
Noise Reduction Test
2 years ago
In my last test I decided that the the dm-50 was a small step up over the internal mic in terms of motor noise, and a huge step up in audio quality. My goal now is to remove as much motor noise as possible without sacrificing the good audio quality.
Using vegas and the noise reduction 2 filter, I filmed in stereo 1 mode in a quiet room. Using that silence (the recorded motor noise) as my noiseprint, I then had the noise reduction plugin remove that sound. I played with the settings some and listened to what was being removed until I got something I liked. The recording of my voice sounds identical to me. I saved this as a preset, and if all goes according to plan, the plugin can just be turned on, choose the preset, and motornoise is gone.
My settings were as follows:
Mode 3, Reduce noise: 100db
Noise bias: -5.2
Attack speed: 90
Release speed: 90
Windowing: 512
Windowing overlap: 67
High-shelf not checked.
Using vegas and the noise reduction 2 filter, I filmed in stereo 1 mode in a quiet room. Using that silence (the recorded motor noise) as my noiseprint, I then had the noise reduction plugin remove that sound. I played with the settings some and listened to what was being removed until I got something I liked. The recording of my voice sounds identical to me. I saved this as a preset, and if all goes according to plan, the plugin can just be turned on, choose the preset, and motornoise is gone.
My settings were as follows:
Mode 3, Reduce noise: 100db
Noise bias: -5.2
Attack speed: 90
Release speed: 90
Windowing: 512
Windowing overlap: 67
High-shelf not checked.
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I got the dm-50 because I was trying to strike a balance between convenience and quality. I want a compact setup that the wife can use without a big instruction manual. The Dm-50 plus a little noise reduction is making me pretty happy so far!
I also agree with the previous poster in trying to move the mic as far away from the camera as possible. I've seen some tests with the same camera using different mics (some that were further) and it solved the much of the noise issues.
It's still a bummer they can't solve such a basic problem that has existed for more than 30 years in home video cameras but I guess the video quality is so nice that the bummer audio trade-off is acceptable.
I look forward to the other reviews that should drop shortly to further help me make my decision. I still think the HV20/30 are my front runners.
Good work!
I hope to do more tests in a variety of environments to see how it works.
Oh and by the way, nice hat. I go to CSULB :)
It definitely has some merit (the noise reduction), so good luck!
I ended up going with a solid state cam (Sony HDR-Sr11) and sold all my HV20 stuff.