How do you get rid of finger noise? Apart from learning how to play better that is. Is there a standard squeak frequency? How can I determine what frequencies to cut?
Pale Blue, a fine example of what sounds like a duet with a budgie or a canary in places. The mp3 conversion seems to have elliminated some of it, but that isn't the solution.
http://soundclick.com/share?songid=6359096
How do you get rid of finger noise?
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Sinbad,
Here is some insight to some of the things I have ran into.
Look at the wave and find the loud sting noise, then run that section through a spectrum analyzer and get the loudest frequency usually 2034Hz to 2078Hz. Then you have a place to start with notch filer or set the EQ in MTS to notch the frequency. Don't go crazy with the notch a little string noise is tasteful and shows that it is real. Just knock off the shrill.
You didn't say if the guitar was going through a multieffect processor. If one was used it may be the EQ setting on the peddle that has that range boosted. I have had that problem myself. Also since the recording was of an acoustic guitar if it has a EQ\Exciter (as most do) it may be a simple adjustment at that point.
If you are still getting a lot of string noise you may want to EQ it out before recording the track, if you are using a mixing console before the sound card, roll off the unwanted string noise there. I have even ran the raw guitar signal through a 31 band eq before going to the soundcard just to get it out before recording.
Hope this helps
Here is some insight to some of the things I have ran into.
Look at the wave and find the loud sting noise, then run that section through a spectrum analyzer and get the loudest frequency usually 2034Hz to 2078Hz. Then you have a place to start with notch filer or set the EQ in MTS to notch the frequency. Don't go crazy with the notch a little string noise is tasteful and shows that it is real. Just knock off the shrill.
You didn't say if the guitar was going through a multieffect processor. If one was used it may be the EQ setting on the peddle that has that range boosted. I have had that problem myself. Also since the recording was of an acoustic guitar if it has a EQ\Exciter (as most do) it may be a simple adjustment at that point.
If you are still getting a lot of string noise you may want to EQ it out before recording the track, if you are using a mixing console before the sound card, roll off the unwanted string noise there. I have even ran the raw guitar signal through a 31 band eq before going to the soundcard just to get it out before recording.
Hope this helps
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