Combining a complete suite of audio restoration tools with a Digital Audio Workstation provides the user with a very effective method of enhancing audio quality. An ideal system will be able to cope with all the impulsive disturbances it encounters, including thumps, scratches, clicks, and crackle. This will soon be possible using a combination of the existing SADiE DeNoise, SADiE DeClick and SADiE DeThump, plus the new SADiE DeCrackle.

Gordon Reid, Managing Director of CEDAR, commented, "Everything about the CEDAR/SADiE collaborations has been a pleasure and a great success for us. First, we jointly developed DeNoise, squeezing the last ounce of power from the DSPs on the SADiE XS board. DeNoise quickly became established in the pro-audio and broadcast industries, so it was a natural progression to develop Declick, which is, I believe, the best and most effective workstation-based declicker ever developed. DeThump followed soon after, and this is a unique process. I use the word "unique" in the British sense of "there is no other", not the unfortunate "this is slightly interesting, I suppose" sense that has become so common. DeThump is truly remarkable."

"With these three modules already in place, it was perhaps inevitable that CEDAR and SADiE should discuss the development of a decrackle process. So I am delighted to confirm that the two companies have agreed to proceed with this, and that a SADiE Decrackler will appear in the near future."

Joe Bull, Managing Director of SADiE, enthused, "When we first started our partnership with CEDAR many years ago, I had the vision of a complete suite of CEDAR restoration tools married with the SADiE system. It is wonderful to announce that this will soon be a reality. CEDAR is renowned for providing the ultimate quality in restoration software and adheres closely to our own beliefs that there can be no compromises when handling audio in the digital domain."

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Crackle is frequently confused with clicks and ticks. However, a conventional detector will often find it impossible to detect the damage that leads to crackle, so a dedicated method must be used. CEDAR's DeCrackle algorithm is that method, and it also proves extremely effective at removing many forms of buzz as well as some distortions. Like all other CEDAR plug-ins, this will utilise the full accuracy of the floating-point processing offered by the SADiE systems, ensuring the highest possible sound quality throughout the system.