Use a Free Plugin to Remove Background Noise from Dialogue clean up dialog recording how to remove background noise transform your voice recording

A man using an audio editor and a microphone.

In other posts we've gone in depth learning how to get rid of background noise using iZotope RX's spectral de-noiser and standalone noise gates.

But what if you don't have access to the $400.00 iZotope software and still have background noise problems to clean up in your dialogue recordings?

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Do You Need an XLR or USB Mic for Your Content Creation? tips for recording dialog

A man speaking into an XLR microphone.

There's a lot of excitement at the thought of getting your creative ideas out there in the form of a podcast or video.

But sometimes the technical hurdles can be like running headlong into a brick wall...which can really take the joy out of the process.

Today, we'll clear up a technical question...

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How Do You Know if Your Voice Over or Podcast Audio is Bad? tips for recording dialog transform your voice recording

A man using headphones and a microphone to make a dialogue recording.

So you just recorded a portion of dialogue for your podcast or voice-over for video.

But when you listen back to the recording, something doesn't sound right...

The spoken words aren't as clear as you had hoped and you hear all kinds of noises in the recording that aren't supposed to be...

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When is my Voice Over or Podcast Audio Good Enough to Release? how to listen critically tips for recording dialog transform your voice recording

A man using a microphone to record his voice.

Let's say you just captured a voice recording for your podcast and it sounds good...

You made sure to record in a quiet space and you checked to make sure your volume levels were at a good place.

The volume isn't too loud, where the dialogue is distorted and going into the red (clipping), but...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.7 clean up dialog recording how to listen critically how to remove background noise

A woman using an audio editor and microphone

In the preceding post, we learned a huge time saving technique using a noise gate after noise reduction to clear background noise in dialogue voice recordings.

Along with that technique in part 6, we learned the simple step by step method to use a noise reduction tool like RX's de-noiser in part...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.6 clean up dialog recording how to listen critically how to remove background noise

A woman recording her voice into an audio editor on a phone

We already learned how to clean up background noise in your voice recording using a noise reduction tool.

But you may still be hearing random leftover noises between phrases (hint: you WILL have these leftover noises if your recordings are anything like mine).

These would be noises that come and...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.5 clean up dialog recording how to remove background noise

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We've gone in depth in the last 4 posts learning all about getting the best results from the spectral de-noise module to remove background noise.

That might be for your podcast, a sermon, voice-over for video or an audiobook recording.

Now let's apply all that knowledge and learn the exact step...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.4 clean up dialog recording how to listen critically how to remove background noise

A microphone and pop filter set up for dialogue recording

In the preceding post, we learned important concepts about the best way to train iZotope RX's spectral de-noise module before it can remove background noise.

Along with those concepts in part 3, we learned what makes the spectral de-noise module so powerful and when to use it in part...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.3 clean up dialog recording how to listen critically how to remove background noise

A person using an audio editor and a microphone

We've already learned how to recognize background noise and what makes the spectral de-noiser in iZotope RX so powerful.

Now we'll learn how to train the spectral de-noiser to allow it to remove background noise in your dialogue recordings most effectively.

This method will set you up for crisp...

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How to Remove Background Noise from Voice Recordings Pt.2 clean up dialog recording how to remove background noise

A handheld device for recording audio

We learned how to recognize background noise in our voice recordings in the previous post.

That might be your audiobook recording, podcast or a voice recording for video...

We talked about where background noise comes from, what it sounds like and what it looks like in iZotope RX in Part 1.

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