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Down Kentucky Way

Brunswick 3507 - Wendell Hall (The "Red headed music maker", 1927)

Original De-clicked Stereo Noise Reduction 1st Pass Result Mono Noise Reduction Final
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NB: In this example, the recording quality deteriorates significantly toward the end. In order to obtain optimal results, it may be best to use different CNF settings in the later part of the recording or obtain the section using a different stylus size that may produce a better result. Alternatively, you can use a lower FFT as presented here to limit the production of strong metallic artifacts. Another possibility is to reduce the overall volume of the section in question before running the CNF so that more of the noise falls below the general noise threshold applied to the whole recording.

Give Me Today

Brunswick 3212 - Colonial Club Orchestra 1929

Original De-clicked Stereo Noise Reduction 1st Pass Result Mono Noise Reduction Final
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This record suffers another issue of a variant "whooshing" noise caused by surface damage/deterioration. These variant noises generally have to be edited manually using either gain reduction and direct spectral editing or selective use of the dynamics processor to reduce their intensity/amplitude to be consistent the the rest of the background noise. If left untreated, it will require a higher CNF noise threshold and have a greater impact on the final fidelity.

School Day Sweethearts

Brunswick 3212 - Colonial Club Orchestra 1929

Original De-clicked Stereo Noise Reduction 1st Pass Result Mono Noise Reduction Final
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The opposite side to "Give Me Today" suffers the same surface deterioration but to a much lesser extent.