Klarinet Archive - Posting 000231.txt from 2003/08

From: "Benjamin Maas" <benmaas@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] OT: Software recommendations, please
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 19:30:10 -0400

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hausmann [mailto:bhausmann1@-----.net]=20
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> I've been doing a fair amount of that lately, including even=20
> dubbing 78 rpm=20
> recordings. I have the "DC-Art Millennium" program=20
> (http://www.diamondcut.com/) for doing the recording, which=20
> has extensive=20
> digital filters for improving sound and removing scratches, ticks and=20
> pops. For LP's in good condition, or for dubbing tapes, the=20
> simpler Easy=20
> CD Creator is probably sufficient. It comes included with=20
> many computers=20
> and CD -RW drives. Anybody who can work a computer and has=20
> dubbed an LP to=20
> tape before should be able to handle the process. I am using=20
> the sound=20
> card that came with my HP computer, and I have no reason to=20
> assume is is a=20
> particularly premium unit. It works fine.
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> Bill Hausmann
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DC-Art is a pretty good program, but I've found it to be quite buggy
(although not as bad a DART-Pro). Steinberg Clean! Is pretty decent as
well. Algorythmix Sound Laundry is also pretty good. Sound laundry I
believe requires you to use an audio program such as Steinberg Wavelab =
or
Sonic Foundry Sound Forge that can accept Direct-X plugins. Cool Edit =
Pro
(now under a new name and being sold by Adobe) has some pretty good
restoration plugs as well and is much cheaper that a lot of other =
programs.

To get into the computer, the Sound Blaster stuff will do the job, but =
isn't
wonderful quality. You may have better luck with a sound card by Echo =
or
M-Audio. Don't forget your turn-table needs a preamp to bring it up to =
line
level that is accepted by all of these audio cards.

--Ben

Benjamin Maas
Fifth Circle Audio
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.fifthcircle.com

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