Hi all,

I’m getting into some recording lately to share some information I’ve learned over the years and one issue I’m currently facing is that it’s very hot where I am in this summer season and I have an older house without central AC, so I have to rely on fans and a window AC unit to keep cool.

Problem with that is that I now have fan noise in the background when trying to record. I don’t yet have a good place where I can reliably record without these noises but hoping I can in the future.

In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone knew of any program that might help me out here. Since this is a constant sound that doesn’t change much, I wondered if there might be some type of “AI” app that could check for sounds like this that are constant and remove those sounds so I can have a cleaner track to work with? Does such a thing exist?

I have access to Windows 11 and Linux (Pop! OS) computers as well as an iPad, iPhone, and Android tablet, so anything that is available for any of these is good for me. Just want something quick and easy so I can have something cleaner to work with in post processing.

Thank you!

Edit: thanks for the answers, everyone! This has been really helpful and I’ll be checking into all of these suggestions.

Sorry about my poor wording that made it sound like I may have been seemingly only interested in something “AI” related. That wasn’t my intention, just one possible avenue I considered but I am also interested in other possibilities too that have been provided here and I will be checking out all of these!

  • yo_scottie_oh@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    3 months ago

    In addition to software solutions, how’s your hardware setup?

    • How far are you from your mic? And where is your fan located relative to you and your mic?
    • Do you have a dynamic mic or condenser mic? I’m not an expert, but I believe condenser mics tend to pick up more ambient noise from anywhere in the room compared to dynamic mics, which tend to more directional in nature.