Filtering out Hi-Fi VHS "fluttering" noise

[progrocktv]

Ho there,
Got a DVD transferred from a VHS tape, unfortunatley there's lots of Hi-Fi tracking fluttering (they apparently had auto tracking on which of course has that annoying "fluttering" going on throughout the disc.) Also the master VHS has been thrown out. Is there a way to filter this out?

Thanks!
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[lordsmurf]

Not after the fact, no. You'd want to use the linear track on the VHS tape, not the HiFi track, and re-capture it. You'll need a VCR that can do this, of course, and the tape. The most you can do is carve out the lower frequencies, but you'll be left with a lot of treble, and that could sound just as bad.

[super8boy]

I know this is an old thread, but interesting.
What devices would have the capability you are mentioning (in Hi8 and VHS Pal + VHS Ntsc)?

I am looking to minimize some audio noise that is pretty audible in the digitized material

Material is recorded via a handycam miniDV camera that has a pass-through function (by firewire) then captured on a pc.
I also have an ADVC100, which I may start experimenting with, but mainly have my eyes set on a Blackmagic Teranex capture device/upscaler.
The audio is quite important to me, so I want to minimize any buzzing or strange sounds before I capture, rather than trying to fix it in post.

Is there any equipment out there that will solve such issues?
I have tried Ferrite rings and had no luck.

[BÌG•bµdd]

I am looking to minimize some audio noise that is pretty audible in the digitized material

Hi Super8boy did u tried AudaCity it have audio noise removal option (ex: much noise less signal ) and few more effect and it work pretty well but u might have to do some test for yourself to clean the noise from the audio track u want.

[lordsmurf]

Audacity is okay, but Sound Forge surpassed it several versions ago.

Blackmagic cards have many issues.

Ferrite rings usually do nothing.

Some audio issues are inherent to the recording, and simply must be fixed in post. No way to avoid it.

[johnmeyer]

It is impossible to answer your question without getting a sample of the audio. The reason the sample is so important is that some types of noise are relatively easy to fix (like 50/60 Hz hum), while others are much more difficult (like broadband hiss).

AFIK, the most capable audio restoration tool is iZotope RX, but it is extremely expensive. I do own it, and would be happy to take a sample of your audio and see what can be done. You could then compare that result to something you might do with Audacity, which is the usual tool that people recommend because it is free.

As for Sound Forge, I love and use all the old Sound Forge (now Sony) products, but they really haven't developed and improved their products in any meaningful way for at least half a dozen years. Sound Forge is still a good DAW, and I use it several times a month (just used it yesterday on a funeral video), but I would no longer recommend it for any serious restoration work. iZotope blows it away, and from what I know, Audacity mayalso be as good or better compared to SF.