Noise on imported tracks

Hi to all. I have just had some tracks which were originally recorded on a Tascam TSR-8 (1/2 inch Tape) about fifteen years ago converted to audio files for re-mixing. I seem to be getting an awful lot of noise on the tracks and I am wondering is it because the original tracks had DBX Noise Reduction on them. Is the noise reduction now missing? Or is there a way I can rectify the problem. I am using LogicPro 9
Thanks in advance
Joe Lahart

This noise is introduced in the analog connection between the cable box and the camcorder. Once it is digitized in the camcorder, the sound quality is "frozen". Capturing it into iMovie for example has no effect. Recovering the original sound at that point is difficult to impossible.
You mentioned that the problem goes away if you record to tape first. I assume that implies you didn't have the Firewire cabe hooked up when you recorded onto tape. So it's possible that here is a so called "ground loop" between your iMac, the camcorder, and the cable box. Recording first onto tape, and then capturing separately breaks this ground loop because you never have all 3 devices connected together at the same time. Silly things like reversing a power plug, or using a different outlet sometimes help with this. Also make sure that the analog cable is plugged in tightly at the camcorder end. I had camcorders where the head-phone style plug in the camcorder tended to work itself sligthly loose, making an improper connection.

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