Tape dropout

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I am working on some old reel tapes and one problem I am getting is tape dropouts where the oxide has come off, worn off or some other reason for the signal to momentarily drop.

The symptoms are a dip in volume for anything between 100ms and 1500ms (depending on cause and tape speed). What is needed is a temporary volume boost with a steep (but preferably adjustable) slope at the start and end.

I know WC is not the right tool for this. I have Audacity and the "Envelope Editing" tool seems to be the right sort of tool but that only allows boosting to 150% which is often not enough. Can anyone suggest any other method to try to correct the problem

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