Posts: 5,573
Threads: 1,759
Joined: Oct 2024
Reputation:
0
Any of you know of a software that will allow one to remove a lot of "uhm/ummm" sounds from someones audio file? I only have used Audacity before, but I don't think it has that ability.
Normally, I'd just manually delete each one but this speaker has well over 100 in a 30-minute talk.
Posts: 21,885
Threads: 1,109
Joined: Mar 2024
Reputation:
0
Is there consistency in the length of these unwanted sounds, or the about of silence before/after? You could try Adobe Audition, it can help identify periods of silence, which can be turned into markers which can be more easily parsed than doing real-time, although there is a bit of a curve in getting the settings right.
Come to think of it, the spectral frequency display could also be helpful in finding these from a visual perspective. That's not something totally unique to Audition, but I don't think Audacity has it.
Posts: 4,622
Threads: 515
Joined: May 2025
I used to help my buddy edit tape for radio interviews, lectures and such..
That's what we did..cut and sliced out the um's, ahhs ,you knows,, wells and gasses and a few stray cusses..
as long as you have some relief between phrases, it's easy..certainly easier in a computer these days..but basically the same thing..you have to just decide to leave the ones that bleed together..no biggy, pick your battles.
Posts: 37,913
Threads: 4,147
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
Who could resist, Comic Sans Versus Papyrus
the Spirit of the Endeavor is a great name...
Posts: 8,780
Threads: 202
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
You could download a demo of Izotope RX and see what that will do for you.
Posts: 10,396
Threads: 172
Joined: May 2025
Reputation:
0
… asking for a find and replace function in audio software is still way off on the horizon.