Re: An Intriguing Experiment Involving a Wax Cylinder Recording of

[RiverWind <riverwind shellworld net>]

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
>
>
> On Tue, 19 Jun 2012, RiverWind wrote:
>
> >  Mark Twain
> >
> >  Hey There,
> >
> >  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
> >
> >  Feel free to visit my website and my blog and learn more about me
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