can you eq out the wind

tom evans · 10th September 2007

outdoor choir and using nt5's and wind foam things and still have wind noise ---can you eq out the wind and if so what frequency

thanks

DSD_Mastering · 10th September 2007

It is best to use several passes of Noise Reduction software... You can try a sweep with an EQ down there, but I'd try several passes of that also. Automation is good if you have it.

Regards,
Bruce

huub · 10th September 2007

I sometimes get windnoises live (tv broadcast).. eq'ing won't really solve your problems;
To get rid of the low of the wind, you have to high pass pretty high, at 200 or higher often,
which gives you a very thin sound, and even then the higher harmonics, and sometimes even the disapearing of sound (diaphragm being 'pushed in' by the wind) remain..

So in case of emergency, extreme highpass will lessen your problem, but by no means solves it..

Only real solution is a 'dead cat'.. a softie windjammer by rycote for example Rycote Microphones , or better yet: a rycote modular windshield plus 'hairy' windjammer.. Rycote - Modular Windshield System

We use both for neumann km 140's, so should fit nt5's too..
I think rode make some kind of windjammer too?

huub

bove · 10th September 2007

If you hope to eliminate the wind completely, try experimenting with a filter, or some heavy EQ on low frequencies. If you're lucky, the wind noises are lower than your voices.

10th September 2007	#1
tom evans Gear Head Joined: Dec 2003 Location: bay area Posts: 57 Thread Starter	can you eq out the wind outdoor choir and using nt5's and wind foam things and still have wind noise ---can you eq out the wind and if so what frequency thanks __________________ just my 2 cents

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DSD_Mastering Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,799	It is best to use several passes of Noise Reduction software... You can try a sweep with an EQ down there, but I'd try several passes of that also. Automation is good if you have it. Regards, Bruce __________________ Bruce A. Brown Puget Sound Studios *Seattle, Washington*

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huub Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Location: amsterdam Posts: 1,208	I sometimes get windnoises live (tv broadcast).. eq'ing won't really solve your problems; To get rid of the low of the wind, you have to high pass pretty high, at 200 or higher often, which gives you a very thin sound, and even then the higher harmonics, and sometimes even the disapearing of sound (diaphragm being 'pushed in' by the wind) remain.. So in case of emergency, extreme highpass will lessen your problem, but by no means solves it.. Only real solution is a 'dead cat'.. a softie windjammer by rycote for example Rycote Microphones , or better yet: a rycote modular windshield plus 'hairy' windjammer.. Rycote - Modular Windshield System We use both for neumann km 140's, so should fit nt5's too.. I think rode make some kind of windjammer too? huub

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bove Gear maniac Joined: Dec 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 290	If you hope to eliminate the wind completely, try experimenting with a filter, or some heavy EQ on low frequencies. If you're lucky, the wind noises are lower than your voices.