Re: An Intriguing Experiment Involving a Wax Cylinder Recording of

Hey thanks for the suggestion.

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On Tue, 19 Jun 2012, Willem van der Walt wrote:

> You can try using gnome wave cleaner, but it is not verry accessible.
> It might actually do the job for you.
> Regards, Willem
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> On Tue, 19 Jun 2012, RiverWind wrote:
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>>  Mark Twain
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>>  Hey There,
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>>  I happen to have an audio-file of a recording that was made of
>>  Mark Twain delivering what seems to be some sort of a lecture or
>>  discourse back in 1905. Actually it is a short excerpt. The
>>  recording of course was made on a wax cylinder. Unlike many such
>>  recordings, there unfortunately is a very loud background noise
>>  that is more-or-less similar to those old fashioned film
>>  projectors. The noise consists of a very loud and constant
>>  clicking that nearly drowns out the speaker's voice.
>>
>>  I am wondering if it is technically possible to eliminate this
>>  sound interference and get a better recording of Twain's voice.
>>  If anyone is interested in both helping me and hence being able
>>  to hear what the great author had to say, I would be more than
>>  happy to share the file with them, which incidently is in "mp3"
>>  format. What I am wanting to accomplish might not even be
>>  possible, but my knowledge of sound modification and/or
>>  manipulation and the like is limited in the extreme.
>>
>>  The file tends to give the listener a personal glimpse of the man
>>  himself, and I for one have been an avid admirer of Mark Twain
>>  ever since the age of nine. If possible, this might turn out to
>>  be a well worthwhile experiment, provided anyone is interested in
>>  trying it.
>>
>>  cheerio,
>>  Riv
>>
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