Getting that old LP crack and pop

[solo2racr]

I have searched a bit but to no avail. Anyone know what would be a good way to add this? I thought about recording the quiet passages from an LP to get the real thing and just looping it. Seems rather time intensive. Software? Maybe there's a track somewhere 10sec+ long that can be looped? Help

 

[RAMI]

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/571.html

 

[aviv]

There's a piece of software from the Nomad Factory Bundle called the Essential Studio Suite called E-Retrovox and that produces some really crackly kind of sounds i think you would like.
good luck!

 

[jaybriggs84]

I think there's a free Voxengo plugin that does exactly that

 

[RAMI]

I guess I shoudl have made my post bigger.

 

[solo2racr]

Just downloaded it Rami. I'll try it out tonite. As always....your da man

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

I guess I shoudl have made my post bigger.

You mean size matters???

G.

 

[RAMI]

You mean size matters???

G.

I guess so. I keep getting these e-mails saying "Enlarge your posts!!!".

Not to be confused with the e-mails that say "Enlarge your penis". Those are from ex-girlfriends.

 

[SouthSIDE Glen]

I guess so. I keep getting these e-mails saying "Enlarge your posts!!!".

Not to be confused with the e-mails that say "Enlarge your penis". Those are from ex-girlfriends.

Ok, I have about 27 responses dealing with the whole "difference between a penis and a post" thing, but I think I'll keep it mature.

Of course, if I'm *too* mature, I'd need Viagra to understand the connection between the two. (Damnit, that one slipped in there...so to speak.)

G.

 

[JuliánFernández]

I guess so. I keep getting these e-mails saying "Enlarge your posts!!!".

Not to be confused with the e-mails that say "Enlarge your penis". Those are from ex-girlfriends.

Jajaja, that´s a good one! LOL

 

[Track Rat]

Find an old noisy record and record the quiet section where you just drop the needle and when the music actually starts. Make a loop out of it and mix it in to taste. Isotope Vinyl has a plug that mimics old records (wow and fluter effects too).

 

[LemonTree]

Grungalizer in cubase does it but I'd record a bit of the real thing just cause I like recording.


Time?

 

[solo2racr]

I just tried it and I guess for a plugin, it's fine. Not quite like the real thing. I do have an old (circa 1949) album recorded by a couple great uncles and a great aunt. I can get about 4 seconds max at the start before the music starts. I'll try looping it minus the initial needle set down. Even the first 20-30 seconds are good for a intro if you would want something like that. If anyone is interested, I can try to upload it to my webspace and link to it.

 

[rayc]

Try the run out track as well. That way you'll have the extremes of the effect.
Realistically you use a plug in or you do your own. I tried a plug (Isotope) it was fun but I didn't use it.
Get an LP that is well used & record the gaps between each track & build a loop on the concept of the slowly decreasing diameter and slowly increasing relative rev.
You'll much prefer the one you build yourself.
OR get waverepair. Record the run in track & a couple of songs. Take the run in as the declick sample do a reverse removal (remove everything BUT the noises - it allows this with undo so you can be very precise in the application of click & noise reduction but you can save the result)across the entire wave file and you'll have a couple of tracks up to an entire LP of just surface noise, pops & clicks.
EASY!

 

[ches1]

I would really suggest that you record it from an old scratchy vinyl.

I also suggest you to take a different vinyl every time if you plan on adding this to a lot of your song. many people will notice it if you layer the same crackle on all your songs.

 

[solo2racr]

I would really suggest that you record it from an old scratchy vinyl.

I also suggest you to take a different vinyl every time if you plan on adding this to a lot of your song. many people will notice it if you layer the same crackle on all your songs.

I agree. Recording "quiet" sections is the way to go.

I'm not that much of a song writer so this is pretty much a one-off instance. Just thought It would sound good as a lead in and over the acoustic guitar in the beginning.

Thanks all for the tips.

 

[solo2racr]

Also..... Here is a small mp3 sample of what I am going to use.

. If anyone wants a mono .wav file of this at 96/24, let me know. I can email it to you (21+ meg file)