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joeq · 7th February 2003

I have a similar problem with trucks. You could try this: No guarantees but it works well for me at least some of the time.

Put a mic outside your house pointing at the dog. Every time you record a quiet track like a vocal make another "dog track" with that mic on it. If the dog's barking bleeds onto your vocal track, phase reverse the "dog track" and mix it back in with the vocal.

Add enough delay to compensate for the distance between the mics and with a little nudging, you should be able to cancel out the barks.

Of course this is a total pain in the ass and should only be considered a band-aid until you can put lead in your walls or come to a more dog-based solution.

I have heard that the collars that deliver an electric shock to the dog each time he barks DO work, but of course you would need your neighbor's cooperation for that, and if you had your neighbor's cooperation...

7th February 2003	#24
joeq Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York Posts: 9,890	I have a similar problem with trucks. You could try this: No guarantees but it works well for me at least some of the time. Put a mic outside your house pointing at the dog. Every time you record a quiet track like a vocal make another "dog track" with that mic on it. If the dog's barking bleeds onto your vocal track, phase reverse the "dog track" and mix it back in with the vocal. Add enough delay to compensate for the distance between the mics and with a little nudging, you should be able to cancel out the barks. Of course this is a total pain in the ass and should only be considered a band-aid until you can put lead in your walls or come to a more dog-based solution. I have heard that the collars that deliver an electric shock to the dog each time he barks DO work, but of course you would need your neighbor's cooperation for that, and if you had your neighbor's cooperation...