Removing pops and clicks in MP3s recorded from vinyl??

Hi
There is a very good free-ware program called Audacity which has quite a good noise removal tool. You first profile the noise by selecting a section of just noise then get it to remove it, works quite well. As for clicks and pops in the old days when I used to edit quarter inch tape if you recorded a vinyl at 15 inches per second onto the tape you could actually edit out the click or pop with no discernible gap in the music. With audacity you could zoom right in and cut the clicks and pops out laborious I know. But trying to filter them doesn't work very successfully unless you are prepared to throw very large sums of money and use one of the devises or software made by somebody like Cedar.
Audacity can be found at VersionTracker.Com
Phil

Note that .mp3s use psycho-acoustic masking for the compression. This is not good if you are going to edit, filter, equalise or re-mix the sound.

Really you should transfer your vinyls at full resolution, do your restoration, and then do the compression to .mp3 when you have finished.

Try DSP-Quattro an excellent audio editor, you have to pay for it but it is very good.
Phil

Apple's own Soundtrack Pro has a wealth of audio editing functions, including noise reduction, including "clicks and pops". I can't speak to how well it would work for this particular application.

Hi Bryan,

Bias makes SoundSoap 2 which will do what you want & more for $99 retail. It will work as a standalone product or as a VST plug-in in GarageBand or Final Cut for example. Below is a link to the Q/Time Demo so you can see its capabilities & ease of operation.

http://www.bias-inc.com/soap2movie/

Hope this helps, MBL

Hi Bryan,

My pleasure!

Cheers, MBL