I got a call last night from the west coast. My uncle, who recorded a couple of esoteric albums back in the 70's, is having them reissued by a label in Germany. He wants to oversee the transferring/editing process. Aside from the basics, is there anything I need to know. Any tips would be appreciated. Also, can someone suggest a plug or software to remove pops and crackles? Thanks in advance.

I used the new Sony Oxford RestorationTools and found them very, very helpful :-) Good luck

He doesn't have the tapes? Does he have any pristine, unplayed LP's?

I use Restoration X plugs from Waves, which work very well. For a lower-priced alternative, you might try "Raygun", but it's not as comprehensive.

Thanks for the replys! Those are good questions Tele, and I didnt ask either of them. I am assuming he doesnt, but I am going to call him tonight and see what the deal is. In any case I can demo the Waves Restoration plugs for 30 days and see how those work. I will probably get a new stylis for my turntable and go from there. Any other suggestions?

I did the exact same thing. I used the Waves demo and completed the project in the 30 day time frame.

Waves Restoration works great. Read pdfs for each and you will find good hints like X-Click before X-Crackle in the chain of plug-ins. Just click the ? on the plug-in and read as you go. My recent LP digitalization project used this plug-in chain: X-Click>X-Crackle>X-Noise>Eq bussed to a 2nd track, both recording. Then process more from there if needed. Good Luck. Dual G4 1.3G (gigadesigns upgrade), 1.25G RAM, PT 6.9.2, Tiger, Waves Diamond V5

Very cool, thanks for the tip. I just installed the waves 5 demo, we'll see what happens.