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chemitron
Member

Hello. I just shot a video. The camera was too close to the music player and I can't hear what people is talking. Is there a way to remove the music so I can hear the people talking?

This is the first video I shot.

Any advice is appreciated

Thanks

Posted 6 years ago #
Endeavor
Member

What audio software do you have?

Posted 6 years ago #
SFChuck
Member

If it was your on-camera microphone that picked up both the voice and the music, the short answer is no. If, however, the voice and music are on separate channels, simply turn off the music channel.

While it is technically possible to remove the music, it would require some pretty sophisticated equipment, a lot of experience and some investment of time.

But you learned something about shooting video...your mic will pick up every sound in the immediate vicinity.

Posted 6 years ago #
compusolver
Member

I gotta go with SFChuck on this. If the music is so loud that it competes with the voices, then even filtering "background noise" and using similiar options that Audition and SoundPro, etc. might offer, will be useless.

Whenever interviewing people in noisy situations, loud music, etc., I use a lav mic and try to separate the subject as much as possible from the source of the interfering noise. A lav will tend to accentuate the closest sound source and lessen other noise, which is why I always tell budding wedding videographers not to make it a "shotgun wedding", but to use lavs.

If possible, go back to the people with a portable DVD player and video of what you've got so far. Have them voice-over what they said while watching their lips on the player. You can then add a music track with lowered audio to simulate the conditions at the original shoot.

Posted 6 years ago #