Auto de-hiss?

[zorrow]

Is there any good way to remove hiss from a master .wav file that otherwise sounds great? Any VST pluggin you'd recommend or software that would auto-detect hiss and remove it?

TIA!

[zorrow]

BTW, I'm also open to outsourcing the dehissing of my files to a competent service provider. For example, I've heard marvels about the CEDAR bureau service, but couldn't find any info about that on their site. Any known third party offering a good audio restoration service then?

[alantig]

I've used Cool Edit 2000 for this - their noise reduction plug-in has a function that will sample noise in a selection and use that to remove the noise. Plus you can adjust how aggressively it removes it. CE2K has morphed into Adobe Audition, but I never upgraded to it, so I don't know if that stuff is still available.

Lately, on the Mac, I've used Audacity. It's been a while, though, so I don't remember how customizable the hiss reduction is. I can look later today. The nice thing is Audacity is free, so you can always just grab it and try it.

[zorrow]

I tried Audacity. It would work if I hadn't have to sample the noise. But given I have no sample of the hiss in isolation, I can't use it.

[tomteriffic]

Cool Edit works better with a noise sample, but will work without one. I've found that a couple or three passes of very gentle action works better than one more heavy-handed pass.

[alantig]

If it's something you can make available to me, I can run it through Cool Edit and see what it does.

[gorch]

Learning curve swings up here. I didn't know you can work with noise samples in Audacity. Thanks for the thread Zorrow!

[zorrow]

If it's something you can make available to me, I can run it through Cool Edit and see what it does.

I'll consider your offer for sure. Can you please PM your email?

[mathman]

I have Adobe Audition which has lot's of noise reduction tools and Peak Soundsoap Pro 2 which has noise reduction abilities and Izotop 1 which is also a noise reduction software plug in. All work well in varying degress. None are cheap but I can't help you out also.

[zorrow]

This place is just amazing. A resident expert offered me his help and he's already working on it. I have no words to thank him, as well as to thank you guys for willing to lend me a hand. Eventually you all will know what's this all about, but right now I can say already THANK YOU, once again.