General hardware solution for noise reduction during capture???

[jlietz]

Anybody know what kind of hardware solutions are available for processing audio during caputure? I'm generally looking to reduce noise and/or hiss on VHS tapes. I'm looking for a separate component, like a TBC would be to video. I'm not looking at software. Any ideas?

Thanks.

[davideck]

Something like this

http://cgi.ebay.com/Phase-Linear-Autocorrelator-Noise-Reduction-System_W0QQitemZ585926...QQcmdZViewItem

[jlietz]

Maybe something a bit more modern

Something I can get multiple units of.

[mikiem]

musiciansfriend might have some, or check JR... Almost anything audio that you can do on a PC, seems there's a separate box available. Check out the stuff Jay Rose has written available on-line & in print.

[Northpole]

Maybe something like this ???

http://www.behringer.com/DSP1424P/index.cfm?lang=ENG

I just order one of these myself, much for the same reason. In addition to reduce noise I was also looking for something that could "spice up" the often pretty dull sound of my old VHS tapes from mid-70ies.

I have very little experience yet with the unit - just had it a couple of days, but so far it looks (or rather sounds - promising.

[jlietz]

Maybe something like this ???

http://www.behringer.com/DSP1424P/index.cfm?lang=ENG

Forgive my ignorance , but how would I use something like that with standard rca audio cables? The inputs on that unit are listed as "XLR and 1/4'' TRS" whatever that means.

[mikiem]

In a studio environ they'll run balanced audio cables rather then std co-ax. There are boxes to connect, or use a mixer, preamp etc., or check for other units with similar function that have rca connectors.

[FulciLives]

Vidicraft is a company that made a lot of high end video gear in the 1980's and they made a unit called the Vidicraft AVP-100

The unit is rare but does pop up from time to time on eBay and when it does the price is usually very reasonable (I don't think I've ever seen it go over $50 U.S. Dollars).

The unit has composite video and stereo rca audio inputs and outputs and has all kinds of video controls ala a proc amp.

It has is the only Vidicraft unit I know of that also has built-in audio noise reduction. It has only two settings ... on or off. It works well for me. I've used it on some VHS sources that were recorded on Mono only non Hi-Fi Stereo VHS VCR's.

As for the behringer unit(s) there is another thread on here about those units and so far it appears to be a poor choice.

Here is that thread ---> CLICK HERE

Good Luck

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

P.S.

Another idea that came to me ...

Rado Shack (under the Archer name brand) made an audio processing unit that has noise reduction. I tried searching for it on eBay and I found a few of them. Here are the links below:

1.) CLICK HERE
2.) CLICK HERE
3.) CLICK HERE

That is just a few of the units I found. With eBay I seemed to get the most "hits" on this item by doing a search on "archer processor". For the Vidicraft unit just search for "vidicraft"

[Northpole]

About the Behringer - connection is not a big problem. I simply bought two cables both with jacks in one end and rca in the other. Hooked it up and did several tests last weekend, and it function very well. The unit also have a bypass function, so you can hear the difference. It is better to spice up sound then to reduce noise, though. And no sync issues (yet...)

[mrtunes]

I think it'd be worth checking out a good EQ device if you haven't already, try rolling off some of those high frequencies. Noise reduction is great in software (Waves for example, Adobe's gets good reviews too), but when they use hardware noise reduction units in audio post houses those things are damn expensive!!!

http://www.tcelectronic.com/Mastering6000