This is pretty neat, and it’s compleatly free. No software download or install, it’s all done on the web. I didn’t actually try it out (yet anyway), but did check out several of their examples and was rather impressesed.
https://auphonic.com/
“We develop new algorithms in the area of music information retrieval and audio signal processing to create an automatic audio post production web service for broadcasters, podcasts, radio shows, audio books, lecture recordings, screencasts and more. Users just upload their recorded audio and Auphonic will do the rest: neither complicated parameter settings nor audio expert knowledge is necessary.”
And this proccessing method below I think has been mentioned before:
How to Streaming Zararadio to MBL4
http://rbsfm.org/am/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=426&Itemid=28
Had to try it…
OK, so I had to try it. Grabbed a spot I cut for a client today (don’t judge me, it was his script!) and ran it through their system without any overly dramatic settings. First, the original:
http://www.ironrangecountry.com/art4sale.mp3
then the processed file:
http://www.ironrangecountry.com/art4saleauphonic.mp3
Don’t hear much difference myself, if anything I like the original a bit better. But there are settings to play with and I’m sure the changes depend on what you’re putting in in the first place. I already use some compression/limiting on the voice as it is, and I don’t have any hum etc that needs to be removed.
But it does seem to work easily and rather quickly, of course this was only a 60 second spot. I’ve bookmarked it for further playing.
Tim in Bovey
Iron Range Country
Well, as you say, it all
Well, as you say, it all depends on what your putting into it to begin with. Your source was probally from using some decent equipment to start with. You mention you had already applied proccessing to the file before uploading.. so the audio that came out had beed actually proccessed twice.
I think the service is really for raw audio… If you noted, in their examples they used recordings utilizing the internal microphone of mobile phones – and then run it through proccessing to demonstrate the dramatic improvement.
You got to admit, the “after” sounded pretty amazing when you consider the original source was from a cell phone.
No, perhaps it’s not something those of us here would commonly use, but I could see situations where it might come in handy on the fly.
Tim, I didn’t actually listen
Tim, I didn’t actually listen to your mp3s untill after I posted above.. I agree, couldn’t tell the difference really. But your original file already was a quality recording! What’d you expect?
Hey, I expect miracles sometimes too.
Appreciate Knowing
Good to know about this tool even if we are perfect professionals who cannot be improved.
My stuff gets processed through StereoTools by Hans Van Zutphen, which is every bit as good as the best processing hardware.
Audio touch-up is an art and a science, fixing defective sound, improving it…
Think of how smart we are if we check every available device, and this is another device.
Appreciate knowing about it.
Carl, your programs always
Carl, your programs always have high quality sound. I’ve never tried stereo tools but will now. I first went to “Stereo Tools” and found a 14 day trial with an $80 purchase price.. But then noted your metion of “Hans Van Zuttenflystrckomem”, and searched again to find “Stereo Tool”, which is more in my budget of free.
I see there are several options.. DSP plugin, VST plugin, Stand Alone, or command line version for scripts. I am making an assumption that you use the Winamp DSP plugin?
StereoTools Varieties
Rich, right now I’m using the DSP Plugin, but for several weeks used the Stand-Alone Version along with Zara, and it works just as well.
At present I do not know how to use VST Plugins, but hope to learn.
I purchased the Plugin, and was able to download the Standalone without having to make a separate purchase. I think one price covers all.