Getting rid of digital noise

I’ve spent several hours last night and today cleaning up a terrific recording that has just come into circulation: Grateful Dead 4/17/72 at the Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The third disc is Dark Star-> Sugar Magnolia-> Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)-> Johnny B. Goode. There was quite a bit of digital noise on this disc, so I fed it to my Sonic Solutions digital audio workstation and took care of more than three dozen little annoyances.

I have posted an explanation of the process, with visuals and “before” and “after” audio.

Tune in to KPFA tonight at 8:00 pm PST to hear the result. It’s a terrific performance!

3 thoughts on “Getting rid of digital noise”

  1. Thanks, David, nice to have a look at some of what you do with Sonic Solutions. Now that I know you’re upgrading the third disc, I’m kinda glad that I’ve been too busy to burn a copy of this show yet!

    It appears that the third picture (lower left) doesn’t match up with the text, though. Not a big deal, but it’s somewhat confusing.

    Thanks again for a glimpse over your shoulder while you work, and thanks in advance for the end result of said work!

    Robert
    )))

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