Re: [LAU] from cassette/LP to cd (which prog?)

On Tue, Dec 18, 2007 at 09:48:53AM -0600, millward wrote:
> I use Audacity to record the sound and save it to a WAV file.
> I make a copy, and work on the copy. I use Audacity to break up
> the huge WAV file into its various tracks and work on the tracks
> individually. That's easier on the CPU and if you screw up its not
> such a problem.
> There's a useful denoise filter on Audacity I sometimes use, but
> most of the real work is done with the Gnome Wave Cleaner. It's free.
> http://gwc.sourceforge.net
> The GWC has just about everything I need; noise filters, declickers,
> etc. After a track is clean enough, I use Audacity to amplify it to its
> maximum below the clipping barrier.
> If you're picky like I am, its a long and distressing job. Some records
> just can not be cleaned. I only clean records that there are no CDs for.
> Otherwise, its not worth the time and aggrivation. Good Luck!
>

Good catch. I'd forgotten about gwc. I used Gnome Wave Cleaner about 5 years ago to clean up some very dirty cassette recordings I made 25 years ago. Here's an example of one that GWC rescued from under a thick layer of tape hiss:
http://www.restivo.org/blog/podpress_trac/web/152/1/astronomy.ogg

-ken
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Received on Wed Dec 19 20:15:04 2007