Sounds like it's under water!

I'm trying to clean some traffic noise from behind dialogue that was recorded at a busy intersection.
Using Set Noise Print and Reduce Noise.
I can get the traffic sounds down but the resulting audio sounds tinny and like it's under water.
Any way around this problem?

I'm trying to clean some traffic noise from behind
dialogue that was recorded at a busy intersection.
Using Set Noise Print and Reduce Noise.
I can get the traffic sounds down but the resulting
audio sounds tinny and like it's under water.
Any way around this problem?
That usually happens when you try to remove too much noise relative to the signal you want to retain. When using the Sountrack Pro noise removal tool, try to preview the sound/track in question with the "Noise Only" option enabled. Then, tweak the noise-reduction so that as little (technically none but...) of the original signal that you want to keep is audible. The treble/bass slider can be very effective with dialogue.
Additionally you can lower the threshold and the amount of reduction, but just play around until you get the result which works the best.
However, you can never remove 100% of broadband noise without affecting the original/intended signal. It's more a choice of the end relationship which hopefully is satisfactory.
A couple different ones. They work.   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   RME FF800, Logic Pro, Sonnox Native Bundle & FCS

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