Re: [ARSCLIST] Fw: [ARSCLIST] Restoration of broken records...

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dick Spottswood wrote:
> Just for the record, the tune's from 1932, well past the silent film era. 
> I think these records were for intermission use, probably to plug songs 
> featured in the show.  My guess is that they were made at 33 rpm because 
> it's the speed players in projection booths could handle.  

On the other hand, 78 RPM was in use as well..the various music libraries 
(Brunswick Mood Accompaniment, Pict-Ur-Music etc) all were on 78s, and I've 
seen "theatre use" discs from Victor and Brunswick that were 78s and which 
duplicated or were similar to commercial issues, sometimes using alternate takes.

dl

> With the same 
> performance on both sides, you could play it in the dark without needing 
> to know which side was which.
>
> Nice restoration and reproduction too!
>
> Dick
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> There has recently been some discussions of repairing a broken or cracked 
> record.  Everyone seems to have their own pet solution to the problem of 
> making 
> the record play again, some come close, but none provides a fully restored 
> result.
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> For some time, I have been intending to post an example of using CEDAR 
> processes to restore a broken record and here it is.
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> This one is seriously cracked, but the process for a fully broken disc is 
> essentially the same... get it into a playable condition and use 
> computerized 
> de-click and de-thump processes.
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> The source disc is a 10" American Record Corporation No. E 587 issued 
> around
> 1930, for theater use.
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> Love, You Funny Thing! - Imperial Dance Orchestra
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> See label photo here:  http://www.audio-restoration.com/CIMG4743t.jpg
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> It was recorded at 33-1/3 rpm, transcription style inside start, with the 
> same
> tune on each side.  The disc has a large 1/2 moon crack in it with one end
> still intact, but hold it up to light and you can see light through the
> separated end!
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> See surface crack here:  http://www.audio-restoration.com/CIMG4746t.jpg
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> See entire crack here:  http://www.audio-restoration.com/CIMG4747t.jpg
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> Reasoning was, they were played by the projectionist to synchronize with
> showing of a silent film.  Being shellac discs, and with the heavy weight 
> of
> the pickups and steel needles, the discs wore out very fast.  As one side
> became noisy, the projectionist would order a new disc and start using the
> remaining good side.
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> One pass used CEDAR de-clickle to remove the leading impulse clicks.
> The remaining thumps were removed using CEDAR de-thump installed on SADiE 
> 5
> workstation.
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> The two audio files can be lined up to see there is no timeline 
> discontinuity
> as there would otherwise be with conventional physical editing.
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> Here is the de-clicked file prior to de-thump being done:- 
> http://www.audio-restoration.com/arc-e587-thumps.mp3
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> Here is the finished de-thumped file:-
> http://www.audio-restoration.com/arc-e587-dethump.mp3
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> ... Graham Newton