I have Jazz Guitar sound leaking in a very low volume in a Upright Bass track. How can i remove the Jazz Guitar sound leaking from my Upright Bass track ?
Hi @Bob-Menard, most upright basses have a growly sound so basic EQ with not work very well but your can try it a parametric or paragraphic EQ.
I would look at Stenberg's SpectraLayers Pro which is nothing short amazing IMO (and I am not easily impressed). It can even 'unbake the cake' extract and create stem tracks from a mix: Vocals, Drums, Bass, Keys and 'Other. It ain't 100 percent perfect, but it works good enough to remix most of the decently recorded music I have tried. Editing the spectral content directly requires somewhat of a learning curve, but If one has experience with Photoshop or other pro photo editing software it is easier to learn.. I would say, editing the spectral content in SLP could likely eliminate 90% of the guitar from the guitar and retain the classic double bass sound.
SpectraLayers Pro is included with the Sound Forge Pro 16 Suite version. It can also be purchased singularly from Stienberg but the SFP Suite upgrade is a better deal IMO.
iZotope's RX Advanced is great as well and could probably do the job too, but is quite expensive.
Does SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4 – The specialist tool for cleaning & restoration (magix.com) would be an option to what i want to do ?
I already have Sound Forge Audio Studio 14. How much it will cost me to upgrade to Sound Forge Pro 16 ?
@Bob-Menard Is the leaking sound relevant for the final mix? I don't think that the listener will notice this. Or do you need a completely clean bass recording?
The programs are expensive, upgrade would cost you about $300. And it's a lot of manual work. I would suggest you test the 30 days free trial of SpectraLayers from Steinberg before buying anything.
Maybe you can isolate the bass by using a audio splitter tool like the free https://makenweb.com/SpleeterGUI But it needs a lot of free RAM (at least about 8 GB). This tool will try to split the bass from the rest of the sounds.
Most of the restoration tools including the NR-2.0 noise reduction pack and iZ's RX Elements that are included with Sound Forge Pro, attenuate din type noise and vinyl record snap, crackle, pops and such. A pricey specialty tool is usually needed attenuate instrument bleed. If you only want the bass frequencies, a simple high-pass filter or EQ would suffice. As I stated, the SF Pro Suite includes SpectraLayers, and is more expensive than the standard SF Pro. See the SF comparison webpage. Otherwise, SLP can be purchased from Steinberg for around four or five hundred (usd). The iZ's RX Advanced is typically around $1k, but is often on sale for less.
FYI, SpectraLayers was originally published by SCS (Sony) and then acquired by Magix in 2016 along with Sound Forge, Vegas, Acid, ect, SpectraLayers was then sold to Steinberg. The original developer (Robin), continues to be involved with the updates, upgrades and the Steinberg SpectraLayers forums.
In addition to the excellent advice already given I will add the answer to one question which you posed:
Does SOUND FORGE Audio Cleaning Lab 4 – The specialist tool for cleaning & restoration (magix.com) would be an option to what i want to do ?
No, it will not! You want to separate certain sounds from others; SFACL is designed, primarily, for the removal of noise.
Jeff
Hum! I Guess i'll have no choice than going thru registration key system of😒 SpectraLayers from Steinberg