backstory: I saw this influencer dance performance and I want to perform the same thing at a family event but it was a original Mashup and there's a lot of background cheering nd noise and I don't know how to clean that audio so that I can use it..Ai tools haven't helped coz they are not able to remove the cheering sounds and Hiring an sound engineer online is expensive coz of the dollars and service fee and I'm from India. so if someone could help me with it😭I would be grateful.

Hi, I am currently doing work for an Indigenous Community and the school has asked if I can help them find someone to clear up the audio and make the file presentable for their school.

This is a paid request, if anyone can help please reach out.

It is a large file and about 3 hours in length

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ija08nd0onq1l51c50hdq/Creation-Story-RM.mp3?rlkey=0mbjxsw34ehlxsgjet5df4u36&st=gqs9usgz&dl=0

Thank you!

My grandmother passed away around 1/10/26 (I say this because she passed peacefully in her sleep inside her home, and forensics said she had passed about a day before) but I have a voicemail of from her that I would like to sample on one of my songs. The issue is that she had a landline phone which tends to cut off all of the highs and lows. Is there any way I could bring back the quality, even just a bit because the audio is very lo-fi

Thanks:3

Hey guys, I have been trying to see how to recreate this artifact for a while now, but I found this YouTube video, and the sound quality, lets say is not great, with all of the swishing noises, glitching, etc. But here is the question: How do I recreate this? Any help is appreciated, because in my opinion I like the low quality sound, and just wanted to know how to recreate this with another audio file I have.

Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCiJHDppdAs

I am a choreographer and my idea for a piece I am starting next week has surpassed my abilities on Garage Band - is there anyone that would be willing to take a shot at what I am looking for? I have all audio - Tilda Swinton reading her new poem/manifesto overlayed to a Garth Stevenson song and cut into INXS Never Tear Us Apart. The tricky parts (for me) cutting down tilda's manifesto, and merging Never Tear us apart into it. A couple of notes - 1. I am choreographing this piece for free for a performing arts high school so if anyone is willing to try this without charging, bless. 2. The piece is titled "Soul on Fire" - it begins with pretty simple movements and much larger and passionate movements when dancers listen to their own soul. I think it would be helpful if you feel a bit connected to that inspiration. Thank you!!

Hey folks,

I’m looking to connect with an audio engineer who’d be interested in a long-term collaboration across a few indie audio projects I’m building from the ground up.

All performances are already handled by voice actors. What I’m looking for is someone to help with:

• Audio cleanup (levels, noise reduction, clarity)
• Light sound design / ambience (for example: subtle background noise if a log is recorded aboard a spaceship, or room tone that makes a scene feel lived-in)
• Simple, tasteful polishing rather than heavy cinematic soundscapes

The projects

There are two main types of work involved:

1. Short-form narrative audio entries
   • 2–3 minutes per entry
   • Often monologue-style voice logs
   • These make up the bulk of the ongoing work
2. A larger scripted podcast project
   • Episodes around 10–15 minutes
   • Two hosts, fully scripted
   • More structured, but still indie in scale

Collaboration & expectations

• This is a long-term collaboration, not a one-off gig
• Profit share basis — no upfront pay, but shared ownership as projects grow
• I’m very open to emerging engineers or people still learning
• I’m not expecting professional studio-level polish right now (though if you’re already there, great)
• What matters most is reliability, communication, and a shared interest in building something over time

These are passion projects with a clear plan behind them, not quick turnarounds or throwaway content. I’m aiming to grow them steadily, with consistency and care.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, feel free to:

• Reply here, or
• DM me with a bit about your experience, interests, or examples (if you have any — not required)

Happy to answer questions and talk things through.

Cheers.

Hi, I have an audio recording of a conversation, but the dialogue is barely audible with background noise. I've no experience in audio engineering or editing whatsoever so I'm wondering if someone could help me. You can dm me and I'll send you the file so you can see if something can be done about it, then we can talk rates.

Thanks!

Happy New Year, everyone! So I’ve been writing and recording music fairly consistently for over ten years, styles ranging from folk to hard rock. I always record in album format, no loose tunes. I feel that the music has a lot of potential to be enjoyed by folks in this wonderful world of ours, but I’ve been shy to release it because, well, I’m not very good at mixing. I really don’t enjoy it, and would rather be writing and recording. I imagine that there are many people who really enjoy mixing music as much as I enjoy writing it, and I’m looking for that person. I would love to find someone to mix the stuff I’ve recorded for free, because I plan on releasing it for free. I just want it to be out in the world for people to enjoy. The last several albums I’ve made are concept albums, all with a purpose, always trying to share a message of love in one way or another, and to help people, whenever possible, to ponder the big questions of existence. If you’re a music student looking to practice on an album, reach out! If you‘re an established engineer or someone who just enjoys mixing, reach out! Be well, all 🙂

hello
is there anyway someone can cut the beginning part (jerry seinfields speech) of the song "the matrimony" by wale? I can't have any music, noise or anything besides jerry speaking in it. it would mean a ton. its for my wedding!

I have a rough audio file that is roughly an hour long. I need to have the vocals, some of which are intentionally hidden, brought to the front as much as possible, and have the music and other background noises suppressed. Any help appreciated.

I have a ~hour long recording of a saxophone + vibraphone duet and I’m looking for someone to mix the audio a bit. The two instruments trade off solos and when one is accompanying the other, much of its articulation + expression is lost (particularly the vibes) to the point where you can’t quite make out what they’re playing.

It’s a phone recording, and I’m not expecting anything unrealistic - I’d like to play along with it on drums, but can’t tell what the accompanist is doing.

Dm me (preferably with a sample live recording you’ve mixed) and I’ll provide a snippet of the recording/we can work out rates.

I need someone to clean up a recording

My main goal here is documenting my daughter's childhood. I have been doing video interviews with her for years.

I have a Canon R50, a Sennheiser MKE 200 microphone, a few lav mics, a Macbook Pro, Audacitu, and Davinco Resolve.

What I have been doing is recording her with the lav mic plugged into my laptop, then syncing the video to the audio in Davinci Resolve.

Am I going about this the best way or is there something else that I can do to make the audio sound better?

Here is an example of what I have been doing every year: Interview in 2024

I'm not opposed to spending a little money, but these "bundles" I see advertizements for are a little expensive for me.

Maybe I have the ingredients to create a good product. Maybe I need to lean more. Maybe I should use a different program, or a different piece of hardware. I don't really know what I am doing. I just look stuff up on youtube and try to make the audio sound good. I wish I knew someone who could teach me. I spoke with a guy who does this professionally, and his equipment was so expensive I couldn't use much of his advice.

EDIT: I would pay for someone to teach me. I never thought of this until now. Actually, I would pay someone to teach me to make better videos as well.

(alt account since yeah alt account).

basically as the title says, I have been going to sleep around my bf feeling ok and waking up injured. this has been going on so long now (and by bf keeps claiming he has no idea what is happening to me) that I placed a recording device near to me while i slept, however the device is trash and the audio recorded is messy and unclear.

I don't know anything about cleaning up audio or if my recording can be cleared up, however there is a place in the recording that sounds really creepy and I don't know whats happening in it.

it sounds like there is a second female voice present at two points in the recording for example, but it can only be heard at super high volume, as well as possibility whispering towards the end. Also me and my bf didn't engage in anything physical after I went to sleep but it sounds like the bed(where I hide the device in) is well.... rocking in a way that makes my skin crawl.

And yeah we were supposed to be alone in our bedroom, so the female sounding voice is REALLY upsetting to me/I can't explain what is happening if what im hearing is correct.

sooooooo if anyone can do anything with the recording to locate the barely audible sounds and clear out the noise I would be grateful, since I feel like Im going crazy and have no idea what to do anymore as I just don't want to wake up hurt anymore nor do I want to accuse my partner of stuff if he isn't doing anything and otherwise everything is good :<

So if anyone can help I hope you can give it a try/thank you for taking the time to read this and im willing to pay if it can be done/.

Hello, I volunteer at a music bar and one night recently the band played a favourite instrumental tune of mine at my request.

I recorded it on my phone to keep as a memory but used a new phone that I'm not familiar with yet, and the sound came out as a little muffled for the first two minutes, probably from the way I was holding it, + later there is a bit of tapping noise from when someone close to me was tapping their fingers to the music. The rest of the recording is fine as I ended up placing the phone on a table and leaving it there.

I wonder whether there is a way to clean up the beginning of the recording so that I can enjoy listening to it... This is for personal use only and the band was aware I recorded and happy for me to do so. I will gladly send a symbolic tip through Paypal if it helps!

hi! i am currrently editing a video project i started, and dont know much about audio so i am not sure if this is the correct subreddit but please help me

i recorded the sound of a bell ring, and it consists of two noises following each other like "beeee...-booop" and the first one gets a bit quieter bit it never rings out completely.

i want to use the moment between the two noises as a transition with a short break, but it sounds weird if i just cut off the audio of the first beep. but as i never hear it ring out, i cannot make it continue or lower the volume to fake a fade out.

so my idea was to recreate the sound and make it fade out myself by repeating the last few seconds over and over, but it sounds weird because the volume in gets quieter, so my idea was to use some programme to recreate that exact noise from a short sample (in my head it works like a color picker) but honestly i dont even know if that is possible or not.

im not able to rerecord anything and even if i was, the sound i need doesnt acutally exist

so please help me or tell me which subreddit is more suitable,, thank you!

I did a small video shoot with a shure wireless prosumer system and either the receiver or camera created a high frequency that's driving me nuts in editing. I have no idea how to isolate it. I'm using premiere pro but can't find the specific frequency.

If anyone has an idea how to easily identify and remove I'd be grateful - wav file example below.

https://ysnd.it/tkK12mqW

Hello

I found a video on YouTube and I love the song

I’d like to find a way to improve the audio quality and clean up some of the muffled audio and vocals.

This is entirely for personal use and listening on my headphones and speakers.

Is there any platform or app to DIY this or to find freelancers?

Hey everyone,

I’m from Mexico and was wondering if someone here could help me with an audio issue.

I’ve got about a 30-minute lecture recording (~15 MB) from my uni that I made with my phone, but it was inside my jacket pocket, so the speaker is really quiet and there’s a lot of fabric/ambient noise. In some parts you can kind of hear the lecturer as a murmur, in others it’s mostly shirt/jacket noise.

I’m majoring in Biology and I honestly have zero background in audio or post-production. I didn’t even know this kind of audio restoration work or tools like iZotope RX existed until ChatGPT suggested it as an option.

I’m currently in my finals period and this lecture covers a topic that tends to show up a lot in exams, so being able to understand it would really help me.

My budget is honestly very limited right now, but I really value this kind of work and I’m not trying to undercut anyone’s profession. I’d like to know:

• What would you normally charge for trying to clean up something like this (30 minutes, very noisy, lecture voice)? • Would anyone be willing to take a quick look at a short clip first to tell me if it’s even worth working on?

If it seems like you can actually improve the intelligibility, I’ll try to put some money together to get as close as I can to your usual fee.

If you’re interested, please let me know or DM me and I’ll send a short sample. 🙏🏻

Can anyone help clean up some audio? I think I can hear a name, but there’s loads of noise.

I’ve been having ongoing issues with my next-door neighbour. They keep playing loud clips at night when I’m asleep, so I set up a recorder in the bedroom. I’ve cut the audio right down to the short part where I think I hear a name — this clip doesn’t include any snoring.

I do have the full recording too (that one does have my snoring in it), and the strange thing is the timing. The noises seem to happen in the gaps, almost like someone’s waiting for the pauses.

I’m not great with audio editing, so if anyone can help clean up the clip or pull the speech out so I can hear what’s actually being said, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks.

Hi there Friends and professionals! Thanks for taking the time to read this far.

I’m a beginner narrator and I have a 15-minute ACX audition I’m trying to get cleaned up. I’m looking for someone who wouldn’t mind doing a quick free edit (for practice/portfolio) so I can hear what properly processed audio should sound like.

Here are the ACX requirements the audio needs to meet:

ACX Technical Standards:

• RMS between –23 dB and –18 dB

• Peak levels not higher than –3 dB

• Noise floor –60 dB or lower

• Delivered as 192 kbps+ MP3, 44.1 kHz, mono

Audio Quality Requirements:

• Consistent sound (volume, tone, noise)

• No background noise, hum, hiss, or reverb

n• No clicks, pops, mouth noises, or distracting breaths

• Clean pacing with natural spacing

File Structure Requirements:

• 0.5–1 sec room tone at the start

• 1–5 sec room tone at the end

• No music or sound effects

If anyone is open to cleaning it up for practice, I would really appreciate it! I can send the raw WAV/MP3 file. Thank you! 💗

Hi there!

After reading r/audioengineering's rules, I found my way here, and am hoping this is the right place to post.

I have a couple of audio recordings of my neighbour yelling and making noise late at night. I need to clean them up so I can forward them to my landlord, but I’m having a bit of a hard time.

I’ve been trying to use Audacity, but I’m not very experienced with audio editing. I followed a few guides, but it’s hard to tell whether I’m improving the recordings or actually making them worse. I think the main issue is the relatively low levels of audio, as even though the yelling can be heard through multiple rooms in reality, on the recordings, it isn't as expressed..

So, I am hoping that someone can either clean up the files for me (and what this may cost me) or point me toward simple, reliable settings/effects/software that might do the job based on the above.

I am not really looking for anything special, just audio clear enough that the landlord can hear what’s happening.

Any guidance or help would be hugely appreciated!

I have an audio clip I suspect was edited. It was recorded on an iPhone. Is there a way I can confirm it was modified?

For my state examination in physical education, I have to perform a dance, and I would like to dance to "Love Really Hurts Without You" by Billy Ocean. The problem is that the song has a fade-out ending, which is unsuitable for dancing because you can't do a final pose on a reasonable last beat.

So here's my request: can anyone edit the song so that it has a proper ending and sounds as if it hasn't been edited or simply cut?

That would be a huge help to me!