On Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:54:02 AM CST Fred Smith wrote: > Hi! > > totally OT... > > Hoping there is a mailing list or wiki (or other help forum) > for GWC, but haven't found one yet. > > I'm working on converting a bunch of my LPs to CDs, and am using > GWC (Gnome Wave Cleaner, or GTK Wave Cleaner) to clean up the noise. > It works great, but I can't figure out how to deal with certain types > of pressing flaws that create a thump every time around. > > Anyone know of such a resource? > > Thanks in advance! > > Fred > I tried to respond directly to Fred, but got bounced. Hence replying to the list even though, as Fred notes, this is WAY off topic. Wow, does that still exist? I gave up on it YEARS ago. Audacity is far better at removing clicks and pops, splitting into tracks and exporting to FLAC. It also does a great job removing tape hiss. As for removing thumps - No way I know of to do that. Audacity might be able to reduce the thump by using a high-pass filter set to roll off at 30 or 40 hz, but I don't think it can be taken completely out. One of the really annoying things I remember about GWC was how it reacted to music featuring a bass trombone. The entire passage was detected as several million little clicks. When GWC got done, it sounded like the musician was playing through a fan. Totally unlistenable. Audacity's click filter can be adjusted to not do that. -- Bill Gee