Re: arsclist Digital Audio Workstations

[Graham Newton <gn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steven Weiss
Sound and Image Librarian
Southern Folklife Collection
Manuscripts Department
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(919)962-1345
Steve Weiss wrote:

> I'm looking at a number of digital audio work stations with noise
> reduction plug-ins (de-click, de-noise, etc.) for use in an archival
> setting.  I'm curious as to less expensive alternatives to SADIE or
> Sonic Solutions that others may be using.  What types of work are you
> using them for and would you recommend them?
Look at the TripleDAT workstation (~ $1,000) from Creamware along with the
OSIRIS restoration plug-in for about $400.  I tested them against CEDAR series
2 stand alone processors a few years ago.  Although it does not do as good a
job as CEDAR, it is close enough to be quite acceptable for most puroses and is
MUCH less expensive.

Otherwise, go for SADIE "Classic" and buy the CEDAR plug-ins... a lot more
expensive, but used SADIE classics may be readily obtainable for about $3,000
as studios go for the latest, greatest 24/96 system.  The CEDAR plug-ins are
each about as expensive and there are, I think, three of them.

Both of the above support CD burning directly to SCSI devices like the Plextor
820 drives which are an excellent choice for the purpose.


... Graham Newton

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