[linux-audio-user] Pop filter?

[Alexandre Prokoudine]

On 17 Feb 2003 07:37:17 -0600
Rick Taylor <ricktaylor at speakeasy.net> wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 06:50, Daniel James wrote:
> > > 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!
> 
> There is noise reduction in audacity... really short delays will
> work as well. If you can manage to catch it somewhere between
> feedback and echo... you may not be able to even hear the delay
> afterwards. Reverb takes it out sometimes too. ...Low pass
> filters, EQ, etc.

Is there any way to pluck out declickers and depops from ReZound and
GNOME Wave Cleaner to LADSPA and make a Sound Restoration Farm? :-)

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Alexandre Prokoudine
ALT Linux Documentation Team
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