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2. Getting Started
Installation
Sound Laundry™ TerraTec Edition is delivered on a CD configured for automatic installation. If
the AutoStarter application does not start automatically, simply double-click autorun.exe (to
be found within the root directory of the CD) and follow the on-screen instructions.
For a quick check of the Sound Laundry™ TerraTec Edition installation, simply click
select the democlic.wav file for processing. Sound Laundry™ TerraTec Edition supports wave
files according to the red book standard: 16-bit / 44.1 kHz.
Operation
Sound Laundry™ TerraTec Edition features an intuitive interface. Following the steps below
you can get professional-quality results when cleaning up scratchy or noisy recordings in
minutes.
1. Open the File Menu by clicking the [LOAD] button.
2. Chose the WAV file you intended to process.The desired file will be loaded and its
waveform will appear in the waveform window.
3. Start playback with the
and observe the peak-level meter as well as the Analyzer windows showing input signal,
output signal and noise profile. You can stop the playback with the
"rewind" to the beginning with the
any point you like by snapping the cursor in the waveform window and placing it at the
desired position.
4. If your recording is contaminated with strong transient noises like spikes or clicks, set up
the declick fader.
5. If your audio material contains crackles or thyristor buzz, set up the decrackle fader.
6. If you need to remove broadband noise like tape hiss or remaining vinyl surface noise, use
the Denoiser; set up threshold and reduction faders.
7. To compare the original sound with the restored sound, click the box [bypass all].
8. To hear only the "garbage" being removed, activate our unique [difference] feature.
9. Adjust volume and bass/treble sliders according to your taste.
10.
Click [STORE] to store the final processed audio material to a new file. Such files (in 16-bit
format) can be then written to a CD using any recording program capable of burning audio
CDs.
11.
How to adjust the parameter of the Descratcher and the Denoiser to gain the best possible
audio quality is described in the sections Descratcher, Denoiser and Application Tips
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button. At this point you should be able to hear the sound
. During the playback it is possible to restart from
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