AAAFF 2026 • Audio Cleanup Sample

Before & After — Red-Carpet Audio

Same footage, same 95-second clip. The only difference is the soundtrack: the left is the original location audio; the right has been run through a cleanup chain. Best heard with headphones.

Original audio Before

Cleaned audio After

Tip: start one, then the other, and listen for the lavalier pops/handling thumps, the background hiss, and the overall level.

The cleanup chain: high-pass filter (cuts wind & handling rumble) → de-click/de-pop → FFT denoise (pulls down steady hiss/room noise) → loudness normalize to −16 LUFS (one consistent level). Strength is adjustable — this is a moderate setting.

Footage by videographer Pedro Gonzales — a seasoned filmmaker and a regular on Office Hours Global.
Austin Asian American Film Festival 2026 coverage · asiafilmfests.com/festivals/aaaff