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Just to finish this thread off, i had 5 files and 3 of them had readable timecode (in places) despite the overlying dialogue. The invert-subtraction method cleaned them up further but my analysis of the timecode was no better, I believe because of problems in the timecode audio. The other 2 tapes, o...

Thanks for your posts so far, I've attached a wav file to this one. As for results yes I'm just after something better - the timecode reader (I'm using FCP Aux TC to generate a list) is reading it but jumping to so many false results that I'd like to improve the source if its possible. What is the '...

Thanks for your reply. Can i just check on how you'd do that in Audacity then.

select channel 1
adjust amplitude if i think necessary
apply the invert filter
project menu>quick mix

i hope that's not right cause I tried it and it didn't work!

Thanks, tolsky

Hello - I'm glad the subject didn't put you off..! I have a stereo track which should be dialogue on Ch.1 and audio timecode (this is a shrill kind of audio signal of fairly consistent amplitude which indicates to those devices that can read it what the timecode was) on ch.2 - however the track has ...