how to reduce reverb on vocals

[Phrenetic]

i know its next to impossible to do. but using Vegas video how would i reduce it to the best it can do?

anyhelp would be appreciated

[dave mcnasty]

im pretty sure reverb removal is almost impossible unless you do it manually which could be time consuming and not work very well unless there are long gaps in between vocals

this page should have some answers though
http://www.realworldremixed.com/foru...rent_id=176175

[dabbler]

post the file in question, and i will tell you how easy i think it is to do?

[scue]

a gate comes to mind, but i've never tried it

[Phrenetic]

http://www.blue-alphabet.net/random/CT - Int - Cae-alphabet.netst-Crew.aif

[Revolver]

Originally Posted by scue

a gate comes to mind, but i've never tried it

EXACTLY......putting a really hard gate on is your best option.

but on vocals a hard gate might make the track sound to choppy.

i usually gate hard on drums only...

[dabbler]

Originally Posted by Phrenetic

http://www.blue-alphabet.net/random/CT - Int - Cae-alphabet.netst-Crew.aif

Not Found

The requested URL /random/CT - Int - Cae-alphabet.netst-Crew.aif was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[Phrenetic]

well im not going to stress myself over it anymore. thanks for the help but trust me, its pretty rough.

[dabbler]

well I could try to help, i'm extremely proficient at sample manipulation. Its what i do for a living

[Phrenetic]

no man its ok, i was told not to worry about it and i have a load of other things to do (for work). It was for an interview and the soundguy must have been hungover, there were people working all around them and the mic was far away.

like i said it was pretty rough.

thanks tho =D

[shift]

Originally Posted by dabbler

well I could try to help, i'm extremely proficient at sample manipulation. Its what i do for a living

What do you do?

[dabbler]

i work for a background music company, i edit music and samples a LOT. plus for my own productions at home, everything i use is a sample. I've spent a lot of time every day for the last 3 years cutting up audio

[swytch]

you could just chop it in an audio editor. Cut the reverb tails and then reconstruct the vocal. I've been doing this shit in my idm for years. It is possible, all you need is a stereo wave editor, a big spliff, and some concentration time.

[-evil-duerr-]

^^ mmhmm. grab yourself a cup of coffee, spark a blunt. open sound forge 6. get in thur.

[Wood]

Originally Posted by Phrenetic

It was for an interview and the soundguy must have been hungover, there were people working all around them and the mic was far away.

doesn't sound like reverb is your problem so much as it is an abundance of ambient noise. not much you can do about that i'm afraid...