Project: burning vinyl to hard drive. Even at its most sensitive settings, Audacity (v 2.0.6; windows 7 64 bit) leaves lots of clicks. I’ve been using Click Repair - which works well enough for most recordings (24 bit/96KHz). In order to get proper treatment of cymbals & hi-hats, I have been recording my Dixieland records in 24/192K. Click repair claims capability up to 96K.
What happens to a 24/192 signal when run through Click Repair’s 96K limit?
Is there a better click remover on the market?
[u]This page[/u] has several software recommendations. Click Repair and Wave Corrector both have good reputations among the affordable options. (I have not tried either of these, yet.)
I use [u]Wave Repair[/u] ($30 USD). In the manual mode it only “touches” the audio where you identify a defect. There are a handful of different repair modes/methods, and most clicks & pops can be “perfectly” removed. The downside is that it usually takes me a full-weekend to clean-up an LP, and I’m planning on trying one of the more-automated solutions next time. Wave Repair only works with 16-bit 44.1kHz or 48kHz. So, if you “must have” high-resolution it’s not for you.
What happens to a 24/192 signal when run through Click Repair’s 96K limit?
You tell us… You’re the one with 24/192 files and Click Repair.
There’s no harm in using high resolution… if your hardware and software supports it… But, there’s no need to use high resolution for analog vinyl. “CD quality” 16/44.1 is better than human hearing, and obviously analog records are quite a bit worse than human hearing… Even without the “snap”, “crackle”, and “pop” the vinyl noise floor might be somewhere around -50dB and that limits the useful analog resolution. Converting records to high-resolution audio is like copying your VHS tapes to Blu-Ray…
I use Clickrepair and capture audio at 24/96 because I am convinced that I obtain better results than at 16/44.1.
As such I am open to the possibility that you can make a better recording at 24/192, but there should be no audible difference if you subsequently downsample. Therefore simply convert your 24/192 file into say 24/96 and then run it through Clickrepair.
You tell us… You’re the one with 24/192 files and Click Repair.