
Most of these cost some money but compared to delivering a substandard finished product, investing a little in your production setup seems only sensible.

When the problems run deeper however you may have to turn to more specialized tools. We also noted that this is a definite art, and you'll need to spend time working on any given clip in order to sort out its specific issues. Compression, EQ and gating are all important tools here, and the ones that come with your DAW will make a decent job of it if used carefully and correctly.

In the previous installment we looked at some of the basic techniques you can use after splitting video sound off from its source clip to deal with problems like hiss, rumble and voices that vary in volume.
