Noise Removal is Your Best Friend

I'm a music management major and a theater production minor, which means I spend a good deal of my time dealing with microphones, sound editing, and recording techniques. So far, one of the biggest issues I've come across is dealing with the issue of extra noise. Let's face it: some of us don't have access to the world's best condenser mics, and Studio 6 isn't exactly sound proof.  We just have to live with a less than awesome recording, right? Wrong! With Audacity, you can cut out a good portion of the static, hissing, popping, room ambiance, etc., and get a clear recording simply by using the "Noise Removal" tool. Noise Removal works by removing the frequencies that cause all that extra noise that you don't want in your recording. Media Cloisters, Vassal University's version of our very own Student Multimedia Center, has an awesome step-by-step recording on YouTube showing how it's done. Check it out!