Subject:30-yr-old tape to CD - Restoration project

Posted by: Hummingbird

Date:6/21/2002 12:03:08 PM

I need to transfer a 30-year-old college band tape to a CD.

The original was recorded at 3-3/4 i.p.s.

Tape hiss is prevalent in the left channel because it was under-
recorded. The right channel has significant hum, but was recorded
fairly hot.

Should I apply noise reduction to each channel separately, using its
own noiseprint?

Since the left is at a much lower volume than the right, should I
normalize them separately?

Thanks

Subject:RE: 30-yr-old tape to CD - Restoration project

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:6/21/2002 2:30:33 PM

I would say yes and yes. With that much difference between the channels there probably isn't much point in giving them identical processing.

Subject:RE: 30-yr-old tape to CD - Restoration project

Reply by: Hummingbird

Date:6/21/2002 3:53:15 PM

Thanks for the confirmation. Using separate treatment for each channel seems to be working better than I had expected, especially considering the original quality of the material.