On Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:54:02 AM CST Fred Smith wrote:
> Hi!
>
> totally OT...
>
> Hoping there is a mailing list or wiki (or other help forum)
> for GWC, but haven't found one yet.
>
> I'm working on converting a bunch of my LPs to CDs, and am using
> GWC (Gnome Wave Cleaner, or GTK Wave Cleaner) to clean up the noise.
> It works great, but I can't figure out how to deal with certain types
> of pressing flaws that create a thump every time around.
>
> Anyone know of such a resource?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Fred
>
I tried to respond directly to Fred, but got bounced. Hence replying to the list even though, as Fred notes, this is WAY off topic.
Wow, does that still exist? I gave up on it YEARS ago. Audacity is far better at removing clicks and pops, splitting into tracks and exporting to FLAC. It also does a great job removing tape hiss.
As for removing thumps - No way I know of to do that. Audacity might be able to reduce the thump by using a high-pass filter set to roll off at 30 or 40 hz, but I don't think it can be taken completely out.
One of the really annoying things I remember about GWC was how it reacted to music featuring a bass trombone. The entire passage was detected as several million little clicks. When GWC got done, it sounded like the musician was playing through a fan. Totally unlistenable. Audacity's click filter can be adjusted to not do that.
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Bill Gee
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