Re: [ARSCLIST] Preservation media WAS: Cataloguing still :-)

["Richard L. Hess" <arclists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:02 PM 9/5/2006, you wrote:
> Hi Richard:
>
> I don't even know if this is possible, but did you ever try 
> "de-NAB'ing" that CD and then AME'ing it? Could you do that in 
> Samplitude? I'd think you might want to make an analog transfer, 
> 24-bits, at a relatively low peak level. Then reverse-NAB it. Then 
> AME it, then normalize for peak value. Result better or worse?
>
> -- Tom Fine

Better but not perfect with AME added -- they tried to de-AME it with 
mastering EQ, I think, so it's very variable, but the de-AME filter 
in Samplitude (that I made in an equalizer helped a lot.

Remember, AME is a curve on TOP of NAB-15.

I have designed an AME filter with contemporary components and it 
matches the two AME equalizers I could model and Jay McKnight's 
published curve pretty well. I have a set of three and I sold one to 
another engineer and a third engineer built a set from my plans which 
are on my Web site...somewhere. Search the Tips and Notes Blog for 
AME is probably fastest.

Cheers,

Richard

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