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Title: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: Bdifr78 on November 02, 2006, 10:52:48 AM
Hey There,

I just got back from Vegoose and to make a long story short, my optical cable was giving me trouble so I got some clicks and pops randomly throughout about half of the sets I recorded.  I have sound forge 7 and have used the vinyl restoration tool before when this has happend, but i was wondering if there was a better way to go about it.

Thanks,
Joe
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: pike1957 on November 03, 2006, 06:44:16 AM
Quote from: Bdifr78 on November 02, 2006, 10:52:48 AM
Hey There,

I just got back from Vegoose and to make a long story short, my optical cable was giving me trouble so I got some clicks and pops randomly throughout about half of the sets I recorded.  I have sound forge 7 and have used the vinyl restoration tool before when this has happend, but i was wondering if there was a better way to go about it.

Thanks,
Joe

I've had good results with the new 'repair' tool in the latest version of Audacity (1.3.2).  It does require you to go through the recording to find the clicks (either visually or audibly), then the repair tool can be used to repair the waveform.
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: Bdifr78 on November 03, 2006, 11:09:33 AM
Quote from: pike1957 on November 03, 2006, 06:44:16 AM
Quote from: Bdifr78 on November 02, 2006, 10:52:48 AM
Hey There,

I just got back from Vegoose and to make a long story short, my optical cable was giving me trouble so I got some clicks and pops randomly throughout about half of the sets I recorded.  I have sound forge 7 and have used the vinyl restoration tool before when this has happend, but i was wondering if there was a better way to go about it.

Thanks,
Joe

I've had good results with the new 'repair' tool in the latest version of Audacity (1.3.2).  It does require you to go through the recording to find the clicks (either visually or audibly), then the repair tool can be used to repair the waveform.


Thank you for the response, and welcome to the board. 

I have way too many pops and clicks to go through and do them one by one, but I still may look into this.
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 04, 2006, 08:01:16 PM
Quote from: Bdifr78 on November 03, 2006, 11:09:33 AM
Quote from: pike1957 on November 03, 2006, 06:44:16 AM
Quote from: Bdifr78 on November 02, 2006, 10:52:48 AM
Hey There,

I just got back from Vegoose and to make a long story short, my optical cable was giving me trouble so I got some clicks and pops randomly throughout about half of the sets I recorded.  I have sound forge 7 and have used the vinyl restoration tool before when this has happend, but i was wondering if there was a better way to go about it.

Thanks,
Joe

I've had good results with the new 'repair' tool in the latest version of Audacity (1.3.2).  It does require you to go through the recording to find the clicks (either visually or audibly), then the repair tool can be used to repair the waveform.


Thank you for the response, and welcome to the board. 

I have way too many pops and clicks to go through and do them one by one, but I still may look into this.

i would do it the way you have been joe, thats what i always used except wavelab, and then id tell it to repair the waveform optimally

in wavelab i use the audio error detection and correction tool, has worked great for me in the past
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: bewildered on November 04, 2006, 09:49:23 PM
What if your whole track is a series of clicks and pops?
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 04, 2006, 10:26:59 PM
Quote from: bewildered on November 04, 2006, 09:49:23 PM
What if your whole track is a series of clicks and pops?

wavelab will rebuild the waveform
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: poorlyconditioned on November 05, 2006, 01:11:38 AM
Quote from: Bean on November 04, 2006, 10:26:59 PM
Quote from: bewildered on November 04, 2006, 09:49:23 PM
What if your whole track is a series of clicks and pops?

wavelab will rebuild the waveform
can you please tell the exact steps (if you know)?

Thanks,
  Richard

Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: Gordon on November 05, 2006, 01:25:40 AM
Quote from: poorlyconditioned on November 05, 2006, 01:11:38 AM
Quote from: Bean on November 04, 2006, 10:26:59 PM
Quote from: bewildered on November 04, 2006, 09:49:23 PM
What if your whole track is a series of clicks and pops?

wavelab will rebuild the waveform
can you please tell the exact steps (if you know)?

Thanks,
  Richard



pretty sure it's part of the waves plugins in the master section.  sorry I don't know more than that.
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 05, 2006, 01:19:16 PM
open wav, go to 'analysis', then 'audio error detection and correction' then make sure click detection 1(what i use) is set. detect all errors, once detected i set the restoration method to 'optimal 1 ms' you can do a straight waveform generator but they all retore/redraw the wav slightly so i do the optimal 1ms one, has worked well for me in the past YMMV
Title: Re: What is the best way to get clicks and pops out of a recording.
Post by: Gordon on November 05, 2006, 02:17:41 PM
Quote from: Bean on November 05, 2006, 01:19:16 PM
open wav, go to 'analysis', then 'audio error detection and correction' then make sure click detection 1(what i use) is set. detect all errors, once detected i set the restoration method to 'optimal 1 ms' you can do a straight waveform generator but they all retore/redraw the wav slightly so i do the optimal 1ms one, has worked well for me in the past YMMV

just found that.   just like the global analysis it will found lots of inaudible "errors".  however if you know they they are there it should work nice.