TheLastMan;681654 Wrote: > Everybody I know who has tried this software (usually on my > recommendation) has bought it! > > I have quite a few friends who are revisiting their record collections > and/or have bought a USB turntable and have been looking for decent > software to go with it. > > I think VS click and pop removal is a lot less damaging than a general > "noise reduction" filter, which removes a lot high frequency > information - particularly percussion (cymbals, brushed snare drum, > etc). > > Having tried it out, however, I find click/pop removal does > occasionally remove legitimate musical information - again high > frequency percussive sounds. At lower settings it is not too bad though > and gets rid of most obvioius clicks. > > I think the biggest contribution to the quality of my recordings though > is my very high quality turntable, arm, cartridge and pre-amp. The Linn > Sondek LP12 combined with Ekos tonearm and Audio Technica ATOC9 into > the Naim preamp has huge dynamic range which makes background noise a > lot less intrusive. Also the ATOC9 tracks like nothing else, even the > most difficult of innner grooves. > > As they say, "rubbish in rubbish out".
Indeed, I've found that the quality of the recording and, especially, what kind of shape the record is in have, by far, the most postive or negative effect. I'm still a big fan of VinylStudio, btw....works great! -- rgro Rg System information ------------------------ Main: PS Audio Quintet > Vortexbox > Touch (wired) via optical > Rega DAC > LFD LE IV Signature amp > VA Mozart Grands > REL Acoustics R305 sub. Home Theatre: Duet/SBR (Wired) > Pioneer VSX 919 > Energy Take 5 Classic 5.1. SBS 7.7.1 r33751 on a Vortexbox Appliance, V 2.0. Touch w/Hardware V.5. Touch: FW 7.7.1 r9558. Duet: FW 7.7.1 r9557. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ rgro's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=34348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=87289 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
