How to remove crackle from ripped vinyl? - dj forums

NoodleTech · 06-30-07, 08:29 PM

Hello everybody, I just got to ripping some of my parents' old vinyl collections to MP3 through serato and I was wondering what would be the best software solution to remove the crackles and pops? Preferably free, but I am willing to pay if I need to. I have already tried cleaning the records physically, but that didn't help much. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

Eskae · 06-30-07, 08:40 PM

clean the record and use a clean needle. search the forums record cleaning solutions.

headcypher · 06-30-07, 08:45 PM

If you use Adobe Audition they have a click / pop noise reduction filter that works very well... Audition is kinda expensive though.

NoodleTech · 06-30-07, 08:46 PM

I already searched the forums for solutions and I followed them. I also used a brand new shure m44-7 needle. I'm really looking for some software.

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Originally Posted by Eskae

clean the record and use a clean needle. search the forums record cleaning solutions.

sproggy · 07-02-07, 03:18 AM

I use Cool Edit Pro software to remove clicks and pops.

A word of warning, click / pop removal software doesn't work well on many new electro tracks, because many of the sounds used are like clicks so the software removes them too.

ctrld · 07-02-07, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by NoodleTech

Hello everybody, I just got to ripping some of my parents' old vinyl collections to MP3 through serato and I was wondering what would be the best software solution to remove the crackles and pops?

if you want oldschool - just leave them in.

celeber · 07-02-07, 10:34 AM

you can check out sound soap. it's made for removing clicks and pops. i used it before. the only downside is if you tweak it too much, you kind of weaken the warmth of your vinyl rip.

djcyberlegend · 07-02-07, 05:35 PM

I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab - available at Best Buy for about $40.

evanmit · 07-05-07, 02:13 AM

Don't use Serato to rip vinyl, the quality is no where near what you get from Adobe Audition (which as mentioned above is expensive, think there is a 30 day trial though). Can still use the SSL box as your interface if you update to Scratchlive 1.7.2 as it has new drivers to let the box work with other software as well as the SSL program.

I leave in any crackles/pops I get. Figure if i played the vinyl in question it would pop, so why not leave in the 'authenticity' of the vinyl.

zuzz · 07-16-07, 12:55 AM

i like the crackle and pops.

Cool Edit Pro has a click/pop eliminator.
...but it never works as good as going in there and isolating the sound and EQing the hell out of it to fix it.

Kiddquikk · 07-16-07, 12:59 AM

I like the crackles and pops too.

There are actually effects to simulate the crackles and pops. Now ask yourself why...

Leave them in

**xibalba** · 07-16-07, 11:45 AM

its like erasing a piece of history

Tucom · 07-16-07, 04:17 PM

Keep it real!

Peace

JamesGuthrie · 07-16-07, 07:15 PM

even if you can use software to remove it, often it will remove a part of the audio which wasn't a the click or pop. I'd go with cleaning the record as best you can, and then just ripping it and enjoying the pop sounds.

James

**Friction** · 07-16-07, 07:58 PM

Leave them in if they aren't too bad... If there aren't lots and they are in noticeable sections I like to go in and "draw" them out in Sound Forge. As someone mentioned running software can remove "warmth" as well as parts of the audio so play around with the settings on cpies of the tracks.

06-30-07, 08:29 PM	#1
NoodleTech Beginner DJ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 72 Track: Gang Starr - Above the Clouds	How to remove crackle from ripped vinyl? Hello everybody, I just got to ripping some of my parents' old vinyl collections to MP3 through serato and I was wondering what would be the best software solution to remove the crackles and pops? Preferably free, but I am willing to pay if I need to. I have already tried cleaning the records physically, but that didn't help much. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

06-30-07, 08:40 PM	#2
Eskae Elite DJ Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SF Posts: 3,808 Track: 0=0 :: In Your Eyes	clean the record and use a clean needle. search the forums record cleaning solutions. __________________ Boh? www.soundcloud.com/eskae

06-30-07, 08:45 PM	#3
headcypher Beginner DJ Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central California Posts: 99 Track: TiK ToK	If you use Adobe Audition they have a click / pop noise reduction filter that works very well... Audition is kinda expensive though. __________________ Serato Scratch Live, Stanton ST.150, Rane TTM 56, Shure M447, EFX-1000 My Myspace Page

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zuzz Beginner DJ Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Posts: 87 Track: eep opp ork ah-ah	i like the crackle and pops. Cool Edit Pro has a click/pop eliminator. ...but it never works as good as going in there and isolating the sound and EQing the hell out of it to fix it. __________________ zuzz \| drum samples \| free loops

07-16-07, 07:15 PM	#14
JamesGuthrie Team Elite Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Switzerland Posts: 1,930 Track: Murgatroyd–What You Do To Me (KW remix)	even if you can use software to remove it, often it will remove a part of the audio which wasn't a the click or pop. I'd go with cleaning the record as best you can, and then just ripping it and enjoying the pop sounds. James __________________ New Fidget House Mix! Keep On Rising


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07-02-07, 03:18 AM	#5
sproggy Beginner DJ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oldham, nr Madchester, UK Posts: 139 Track: Kelmi - Naura Urpo	I use Cool Edit Pro software to remove clicks and pops. A word of warning, click / pop removal software doesn't work well on many new electro tracks, because many of the sounds used are like clicks so the software removes them too.

07-02-07, 10:34 AM	#7
celeber Bedroom DJ Join Date: May 2007 Location: california Posts: 279 Track: justice-d.a.n.c.e. (mstrkrft remix)	you can check out sound soap. it's made for removing clicks and pops. i used it before. the only downside is if you tweak it too much, you kind of weaken the warmth of your vinyl rip.

07-02-07, 05:35 PM	#8
djcyberlegend Beginner DJ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Plymouth MA Posts: 191 Track: Vitamin L - B.E. Taylor Group	I use Magix Audio Cleaning Lab - available at Best Buy for about $40.

07-05-07, 02:13 AM	#9
evanmit Beginner DJ Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 101 Track:	Don't use Serato to rip vinyl, the quality is no where near what you get from Adobe Audition (which as mentioned above is expensive, think there is a 30 day trial though). Can still use the SSL box as your interface if you update to Scratchlive 1.7.2 as it has new drivers to let the box work with other software as well as the SSL program. I leave in any crackles/pops I get. Figure if i played the vinyl in question it would pop, so why not leave in the 'authenticity' of the vinyl.

07-16-07, 04:17 PM	#13
Tucom Beginner DJ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 158 Track: BT - Never Gonna Come Back Down	Keep it real! Peace

07-16-07, 07:58 PM	#15
Friction Still Flyin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 7,180 Track: Still Flyin' - Higher Than Five	Leave them in if they aren't too bad... If there aren't lots and they are in noticeable sections I like to go in and "draw" them out in Sound Forge. As someone mentioned running software can remove "warmth" as well as parts of the audio so play around with the settings on cpies of the tracks. __________________ Blog and mixes New Mix - DJF House Collaboration!