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[ntluser]

I recorded the closing theme of a TV programme last night, when right in the middle of recording the announcer cuts it to announce details of the next programme. Unfortunately, this was recorded too.

I can hear the theme tune faintly in the background behind the announcer's voice. I wondered if there was a techique or audio editing program which could help me to eliminate the announcer's voice and to increase the volume of the faded portion up to the same volume level of the rest of the recording.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA.

[SMHarman]

Not effectively, you would be trying to cut the vocal frequencies, which are also the frequencies most instruments are at.

Most theme songs are fairly repetitive, you could cut and paste another piece of the song into this point if you get the timing right.

[Paul K]

What was the theme tune?

[bdav]

Originally Posted by Paul

What was the theme tune?

Try googlin' it. If its at least moderatly popular, it'll be out there.

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by bdav

Try googlin' it. If its at least moderatly popular, it'll be out there.

Errm how can Paul Google for it when he doesnt know what the tune is???

[Roy MM]

Theme tune/programme name

[ntluser]

Originally Posted by Roy MM

Theme tune/programme name

It's the theme to "New Tricks" sung by Denis Waterman. It's not commercially available and I can't find it on the net.

I've got the brief opening theme but it doesn't reach the verses I need to use it to manipulate the copy of the closing theme.

I had hoped to patch pieces from here or there and create a full closing theme but the bit blanked out by the announcer doesn't appear to be repeated.

I then considered finding a piece of software which could separate out foreground sounds from background sounds allowing me to put the announcer on one track and the rest of the tune on the other.I could then manipulate the gain of the faded portion ( the part under the announcer's voice) so it was the same as the rest.

Hence my appeal on Cableforum.

[Stuart]

Last time I checked, the software available that could remove a human voice from a tune was, to put it bluntly, cr*p. As SMHarman says, it works by muting the frequencies used by voices and therefore affected the music.
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Originally Posted by Wayne A

Errm how can Paul Google for it when he doesnt know what the tune is???

Wayne, I don't think that was aimed at Paul. I think bdav was trying to tell the original poster to google for it.

[SMHarman]

Originally Posted by scastle

Last time I checked, the software available that could remove a human voice from a tune was, to put it bluntly, cr*p. As SMHarman says, it works by muting the frequencies used by voices and therefore affected the music.

Works just fine for Karaoke (for which it is designed) as you then replace those muted frequencies.

I think the OP needs to try again next week and hope the announcer does not do the same, or try when it is on a more obsucure channel with less announcements.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by ntluser

I recorded the closing theme of a TV programme last night, when right in the middle of recording the announcer cuts it to announce details of the next programme. Unfortunately, this was recorded too.

It does irritate me when they do this.. Why can't they just announce the next program after the current one has finished? Oh, no, of course they can't. They have to play a clip of people wearing bright red clothing dancing with a BBC One logo underneath.. ITV also do much the same thing, but only so they can cram more ads in.