As this is my first post… Hello everyone and thank you for all you do 
I have searched the forum looking for a solution to this problem with no luck, Im sure its there, but where?
I’m using Windows 7 x64, Audacity 2.1.2
Here is a sample of what Im trying to resolve https://www.dropbox.com/s/jrbmspltekal416/Reverb%20and%20Clicking%20Sound.wav?dl=0
Look forward to any insight.
All the best,
Shane
I don’t think you have enough room noises or echoes to worry about, but the clicking or popping is a problem.
Describe the system. Microphone, machine, connection type, history (it used to work fine).
Has it ever worked?
Koz
Thank you for your quick reply Koz:)
Waiting to find out what their system was.
This audio was fine at the start with the female speaker, then started to deteriorate a couple of minutes into the male speaker getting worse towards the end.
Any idea’s?
Cheers,
Shane
There is a de-clicker and popper plugin.
https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/updated-de-clicker-and-new-de-esser-for-speech/34283/1
But that can damage the sound, too. You should really find out why your computer is doing that.
Stop all other jobs and processes. If you have USB connections, pull and reseat both ends firmly with the computer off.
Is it still like that if you just restart the computer from power off? Does it get worse the longer you speak? Can you do anything to make it better or worse?
Koz
Racing posts.
You should fix their system. As above, the de-clicker can damage the sound if the clicking is too bad.
Koz
Thanks Koz,
I’ll try the de-clicker hoping it is not spikey damage in the digitized signal and that it is more like wet mouth 
Something that Payl’s plugin can work with
Cheers,
Shane
The problem will be if the clicks are big enough to leave holes in the sound when they’re fixed. Yes, it’s more hidden, but then you get “Cellphone Voice.” Gritty, and you can’t figure out what’s wrong, but you can still more or less tell what they’re saying, but it’s not pleasant to listen to.
Can you post another WAV file test?
Do you have a wine glass, dinner plate, bell or loud tuning fork? Something to make a nice pure tone when you hit it in front of the microphone? The clicking only happens during the actual words. That makes it rough to analyze because we have to constantly subtract the voice. A pure tone is much easier.
See how much fun it’s going to be when you have to go through three people and multiple locations to troubleshoot a problem? Then there’s the forum’s nine time zones.
How quickly do you have to resolve this?
Koz
Yes this if fun fun fun for a lot of different reasons Definitely the 3 different time zones, South Africa, Dublin & LA make it interesting, however I appreciate the insights
Unfortunately I do not have access to their system. A third party told me “a hand held cordless mic and the recording was done through the PA system directly onto the technician’s Mac. Not sure of what type or brand the PA system is or the mic.”
If I can get the technician to send a WAV test file with a pure tone would it be easier to identify the source of the clicking sound to remove in the damaged audio?
For now I used Paul’s De-Clicker (thank you Paul ) I tried a high pass first but this was not suitable for this particular damaged audio as I had to amplify later, also after running the De-Clicker you could still hear the clicks compared to just using the De-Clicker on its own. I ran 3 passes with the test frequencies and bands turned right up for best results. Please see samples attached. https://www.dropbox.com/s/uf79hr6988q8dgr/Clicking%20Sound%20Edited%20with%20DeClicker.wav?dl=0
UPDATE - After testing De-Clicker on the 10 sec sample above I ran it on a 7 min section and it kept stopping just before halfway. When I clicked on the small window it said it was not responding. After giving it 5 or 10 mins to respond I shut Audacity down in Task Manager. When I started Audacity again it would recover the project with a log (see attached). So if De-Clicker could do 10 sec it must work. So I started running De-Clicker on a 1 min section to discover it did stop just before halfway again but with a little patience it did continue and finish the job. So in the end I must say De-Clicker has done a superb job, just need a little patience if you do not have a cranking machine. Thank you Paul for a cracking plugin and Koz for the heads up 
Cheers Guys
Shane
P.S. Any more insights to improve the quality would be much appreciated.
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would it be easier to identify the source of the clicking sound to remove in the damaged audio?
No. We would identify what’s causing the problem so they could fix their recording system and not make new damaged shows.
This show may not be completely recoverable.
One of the less popular Hollywood Movie-Making-Magic tools is the reshoot after the Producer or Director realizes the first shoot didn’t go well.
Koz
We would identify what’s causing the problem so they could fix their recording system and not make new damaged shows.
OK Cool, Thank You Koz 
This show may not be completely recoverable.
From listening to the edited sample is there any other insights you could share to improve on what I have done?
One of the less popular Hollywood Movie-Making-Magic tools is the reshoot after the Producer or Director realizes the first shoot didn’t go well.
Yes… I’m sure that is very unpopular for everyone involved, especially the technicians 
But hey that’s life & that happens to all of us 
Cheers,
Shane 