Paradoxx Sound,CA, establishes Audio Restoration facility with CEDAR
17 March 1998
Paradoxx Sound, located in Palmdale, California, has become the first customer
for CEDAR's newest (version 1.04) release of its flagship NR-3 Noise Reduction software.
The studio is owned and managed by former drummer, John Sweeney, who has guided the
facility from a modest 24-channel analogue recording studio to an all-digital 24-bit
environment for recording, audio restoration, and mastering. Based around a 24-channel
Soundtracs Virtua, Paradoxx Sound now boasts three Genex GX-8000 M/O recorders - each
with a dedicated Studer D19 8-channel A/D converter - and a full SADiE system complete
with UV22 for final reduction to 16-bit for Exabyte masters and CDR copies.
Sweeney says, "We decided to create the cleanest, quietest, highest fidelity mastering
facility that we could, so every piece of equipment after the microphone pre-amps is
now 24-bit digital. I'm a strong advocate of floating-point processing, and adding CEDAR
was a logical progression. We wanted to
improve our mastering capabilities still further, and extend the range of services that
we could offer to our customers. Since we are out in the desert, we deal with many of
our customers by phone and fax (we also offer a free sample service to attract new
business) and we sometimes receive tapes that are far noisier than the customer had led
us to expect. So NR-3 was the next step… the tool that allows us to create top quality
masters from those tapes. Apart from its obvious sonic superiority, I chose NR-3 because
I was impressed that it came from a Company that specialises in noise reduction, not a
company that makes editors, has its fingers in every pie under the sun, and offers noise
reduction as well."
The CEDAR system was installed directly by CEDAR Audio, and on-site training was carried
out over the weekend of 14/15 March. Paradoxx Sound now offers restoration services for
specialised projects including rescuing movie soundtracks as well as remastering for CD
and video.
NR-3 is part of the CEDAR for Windows suite of processes that include declick, decrackle,
dehiss, debuzz, and phase correction. Version 1.04 adds freehand drawing and modification
of noise reduction curves, signal EQs, and CEDAR's unique Noise Attenuation EQs, and is
now available for all users of the system. Owners requiring free upgrades should contact
CEDAR Audio in the UK.
For further information:
CEDAR Audio USA,
43 Deerfield Road,
Portland,
Maine ME 04101-1805,
USA.
Tel: +1 207 828 0024
Fax: +1 207 773 2422
J.M. Sweeney,
Paradoxx Sound,
15392 Cobalt Street,
Sylmar, CA 91342
Tel: +1 (818) 362-5891
Fax: +1 (818) 364-1259
CEDAR Audio Limited,
9 Clifton Court,
Cambridge, CB1 7BN,
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0)1223 414117
Fax: +44 (0)1223 414118
email:info@cedar-audio.com
