In our sci-fi utopia of 2023, removing hum and crackle from audio and smoothing out frazzled recordings is something we take in our stride. Intelligent software from the likes of iZotope, Waves and Sonnox has made life far easier than it was back in 2013. In Computer Music issue 197, we devoted 20 pages to explaining how to handle the restoration of dodgy audio manually. We diagnosed the most common ailments that producers were likely to encounter, and guided readers through painstaking methods to rescue their soiled mixes.
We devoted 20 pages to handling the restoration of dodgy audio manually