1. I will now assume that you have several tracks representing at least 1 side of an LP stored as separate WAV files in some folder. Open De-Popper, press "Browse," and navigate to that folder. De-Popper will let you select and open all of those WAV files at once.. The selections will appear in the little De-Popper screen.
2. Now, on the De-Popper control panel press "Options." You will get the following display:
Make sure that only the "Minimize Small Pops" box is checked. All of the others should be blank.
3. Click the "Setup" button beside the "Minimize Small Pops" option. You should no see the following display:
Uncheck the "compensate high frequencies" checkbox. I find that this treble boost is excessive and unnecessary. The default trigger value of 22 is just about right. Press OK. This will return you to the main screen.
4. Press "Start," and De-Popper will begin processing all of the selected WAV files for clicks and pops. You will find that it does a surprisingly thorough job. The processed files will now appear alongside the original files with the postscript "NEW" affixed. The old files can now be deleted.
Go On to Procedure 4: Processing residual clicks with Audacity. Or,
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