[Ardour-Users] Plugin help

[Henry W. Peters]

Henry W. Peters wrote:
> Hi Lamar,
>
> I downloaded it & built it from source.
>
> 1.) Don't pay too much attention to the directions in the "install" 
> file, I had to do ./configure, make, (sudo) make install , not just 
> 'make install' (other distros do this differently?).
>
> 2.) I have to figure out how to get it to connect to my sound card, 
> the 'hw:0' that jackd uses does not work... I'll see if there is some 
> support at the GWC home page.
>
> But it does look like a useful program... Thanks much for sharing this 
> information!
>
> Regards,
> Henry
>
> P.s., I also found a link at the GWC home page 
> <http://gwc.sourceforge.net/>regarding disc audio analogue/digital 
> conversion: <http://www.tappin.me.uk/Linux/audio.html>, in case any 
> here may be interested (there were other links too). The person who 
> did this page, did not list Ardour as a (potential) audio editing 
> program (that I saw), for these kinds of projects... perhaps someone a 
> little more long term involvement with Ardour might be able to 
> diplomatically suggest this possibility? Well, anyway, just a thought, 
> for what ever it is worth, toward all the outreach discussions I have 
> seen on this list (I might do this at some point).
>
> Lamar Owen wrote:
>> On Wednesday 23 December 2009 02:20:43 pm Henry W. Peters wrote:
>>  
>>> Any one here has any suggestions, or what ever in this regard, would be
>>> more than appreciated... I guess, as seems often the case, we Linux
>>> users have to learn to wing it...
>>>     
>>
>> It's not a plugin, but gwc does do click, pop, and crackle 'work.'  
>> YMMV. http://sourceforge.net/projects/gwc/
>> _______________________________________________
>>
Just a quick update on the 'gwc' recording, restoration program (v. 
'gramofile'), in case any one might be interested. I had to resign 
myself to the fact that, in order to use this program, I needed to make 
use of OSS sound system ('/dev/dsp' in the 'miscellaneous' option, under 
the 'Settings' menu). I had not expected this, as the preferences give 
you the hope that alsa is supported (maybe, but apparently not for me, 
nothing personal, I'm sure :)). There is a delay in starting up, & some 
dang pops when it switches (I did try to set the sound preferences to 
OSS, didn't seem to help, perhaps someone has a suggestion here?)

Any way, right now, I much prefer this program because:

1.) it seems to do better at pop/click removal;

2.) seems more flexible;

3.) & last, but definitely not least, it is a GUI run program, which 
allows you to see the wave form/s, which seems crucial to me with 
digital editing. 

I have not used very many of the other features yet, but will look 
forward to trying them out...

Henry
P.s., the help file from the help menu is helpful (brief, & you have to 
read carefully).