Etap Hotel recorded with mobile phone

ralfhu2002 · Post by **ralfhu2002** » 09 Apr 2006 20:23

I stayed in an ETAP hotel recently and made two short recordings my mobile phone. I transferred the files to my computer and converted them to MP3. Additionally I increades the volume. Unfortunately there is too much backround noise. Does anyone know how to filter the noise out? I used audacity, but it does not worked like I expected.

scrumdiddly · Post by **scrumdiddly** » 10 Apr 2006 02:37

The trick is to isolate a long, quiet part of the file for noise analysis. Try (temporarily) cutting out the voices. The longer the sample, the better. Also increase the "sample rate" and other quality values in the noise reduction window.

You have to expect a bit of distortion - at worst it'll sound like underwater sex!

HPD · Post by **HPD** » 10 Apr 2006 04:22

10 filtered with FlexiMusic Wave Editor. Best I could do, hope it helps.

HPD · Post by **HPD** » 10 Apr 2006 04:26

11 filtered with FlexiMusic Wave Editor. Best I could do, hope it helps.

If you have the time could you give a listen to the 2 recordings I posted (Hypno Pimp-Daddy) and maybe give me your comments? I am hoping to hear what others thing about these recordings. If they are something people here like I have more I can post.

Thanks.

sc0tt-uk · Post by **sc0tt-uk** » 10 Apr 2006 05:15

hey ralfhu2002 - thanks for sharing!
It'll be hard work to get much more clarity out of these recordings even with noise reduction, but hpd's shot at it seemed to clear them up a bit.
clip010.mp3 is the better catch of the two i'd say. If you find yourself in hotels much on business or whatever, and you like to listen, it would be well worth you spending a small amount of money on gear to collect better recordings.
cheers... good to see someone else new posting!
sc0tt-uk

ralfhu2002 · Post by **ralfhu2002** » 10 Apr 2006 21:23

Thanks to all. Next time I will be better prepared and will take better equipment. It wasn't planned, therefore the only recorder I had was the mobile phone. Hope to have an opportunity soon.

Post by **yeppie** » 13 Apr 2006 01:02

thanks ralfhu, sound is good enough to notice what has been going on.
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Post by **yeppie** » 14 Apr 2006 01:33

btw. can you tell us which ETAP hotel you stayed in for these recordings?

ralfhu2002 · Post by **ralfhu2002** » 17 Apr 2006 19:46

It was the Etap hotel in Augsburg. But I think they are the same everywhere and most people use them really only for sleeping.

robchanner · Post by **robchanner** » 18 Apr 2006 21:27

Thanks for the files, I'm a new member so thanks in advance will have a listen later..

Post by **yeppie** » 20 Apr 2006 13:08

ralfhu2002 wrote:It was the Etap hotel in Augsburg. But I think they are the same everywhere and most people use them really only for sleeping.

We

coyote · Post by **coyote** » 21 Apr 2006 03:04

Err... what's an etap hotel?

Post by **yeppie** » 21 Apr 2006 14:28

coyote wrote:Err... what's an etap hotel?

http://www.etaphotel.com/etaphotel/index.html

coyote · Post by **coyote** » 21 Apr 2006 19:31

Oh... just a normal hotel chain... I thought maybe it was something... unusual.