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Originally Posted by David Rick  The Algorithmix reNOVAtor software that Peter mentions has a stellar reputation, but I can't afford it either. Samplitude/Sequoia's spectral editing function is clearly inspired by reNOVAtor, even if not in the same league. But it's still quite worthwhile for mitigating impulsive noises like coughs and chair squeeks. I don't try to make them disappear entirely (reverberance makes that impossible), but to reduce them, so it doesn't sound like someone is coughing in your ear. My policy is to process only the really distracting noises. If there's some loss of fidelity in a few isolated one-second spots, I'm willing to accept that in the interest of musical continuity.
I agree that conventional noise reduction tools intended for ventilation noise and the like extract too high a sonic cost to be used in classical work. But I'll sometimes use such a tool between movements or before the downbeat.
David L. Rick
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I have found that selecting out SOME of the attack of a cough or chair knock on L then R channel yields a better result than trying to paint it all out, channel-linked. I agree that hiss removers should be used sparingly at the beginning and in-between movements and again, they are reducers, not removers.
It's hard work, moving through an hour-long program marking up coughs, squeaks, street-car rumble and candy-wrapper rustling for attenuation.
I can't work miracles with any of these apps but I can shift intrusions "back" so the music stays in front. I don't apply any single process to a whole file, work with 16/44 and never give back any "tinklies", the sound of filters working too hard. Since Katrina many things once taken for granted have vanished and most agreably, one of these is air conditioning during the playing at concerts.
WT