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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Can anyone recommend a good freeware
program (pc, not Mac) to rip recordings of speech off CDs from .cda format to
.wav format?</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Also, I've heard there is a good freeware
program that will clean all the motor noise, hissing and such from digitised
copies of old LP records, reel-to-reel tapes, cassettes and such.  Or
perhaps when digitizing older media.  Again, any recommendations?</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks for your help.</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bruce</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bruce Rigsby, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The University of Queensland</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Home: 32 Molonga Tce, Graceville, Qld 4075 
AUSTRALIA</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Phone / fax (617/07)3379-8625</span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:brigsby@bigpond.net.au">brigsby@bigpond.net.au</a></span></font></p>

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