Soundtrack Pro Newbie - Reduce Noise Problem

Hey Guys,
This will probably sound like a stupid question but why is reduce noise greyed out when I try to select it? I have imported audio, selected portion of noise, set noise print - but when I select the whole file and try to reduce noise it won't let me.
Please help
Thanks
Tim

It sounds to me like you haven't isolated the noise properly. There is video on noise reduction in the Apple Tutorial online. You may find the steps there helpful.

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