> I've got a vocal track that I recorded using ardour, and I have some > serious pops in it from the singer being way too close to the mike and > taking off my lovely pantyhose-over-a-wire-hangar-loop filter. > > I'm at a loss as to what filter/tool I might be able to use to reduce the > severity of this... any clues? First, you could compress the vocal to even out the levels - I use the LADSPA Dyson Compress or SC4 plugins for this. You'll still have the distortion from the pops though. I suggest you make it a feature, by adding some artifical effects - distorted vocals are all the rage! Cheers Daniel