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My sister found an old record dated 1948 that was created by my family
using some kind of record cutting device. It is the only recording we
have of another sister who died in 1968. She had sung professional
and much to the dismay of the family all of the recordings ever made
of her singing were lost or destroyed over the years. So needless to
say, the record is considered a family treasure. I believe the record
is vinyl and recorded at 78 rpm.

At a friend's house we played it back at 33 rpm using Play It Again to
record it. The turntable was connecfed directly to the line in jack
of an external sound card (didn't get the name) which was connected to
a Dell laptop. Once recorded it we time-adjusted it to 78 and used
the pops & crackles and hiss effect filters to improve the sound.
After applying the pops/crackles filter there was a period scratching
sound. Then after applying the hiss filter the periodic scratching
sound was converted to a periodic noise that sounds metalic like a
tamborine. I have experimented with all the other Spin It Again
effects but have not been able to eliminate the noise. All the
filters seem to operate consistenlty across the entire track. What I
need is something that will affect only the periodic segments of the
track where the noice occurs. If you haven't guessed, I am far from
an expert at audio production. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix
this, the remaining noise would be acceptable to me. Of course, I
don't want to do anything that would destroy the quality of my
sister's voice (I want to be able to tell that it is my sister
singing).

I and all the rest of the family - including her 7 kids and 15
granchildren - would greatly appreciate any help you can provide.

Terry