization. You want to remove the frequencies lower than voice (voice is somewhere around 80-120hz depending on the speaker). Make the EQ as sharp as possible by setting the Q value as high as possible and stacking filters if it isn't sharp enough. Change the cutoff frequency until you hear the human voice get affected, and then back off. The relevant filters can be called: graphic EQ highpass parametric EQ linear EQ (in the case of Waves plug-ins; this one should give you the best quality; waves' linear EQ filter is a fancier parametric EQ which cuts off frequencies much sharper with less distortion) The last two kinds of EQ filters should give you the best results. If you do not have a parametric EQ filter, then stack EQ filters. 2- Reshoot with a good windscreen. Foam windscreens are not that great. There are also other ways of avoiding wind noise, just putting the mic somewhere where there isn't much wind (i.e. behind something that blocks wind, like a building or someone's body). Less directional mics will also have less problems with wind noise, although that's likely not that great a solution. 3- If certain syllables are really bad, you can replace parts of words. See Jay Rose's book Audio Postproduction for Digital Video (see dplay.com on how to get it for $30). This probably isn't worth your time.