This was the first time I did any recording of real instruments. I recorded a friend playing his guitar and bass guitar directly into my interface. There is some hum in the recording and I would like to know what is a good way to reduce the hum?
 
Thanks for any help.
 
 
Flux

A noise gate or surgical eq?

Try this.......
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/3217993
 
 

Two sources of noise:
 
1) Single-coils pick up induction noise from a poorly shielded amp
- Not much you can do except move away from the source.
 
2) Hum loop due to multiple devices in the chain, each with an electrical earth.
- Try a Behringer HD400 hum destroyer. I have several in my gig bag, they're cheap.

Multiband gate, something like Waves Z-Noise.

I had hired a player one time and he brought a single-coil in for the session and we recorded through a Pod.  I hate to be negative, but I tried everything to get rid of the buzz and hum and was not successful.  When the track was pumping, it was fine; but there were some places where the music would stop and hold a chord and he'd play a lick.  Those sections were not usable.  The sustained ending was also bad.
 
I ended up redoing it all myself with RealLPC and RealStrat through GuitarRig.   I liked what he played in places so I analyzed it as best I could and then made up other parts myself.  The good thing is that I am very obsessive so, even though he was a great guitarist, my parts were better in time.
 
Why am I saying all this?  Because I would like a good solution in case this ever happens again.
 
Craig, If you are reading this, I am talking about Track 3 (Redneck Lovin') from Trailer of Love.  It is my least favorite song on the album, but, oddly, one of the most popular—I guess because it is danceable.

Sonitus FX EQ- Hum Removal preset.

I would try to fix it at the source. Since it happens with two different instruments you may need to chase down a ground loop in your gear. If you have fluorescent lights in your house try turning them off. Sometimes all you can do is find a sweet spot facing magnetic north and go with it.
 
Rocky

The big gun is Izotope R5. It can't fix everything, but it is pretty amazing.

You might try using a direct box with a ground lift switch. Depending on the actual source of the hum, this can sometimes be helpful. If it's due to single coil pickups, you can try facing a different direction when playing. Turn your guitar up, but don't play anything. Listen to the hum as you slowly turn in a circle. You'll find that the hum is greatly reduced when you face a certain direction!