This article is from the Audio Professional FAQ, by with numerous contributions by Gabe M. Wiener others.
NoNOISE and CEDAR are systems for noise removal. Both of them approach
the same sorts of noise, but use different algorithms and have different
user interfaces, often with differing effectiveness.
Noise can be broken down into several categories:
IMPULSIVE NOISE: Pops, clicks, thumps, snaps.
CRACKLE: The low-level "bacon frying" effect heard on
LPs and 78s.
HISS: Tape hiss, surface noise, amplifier hiss, broadband noise
BUZZ: 60 Hz hum, any other steady-state noise that is relatively
narrow-band.
 
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