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I've used Cool Edit Pro 1.0 (I assume that 2.0 is better) for personal and professional work, at least until we can manage to get SoundForge 6.0 and Noise Reduction 2 for my project at the Library. I've tried various editions of Diamond Cut but I don't like its setup or its results. I like the flexibilty of Cool Edit Pro, and it is possible to remove a good number of the ticks and pops without hurting the sound quality, at least with earlier 78s. I find that on higher quality audio, the treble end suffers with just about any global de-clicking in Cool Edit 1. At home, I usually declick by hand with good but slow results. I haven't yet heard a background noise reducer, other than careful EQing, that doesn't make things sound worse to my ear. That "breathing" effect you can hear even on recent re-issues like the Miles Davis Blue Note recordings is far more obtrusive than tape hiss or groove noise. For EQing 78s, I prefer the results on SoundForge 5 to CoolEdit 1, but there are probably better ways to do that either in analog or digital. James >>> [log in to unmask] 07/30/03 07:26PM >>> If one can't afford a CEDAR system, is there any software that comes close when cleaning up 78s of pops, crackles and surface noise? Tom Diamant Arhoolie Records 10341 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530 USA 510-525-7471 fax: 510-525-1204 email: [log in to unmask] http://www.arhoolie.com