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patcurci wrote:At what point in the "process" do you apply the NR Tool?

There are a few variations on this, but as a general guide these are the steps for cleaning vinyl recordings with the Audacity effects listed in brackets (it may not be necessary to apply all of these steps and tools other than those in Audacity may provide better results)

Physically clean record before playing.
Remove DC offset (Normalize effect)
Reduce sub-sonic rumble (high pass filter)
Reduce hum (notch filter - optional plug-in)
Reduce clicks and pops (Click Removal / Repair)
Reduce hiss (Noise Removal)
Other processing.

There is a sample work-flow here: http://manual.audacityteam.org/index.ph ... gitization

stevethefiddle:

Thanks for outlining the process. Your link to "Sample Workflow" is very comprehensive. I appreciate your help. The Audacity team has provided an almost overwhelming amount of information in their Wiki pages. Thanks for reminding us of this great asset.

Regards, Pat