Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

If I understand you correctly, the higher frequency sampling rates only add 
quality to the higher pitched sound frequencies.  That makes sense but I 
expected it might also improve mid-range and some low-end as well.  Some 
of my old bakelite items certainly do sound like they come from the bottom of a 
well connected to a subway crossing.  Others are higher quality vinyl cuts.
 
In any case, I've got the Soundsoap 2 plug-in, and it works for most of the 
pops and vinyl scratches, but not all.  Am still looking around for a pop-click 
filter better than Soundsoap but haven't found any in my price range.

To eliminat them, I've been manually looking at the audio signal in Logic 
using the audio sample editing window (I think that's what it is called), then 
after magnifying and identifying where the glitch is, I can mark that section 
and reduce the volume of that segment until on playback it no longer is 
noticable.  I've a question on that however.

With stereo tracks, if a pop or glitch is only on one half of the audio - only on 
the right channel, for example - is there a way to do the sound-volume edit, or 
any other kind of quality edit (other than cut or splice) so that it affects only the 
right or left side of the stereo file?

The alternative is, of course, to record the left and right tracks as independent 
mono audio tracks, but that seems a bit more complicated.  Maybe not, but I'm 
just learning.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
James


> The original record itself did not have a good signal to noise ratio, did not 
> have as much dynamic range as a CD,   and could not produce ultra high 
> pitched sounds, so all the extra accuracy will give you is a more accurate 
rendering 
> of the hiss, crackles, and scratches. M-Audio sells the Audiophile 2496 for 
> $99 list, and they just came out with a newer one, which is higher resolution 
> at a higher price. So that should be more than adequate. Capture to audio, 
then 
> try running some noise cleanup plugs, or cut some low end rumble, and 
maybe 
> boost the high eq to bring out some brightness. Then burn to CD.