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The thread hasn't been just overflowing with interest, but maybe that's because few have gone before. So I'll turn it into a review for those who come after.
Clean! is unbelievably buggy software when it comes to the mechanics of getting music off the LP and splitting it into tracks, and later burning it to audio CD. But if you can manage that, what it can do for the music in between those processes is amazing.
To hear music I've heard so many times that I've memorized each tape hiss and vinyl pop emerge from a background of silky silence, with sonic compromises inherent in analog reproduction subtly compensated for, is astonishing. And the sound processing is very fast and easy to do. Forgive me for waxing hyperbolic, but a veil is lifted; I am hearing the music for the first time all over again.
One caveat: I've started with 2 extremely well-recorded LPs. So, in a sense, all I've really accomplished is to make a silk purse out of a silk purse. Start with a sow's ear LP and the results will likely be less spectacular.
It's a major hassle because of the many software bugs, but the results are worth every frustrating moment!
Still looking for less painful alternatives, though, if anyone runs across one!
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Jeff
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