1970's audio that has an echo before the actual speech

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Hi....I am editing a daily podcast from a 1970's radio show. The audio has a quiet slilght echo of the actual speech about 1-2 seconds before the person actual speaks the words...it is noticable when the speaker is quiet...there is an audio clip posted below... on the clip....the person says "And God is the mighty Creator" and you can hear the quiet echo of that phrase BEFORE they actually speak it...is there something I can do to remove that echo on the entire audio file all at once? thanks

currently I am using "adobe podcast enhancer" then some noise reduction then "scrubbing" the audio...I don't think the audio is overprocessed....but I could be wrong...also I hear this all the time on audio for old vhs tapes too if anyone has a cure that would be great...thanks

SteveG_AudioMasters_ · Answer

It's caused by magnetic print-through from the adjacent layer of tape on the spool. The way to minimise this is to spool whatever medium it is (usually 1/4 inch tape) from one end to the other, and back again, before transcribing it. It's not easy to get rid of at all, and using the Speech Enhancer is probably the best you will do.

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