That or streaming. But the thread is not about medium choice but to debunk repair methods. And perhaps finding proof of something that could work.Replace them with CDs.
The cactus spine method. I actually tried that now. Can remove some grooves but grooves are till too narrow to dig into it.edsstuff.org - edsstuff Resources and Information.
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Wood glue is hard to work with and easy to ruin things, PVA works a lot better and easier and if for whatever reason the "peal" does not go well it can be cleaned up with water. If you use wood glue and the "peal" fails you have a mess on your hands and most likely a ruined record. Neither wood glue nor PVA fix scratches.This is the only physical fix I know of that has a chance of working:
The old CoolEdit program (now sold as Adobe Audition) has excellent dehiss, denoise and declick functions for fixing recordings from damaged records.
Replace them with CDs.
Replace them with CDs.
Cool Edit was a great software, I still prefer it to newer ones as its limitation to two channels doesn't bother me.This is the only physical fix I know of that has a chance of working:
The old CoolEdit program (now sold as Adobe Audition) has excellent dehiss, denoise and declick functions for fixing recordings from damaged records.
Get yourself a vintage Marantz SX-72. Does scratch and click suppression in real time digitally with DSP.Cool Edit was a great software, I still prefer it to newer ones as its limitation to two channels doesn't bother me.
BTW 20 years after, with the recent progress in generative IA, I think something great could be done for declicking damaged records (or other audio repair). Don't know if such a thing exists.