There's a digital answer too. I have one demonstration LP that's rare. It has a long scratch across the one side. POP, POP, POP! I recorded the album to my computer and used WAVES audio restoration. The pops were completely gone. I got lucky. Obviously, the reason why this method worked is because with a gouge or scratch, the groove is broken but the information is still intact, restored by the elimination of the gap formed by the damage. You can then play your prefect CDR! Joe
Vinyl Repair?
Last night my wife was putting on our near mint condition original Tusk pressing and proceeded to drop it. In the process of catching it, she put a pretty good gouge into the first 2 songs, resulting in healthy pops I'd like to eliminate if possible. I’ve checked out a couple of YouTube vids on how to fix, but figured I’d trust people here to truly know. Seems like my options are 1) Put weight on needle and hope that somehow regrooves it (also seems like no one here is going to advocate for using your stylus in this manner) 2) the toothpick trick which seems to get good reviews and 3) some sort of 1500 grit sandpaper which seems insane.
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