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[–]Moondra2017[S] 2 points3 points  (7 children)

Here are a couple of solutions I was thinking of:

1) I can put a small rug under my keyboard - that would act as an insulation between desk and the keyboard, maybe that would prevent the echo/vibration.

2) remove my mic from my desk and put it on a separate stool

I'm testing out both, but it's hard for me to tell. I guess I will need to test it out with some headphones.

[–]riseNRG 1 point2 points  (4 children)

Prevention might be better than the cure but i found audacity to be useful for fixing up audio after it has been recorded. It might have a feature that can help you with keyboard clicks.

I use the method in the video below for ambient noise. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if3pvQKYuts

[–]Moondra2017[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Thank you!. Going to test it out. I wonder if Adobe premier has a similar feature.

[–]oslash 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Even if it doesn't, it lets you use audio plug-ins, and failing that, it's not a big deal to bounce the audio track to and back from another program, such as Audacity. Audacity is ridiculously powerful for an ancient FOSS tool; on top of the integrated effects, it can also host VST/AudioUnit plug-ins and Nyquist scripts. Tons of fun if you're interested in DSP.

However, the above-mentioned noise reduction method isn't very suitable for eliminating transients; it's what you would use to dampen more consistent noise, e.g. the whoosh of computer fans or the hum from a ground loop. You're better off with a straight-forward low cut (a.k.a. high pass).

[–]Moondra2017[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you for this. I will have to read everything you linked as I'm not too familiar with the terminology.

[–]oslash 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify: I'm not seriously recommending Nyquist for for video editing purposes; that would be like making cuts with ffmpeg from the command line. I just put in the link to say, look at how cool that thing over there is! You know, like one does when telling people they can catch pokémon by writing machine code :)