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Saad Khan
Saad Khan
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Fixing Terrible sounding audio Premiere CS5.5

Dec 30, 2011 8:18 PM

Hi,

 

A client of mine has downloaded some audio from the Internet and given it to me to use in an edit and it sounds terrible. Low quality, a little crackly, low base, sounding a little tinny.

 

Would anyone have some suggestions on how I would go about fixing this problem? I have the full CS5.5 suite.

 

Thank you and wishing you a happy New Year!!!

1645 Views   13 Replies   Latest reply: Saad Khan, Jan 1, 2012 7:13 PM
 
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  • Saad Khan
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    1. Saad Khan,
    Dec 30, 2011 8:19 PM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    Of course I understand that I can't get it sounding perfect, just some suggestions on helping it sound a little better.

     
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  • JAKE JONSON
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    2. JAKE JONSON,
    Dec 30, 2011 9:01 PM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    Well, I would start with Adobe Audition CS5.5 (accessing it from PPro's 'Edit w/Audition' in the right-click on the audio track) and tackle each of these problems in turn. 

     
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  • shooternz
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    3. shooternz,
    Dec 31, 2011 12:33 AM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    Ask the client if thats what he wants or can he supply perfect audio.

     

    You wont be able to fix it what ever.

     
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  • Saad Khan
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    4. Saad Khan,
    Dec 31, 2011 11:44 PM   in reply to JAKE JONSON
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    Thanks Jake. I appreciate it.

     
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    5. Saad Khan,
    Dec 31, 2011 11:45 PM   in reply to shooternz
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    Thanks Shooternz. At the momment, that's all I can use. Client can't provide me with anything better. What would you do in this situation?

     
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    6. shooternz,
    Jan 1, 2012 12:13 AM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    I would use what he supplied me with...and send him an invoice.

     
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  • Saad Khan
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    7. Saad Khan,
    Jan 1, 2012 12:29 AM   in reply to shooternz
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    thanks Shooternz :-)

     

    However, I will be charging them extra for the time I spend in fixing the audio and that's why I'm asking anyone in the forum for suggestions on which controls to use in Adobe Audition as Jake suggested using. e.g. would I use base, trebble etc. to boost quality? Or would I just trial and error.

     
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  • Richard M Knight
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    8. Richard M Knight,
    Jan 1, 2012 1:59 AM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    I would use that extra payment and hire a sound engineer

     

    Richard Knight (30 years a sound supervisor)

     
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  • Saad Khan
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    9. Saad Khan,
    Jan 1, 2012 6:29 AM   in reply to Richard M Knight
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    Thanks Richard, I definitely see the value in hiring a sound engineer. With these jobs, I'd just like to learn how to do some basic audio editing. Just to improve it a little. I've seen a number of effects which I can add in Premiere and I can also see hat there are some pretty cool controls in audition. I'd just like to get a rough idea on which tools or effects to use to make the audio sound a little better.

     
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    10. Saad Khan,
    Jan 1, 2012 6:33 AM   in reply to Richard M Knight
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    By the way, how can I post a link up in the forum so that people can listen to the track that I'm talking about and better direct me as to what to do with it?

     

    Thanks

     
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  • Ann Bens
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    11. Ann Bens,
    Jan 1, 2012 6:55 AM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    Garbage in, garbage out.

    Let you client supply you with the original.

    To post the audio file use something like RapidShire.

     
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  • Bill Hunt
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    12. Bill Hunt,
    Jan 1, 2012 10:51 AM   in reply to Saad Khan
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    As has been mentioned, starting with good Audio is the key, but there are some things that can be done to "improve" some less than stellar Audio. This ARTICLE covers some of it.

     

    The rec. to do the Audio work in Audition is a where I would start. However, while it's a great program, even it has limitations. At some point, you will be faced with "diminishing returns," on what can be done to improve the Audio vs how long it takes.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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  • Saad Khan
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    13. Saad Khan,
    Jan 1, 2012 7:13 PM   in reply to Ann Bens
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    Thank you all for the feedback and help.

     
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