Please suggest software to fix bad audio recording

[AAC]

I took interview video for a CEO yesterday. The picture and lighting were good but the audio recording was bad. It's like the audio input level was a bit higher/over. I use Adobe Premiere Elements 12 to edit my video but no luck to fix the audio track. I tuned down the audio gain a bit but it doesn't work, still deteriorating . Any software can help me to fix this audio problem ? I can call the CEO back to shoot another video.

[smrpix]

You'll have to post a sample for anyone to give any advice. Generically, try Audacity.

[AAC]

how can I post the audio sample from the video ?

[poisondeathray]

what format is the video ? Use mediainfo (view=>text)

If there is significant clipping you probably should reshoot

[AAC]

what format is the video ? Use mediainfo (view=>text)

If there is significant clipping you probably should reshoot

just AVCHD

[Cornucopia]

If you already use Premiere Elements, just export the audio track from there to a WAV (or high quality mp3, to keep the filesize down).

Scott

[poisondeathray]

You can use tsmuxer with the split & cut tab to cut a section , and you can use use it to demux the audio as well

[AAC]

If you already use Premiere Elements, just export the audio track from there to a WAV (or high quality mp3, to keep the filesize down).

Scott

Sorry, couldn't find the audio exporting feature in Adobe Premiere Elements 11, can you elaborate ?

[davexnet]

I don't have the product, but I found this on the internets.

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/premiereelements/using/WS09e4b3c48f3a79fc19b622510385d4355...9-3AC7D6FF292E

[AAC]

Thanks.
This is the terrible audio sample. I have Audacity but don't know how to fix it.

[Brainiac]

According the the uploaded sample, only the left channel is distorted. If that is true for the entire file, then you can just remove the left channel and fill the empty left channel with the right channel. I do not know if this is possible in Premiere Elements, but it is in the full blown version of Premiere.

Brainiac

[AAC]

Very good idea, I didn't even think of that.
The video/audio was not recorded in a pro studio, background noise is there. How to remove them ? Audacity or other audio fixing freeware ?

[Brainiac]

I do not use Audacity but this YouTube video may help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlKX6p85R2M

It's from 2008 but concept should be the same.

Brainiac

[videobruger]

Load the audio into Audacity

Use the little triangle in the left side of the screen (next to Ken Talk)

Select Split Stereo Track

Highlight the bad track by double clicking

Tracks -> Remove Tracks

Tracks -> Add New -> Audio tracks

Highlight the track with audio by double clicking. Edit -> Copy

Highlight the track without audio. Edit -> Paste

The little triangle again -> Make Stereo Track

File -> Export

(In case you don't already have you'll probably want to install Lame/FFmpeg)


I don't use Adobe Premiere Element but I would think you could do something similar there.