White noise in narration gaps

[jsantos]

Two years ago I produced a video with VP and it came out fine, audio included. I opened the project tonight to edit a small piece of the narration, but the narration track would produce an unaccceptable level of white noise in the gaps between the sentences. I had recorded the narration with my own voice. This white noise was present in the playback as well as the exported MP4 file. I tried removing the noise with the noise reduction effect, but no setting on it would make any difference.  I don't know what changed in the program between two years ago and now. The other two audio tracks were without extra noise just as they had been two years ago when I first edited the video. Only the narration track, which is all wav files, blasts the white noise during the silent pauses between words or sentences. What can I change to make it play back and export just like it did two years ago?

[borate]

What version of Videopad is it?.  Look at the bottom-left of the window.  Is it registered?

What method was used to record the new audio?  Is the noise evident when the WAVs are played in Windows Media Player?

Try the latest.  Most features will work, even if unlicensed.  For licensed users upgrades are free for up to six months from purchase date.  After that, VP will continue to fully function but a fee will be required in order to register the newest.  Retain your old install file and registration info. 

Of course, Save Project File AS routinely, giving it a unique # or name, so as not to overwrite prior saves.  Using Save Project Files (no AS) will overwrite.  From the HOME tab, that choice is available by clicking the chevron to the right of the Save Project button on the toolbar.

If no change please share the project.  That's the only way others can hear what you hear and troubleshoot the issue. 

The process is easy, quick and can be done privately.  Just follow these steps...

•     Back up --- With your project on the timeline, click on MENU at the top-left.  Click FILE|BACK UP PROJECT FILES TO FOLDER.  Choose a folder and SELECT FOLDER.
•     Upload ---  Use a free server - Google Drive, MS OneDrive, etc.* - to upload the saved, numbered FOLDER.    Do NOT upload the individual VPJ or export file. 
•     Get link --- Get a public link.  If using Google Drive click GET SHAREABLE LINK. If necessary change "restricted" to "anyone with the link can view" 
•     Share ---     Click COPY LINK | DONE.  Paste that link here, or click the folder at the top-right of this forum to message it privately to me.  It won't be shared.

          *    Before uploading, right-click the folder, click PROPERTIES.  Look at the File Size to confirm that it's not too big for the free space on the server.