Audio Restoration, Audio Restoration Options

[Waybo]

Hello all, and thank you for taking the time to read this post. I have finally made the move to Mac and am enjoying learning what it has to offer. Already I see the huge benefits over PC.

I am mostly a hobbyist who restores audio - mostly from vinyl disc or analog tape sources. I have bought Spark and Soundsoap and am so far pleased with the results. I have some immediate needs:

I am looking for some suggestions for a "declicker" plug in for my vinyl work. The only one I have been able to find is the Steinberg Declicker, which is a bit pricey for me! If I knew it really worked well, I might go for it

Next, I am hoping that someone knows of a "wow and flutter" solution to help correct taped recordings suffering from some azimuth problems.

Finally, does anyone know if there is a way to make the stereo signal mono (Blend the tracks) in Spark? I can't seem to find it, I assume it must be there!

Thanks to all again!

[maze]

Hello Waybo,

If I might pitch in on the wow and flutter...Years ago when my music collection was thoroughly vinyl, I found a non-electronic, hands-on solution to counter the wow created by the off-center spindle holes. With the record sitting on the revolving platter of my player, and the tone arm down on the opening tracks, I would make small marks on the label just beside the hole when I saw the tone arm sweep to it's maximum eccentricity. I would do this over several revolutions to get a proper fix. Then, lifting the marked record from the platter, I would use a small round file and expand the hole slightly in the direction of the marks, careful not to mishandle the vinyl. The next time I played the record, I would tuck the marked side of the newly expanded hole against the spindle.

This was all done touching only the paper label and the record's edge...Worked for me...

--J[I]