Re: arsclist Digital Audio Workstations

[Steve Weiss <smweiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Graham,
I was really impressed by the SADIE classic and originally wanted to get one.
What's holding me back now is the support issue.  The folks at SADIE are saying
they won't be supporting it any longer. Any thoughts?

Thanks for your input,
Steve

Graham Newton wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> Audio Restoration by Graham Newton, http://www.audio-restoration.com
> World class professional services applied to phonograph and tape
> recordings for consumers and re-releases, featuring CEDAR processes.

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