[Novalug] Attention Audiophiles

bidwell bidwell@dead-city.org
Wed Jun 22 00:41:29 EDT 2011


On 06/21/2011 09:05 AM, Dan Arico wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 10:58:38 AM The Doctor wrote:
>> On 06/20/2011 07:32 PM, Dan Arico wrote:
>>> damage. The records, themselves, are not warped and show now scratches.
>>> The problem is residue in the grooves.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to clean something like this?
>>
>> At one time, record cleaning kits used to be available.  They consisted
>> of a small trough filled with clean water (ideally distilled, probably
>> to minimize the risk of dissolved minerals winding up in the grooves)
>> and some pads with very fine velvet on them to brush dust out of the
>> grooves.  I used to use one on my records when I was a DJ, and I got
>> lucky back then (mid-1990's) by finding it in a thrift shop.  You'll
>> probably have to hunt around on eBay for such a kit, though you could
>> probably make something comparable in function.
>
> We found a technique that worked. We used a sponge and a dilute soap solution
> for the first pass, The second pass was a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and
> distilled water.
>
> The records are spectacular. They appear to have never been played. We're
> going to convert them to digital format and then carefully store them.
>
> Somebody payed a lot for this collection.
>
> Dan
>
I've used a program called gramofile to do conversions. It will
try to separate tracks and has some noise filters you can run for
pops and cracks.  I'd be interested to hear if anyone has other
methods.  I do this on my mythtv box, which is naturally attached
to the stereo already.

Matt



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