[78-L] Cambridge Process

[Chris Zwarg]

At 11:23 16.12.2008, you wrote:
>I am interested in having some 78's transferred and restored to the highest standards of quality for commercial reissue purposes. Does anyone know of any person(s) who does 78 restoration work using the Cedar Cambridge process noise filtration system?
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>Thank you for any assistance.

May I dare to remark that the Cedar machinery in less competent hands will give inferior results to other methods used by somebody with the right experience and skill. You should look for the best-sounding restoration rather than a particular technical method to achieve it - especially with not-quite-mint originals there are many defects (like loud thumps, intermittent swish, blasting worn spots, wow from warped/off-center pressings) where Cedar's real-time-processing is stumped, but which can be effectively remedied with other software-based methods in the hands of a dedicated restorer.

If you do not insist on Cedar, I'll be happy to do a sample track or two for you at no cost using my own way of processing, happily employed e.g. by Bear Family Records and several German reissue producers. Please contact me off-list if you are interested.

Chris Zwarg