Removing Clicks, removing clicks from records Options

[tromba]

I've just recently purchased a 12" powerbook and can't find the tools to do what I want. I've used Cool Edit in Windows to record the record and then to remove the clicks. This has done a pretty good job. I have Audacity to record and have the files on the computer. I can't find anything to remove the clicks.

Any suggestions?

[WaterDog]

Sadly, as I am archiving records every day, I don't really have time to use the pencil tool--although I agree it is really the best way to take out the pop and leave the rest of the audio untouched.

For software solutions, it still looks like SoundSoap Pro or RayGun Pro will be the best pro-sumer options out there. SoundSoap Pro isn't out yet, but I am downloading a demo of RayGun Pro to check out.

There is also TC Electronic's "Restoration" suite, which seems like an amazing tool--and does include pop removal in it's arsenal--but it is an $800 (soon to be $1,500) software add-on to their $1,000-$1,500 hardware audio system. Not in the budget for this year, or next.

FWIW, Peak's "Repair Clicks..." feature is designed to be tuneable to recognize the spike of a digital pop and remove it. It would ideally ignore a kick drum, clave or other sharp transient. For example, the manual says a sample value of -100 followed by a value of 10,000 is probably a click, and not part of the music. It also gives starting points for cleaning up audio. But Bias also admit that "Repair Clicks..." isn't ideal for cleaning up vinyl. Sigh.

Someone already said this, but as much as I like RayGun for some noise removal, it mostly converts clicks to "thumps,' and I get aliasing and artifacts with a lot of settings anyway. Maybe the Pro version is better, I'm a few years behind upgrading.

I also have tons of vinyl I want to archive, so am glad for the discussion.

The search continues!