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Re: [ARSCLIST] Heavily distorted signal
DCart has some forensics filters, and just a few days ago I received a
letter informing me that they were sponsoring a forensics audio seminar.
You might find more at www.tracertek.com or www.enhancedaudio.com or
www.diamondcut.com
Joe Salerno
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PO Box 273405 - Houston TX 77277-3405
http://joe.salerno.com
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From: "Paul T. Jackson" <trescott@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:46 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Heavily distorted signal
> I've lost the original post, but has anyone used audio forensic software?
> Here is one outfit and there is at least one other in Europe:
> http://www.intdevices.com/
>
> Paul T. Jackson - Trescott Research
> Information Resources and Library Development
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> http://www.bookbay.com/PioneersInBrass.htm
>
>
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> At 11:36 AM 4/16/2003 -0500, Peoples, Curtis wrote:
> >I have a copy of some Turkish folk poets speaking with and without
> >music. The original analog tape is very distorted. Are there any tricks
> >or techniques to make the voice sound clearer. Is there a certain
> >frequency range I can work with for distortion? Are there any software
> >programs or outboard gear to remedy this problem? Any advice is
> >appreciated.
>
> For some reason, two replies arrived at my in box before this original
> message.
>
> You should play with equalization (which may vary from speaker to speaker)
> to optimize retrieval. Frequently in live recording, subsonic and low
> frequencies are excessive and overload the electronics. You cannot correct
> for the recording overload, but you can reduce the playback effects by
> judicious filtering. Experiment for your material; I often use a
> fourth-order filter at about 150 Hz.
>
> The highs may be loaded with distortion further reducing intelligibility
> but the formants are important. For a male speaking voice, try about a 6
db
> boost from 1-2 KHz followed by a 3 db per octave rolloff. You may want to
> move it up a half octave for female voices, but again the best
> intelligibility will depend on the faults of the original and the timbre
of
> the speaker.
>
> Most denoising (I've not used the Sonic Foundry plugins) will be
> ineffective at low settings and objectionable for artifacts (metallic
> sound, audible echo) when set high enough to be useful. Analogue
> autocorrelation has proved more effective for me than digital, so I
> occasionally pull out an ancient Phase Linear autocorrelator for really
> noisy sources.
>
> If you have a short sample for me to try digitally, please contact me
> off-list.
>
>
> Mike
> mrichter@xxxxxxx
> http://www.mrichter.com/