Reducing Wind Noise

[javertim]

I recently made a very nice, clear, distortion-free recording of an event. Only problem is the space was very drafty that night, and despite my use of some heavy-duty windscreens, the recording is cluttered with "wind noise." Is there a way to isolate the frequency of the noise and drop it? Of course it's going to make the recording sound a lot worse without that frequency, but I'd like to try it and see what it sounds like. And, if this is possible, how could I do it? I would assume that using "Noise Reduction" in Audition wouldn't be suitable ... But maybe that IS what I want? A440?

Thanks! :-)

[The Low Volta]

the noise reduction effectively does what you describe (it needs a bit of recording of the noise without any other sound to 'learn the frequencies' that need to be eliminated) but it can create a very unnatural sounding result. Just experiment a bit with the different settings and look for a way in between background noise and artifacts

[greenmachine]

Unfortunately wind noise usually contains a broad spectrum of frequencies, not just a single one (with harmonics), like hum, which would be relatively easy to filter. This more or less random noise is the most difficult to filter because subtracting this broad spectrum would also cut out a great part of the music and lead to unnatural artifacts.

Edited January 26, 2007 by greenmachine

[A440]

This more or less random noise is the most difficult to filter.

No question about it. But try Noise Reduction anyway--you can add a little, which might help, or a lot, which is guaranteed to sound weird.