Try doing it over. Give the tape a half-twist so what was the front is now
facing the heads.
Steve Smolian
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Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2012 12:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Very low level audio recording
Hi, Robert,
Please listen to:
http://www.richardhess.net/clients/UNB_Low_Level/
There is one file there. Please right-click and "save [whatever] as".
This is pretty much the extent that can be done with cleanup--others may
provide a better cleanup (and if they can, I'd love to know what tools they
use). I don't think it's where you want it. I used the following tools in
series
-- Samplitude Pro X Suite FFT filter with hard bandlimiting to telephone
bandwidth (300 - 3000 Hz).
-- Sum to Mono in Samplitude Pro X Suite
-- Samplitude Pro X Restoration Suite noise reducer
-- Algorithmix Noise Free Pro with custom equalization in the noise
reduction side chain
However, I am very curious about how this tape was reproduced. What was the
playback machine?
I would think if playback artifacts were less (if possible) then just maybe
it can be cleaned to intelligibility for transcription.
It is a huge frustration of mine that archivists are left with such poor
recordings of important people.
While I don't think this is the case, is there any chance the tape is
twisted and it's being reproduced through the back?
Good luck with this.
Cheers,
Richard
On 2012-06-20 10:35 AM, Robert Richard wrote:
> Arsclist,
>
> I'm currently digitizing an 1999 audio analogue folklore fieldwork
recording. This recording has a very low audio level (unusable).
>
> If any possibilities of recovering this recording, do you have
suggestions? The content of this recording is more important than the
quality or cosmetic.
>
> I've link an excerpt for your appreciation on my website:
>
> http://yvondurelle.com/?p=690
>
> Thanks in advance for all replies.
>
> Robert Richard
> Centre d'études acadiennes Anselme-Chiasson
>
> Université de Moncton
> Moncton (Nouveau-Brunswick)
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> 506-858-4724
>
>
> L'information contenue dans ce courriel (y compris les pièces jointes) est
confidentielle et vise uniquement son destinataire ou ses destinataires.
Toute autre distribution, copie ou divulgation est interdite. Si vous avez
reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez nous aviser et éliminer ce courriel,
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