Need to remove reverb/slight echo from source audio

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Hello all:
And yes, yes, before I get the sanctimonious wiseguy quips about "should have recorded it right in the first place/can't get there from here" and other generally unhelpful remarks and platitudes.... "I KNOW ALREADY!"
So down to the subject at hand. I have to edit source video that was recorded in a very live room. The sound guy did his best to kill the reverb with baffles and sound blankets. etc. but some reverb/slight echo remain. Does anyone know of a software application that can at least smooth it out or advise on how to EQ it so the ring is not so noticeable?
Many thanks
AS
Message was edited by: Adrian Smith4
Message was edited by: Adrian Smith4

Answer 1

Thanks for all the responses. I've actually fixed it using a combination of eq and a super sensitive noisegate filter. It was pain to do but got the job done. Phew. < </div>
I'm trying to figure out a response to this that would equal your original's presupposition but the best I can do is say thanks for offering up a helpful contribution to the "remove reverb" discussions. Future searches will find your thread and maybe you have given them some hope.
Numerous threads on the same topic often end in frustration because, literally, nothing can be done to reduce echoic reverberation because the overlapping sounds are picked up by a single microphone.
bogiesan