Before OS X, I had used RayGun from Arboretum Systems, and I would have upgraded to try their OS X version, but it took Arboretum more than 3 years to get with the OS X program. In tackling “pops” and “clicks”, other tools butcher the audio so badly I would prefer to hear the noise than listen to what they offer as cleaned audio. In my experience, the audio noise-reduction packages available for Macintosh before ClickRepair were simply too expensive, too much trouble to use, or too unreliable. (The latter problem is the single biggest reason why finding 45’s from the 1950’s and 1960’s in mint or near-mint condition is so challenging–and costly!) There are other forms of audio degeneration on old vinyl records, but “pops” and “clicks” are the most common and the most frequently troublesome on records that have managed to avoid damage by worn needles, substandard record players, or clueless teenagers. I’ve purchased the excellent (and expensive!) Nitty Gritty vacuum-powered record cleaner to care for my collection, but my turntable’s diamond needle still encounters specks of dirt and grime that cause audible noise when the record is played. However, all it takes is one teeny tiny scratch on a vinyl record to produce an audible “pop” or “click” in the music. I’m pretty picky about the 45’s I buy, so most of them are very clean and have beautifully clear audio.
#Clickrepair 96kb mac
So I’m continuously recording 45’s on my Mac and adding them to iTunes.
#Clickrepair 96kb software
What is it, exactly, that I need this kind of software for? Well, as a record collector I have a huge stock of old 45 rpm vinyl records, and as an iPod/iTunes user, I want to take my collection with me when I leave the house.
And he makes this possible for an investment of only $25. In the best shareware tradition, a mathematics professor in Australia named Brian Davies has applied his mathematical prowess and his knowledge of digital audio to produce a java application that succeeds in a spectacular way where many commercial packages have failed: With his ClickRepair application, music lovers everywhere can now clean up audio files transferred from old vinyl records without compromising the sound quality of the underlying music. I’m diverging a bit from the usual topics to share my discovery of a small software miracle that will truly elicit “Oohs” and “Aahs!” from readers who spend time digitizing their old vinyl records.
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