Audio Restoration Specialist Needed to Reduce Headset Rattle During Speech

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Summary

I have an interview recording in which one speaker’s headset produces an intermittent rattling while they are speaking. The noise overlaps the dialogue, so standard noise reduction, DeClicker, Click/Pop Eliminator and similar automatic processing in Adobe Audition have not produced a useful result. I am looking for an audio-restoration specialist with experience repairing dialogue using tools such as iZotope RX, spectral editing or equivalent professional restoration software. The aim is to reduce the distracting rattle while preserving the speaker’s natural voice, intelligibility and tone. I understand that complete removal may not be technically possible where the noise directly overlaps speech. I would prefer a natural-sounding partial reduction over aggressive processing that damages the dialogue. Scope of work - Assess the type and severity of the noise. - Explain whether the noise can be removed, reduced, or is largely inseparable from the speech. - If the test is successful, restore the affected speaker’s full isolated audio track. ¡ Requirements: - Demonstrable experience in dialogue restoration. - Experience repairing intermittent mechanical noise that overlaps speech. - Proficiency with iZotope RX Advanced, Adobe Audition spectral editing, Cedar, Steinberg SpectraLayers or comparable software. - Ability to avoid metallic artifacts, damaged consonants and excessive AI-style voice reconstruction. Please do not apply if your proposed solution is limited to general noise reduction, EQ, compression or automatic podcast-enhancement software.

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  • $20.00

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    $45.00

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Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
Audio Restoration
iZotope RX
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  • Last viewed by client:7 hours ago
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About the client
Member since Nov 22, 2013
  • Spain
    Canet De Berenguer9:10 PM
  • $30K total spent
    59 hires, 2 active
  • 1,830 hours

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