yeah...the "learn" function is the key. it's night and day for noise reduction....
here's what you do...
a) find a part of the break or audio file you want to reduce the noise on, where there is as little (or none) instrument sound as possible. then isolate THAT part, where it should just be the hiss or crackle that you're trying to zone in on.
b) loop this section and hit the "learn" button on x-noise, then hit it again once it's run through the loop to turn it off.
c) once you have the selected frequencies learned, run the processor on the whole audio file and adjust the threshold and reduction sliders as necessary.
it really helps....but, like the golden rule states, if it's a shit file to start with, it's much easier to scap it and find a GOOD source file if at all possible.
hope this helps...
here's what you do...
a) find a part of the break or audio file you want to reduce the noise on, where there is as little (or none) instrument sound as possible. then isolate THAT part, where it should just be the hiss or crackle that you're trying to zone in on.
b) loop this section and hit the "learn" button on x-noise, then hit it again once it's run through the loop to turn it off.
c) once you have the selected frequencies learned, run the processor on the whole audio file and adjust the threshold and reduction sliders as necessary.
it really helps....but, like the golden rule states, if it's a shit file to start with, it's much easier to scap it and find a GOOD source file if at all possible.
hope this helps...