CEDAR Cambridge Audio Restoration

CEDAR Cambridge audio restoration system

Overview

The audio world has changed. Surround systems with six or eight channels are becoming commonplace, as are 24-bit, 96kHz processing and replay systems. These have increased the need for a wider range of audio tools capable of cleaning up everything ranging from the earliest recordings to the live broadcasts being transmitted today. CEDAR Cambridge™ gives you the power to address all of these problems.

CEDAR Cambridge V5 represents another significant update to the system, and includes recording capabilities with the option to synchronise to external timecode, WAV file support with RF64 read/write, embedded BEXT chunk metadata handling and a BEXT metadata generator and editor. This means that you can now choose CEDAR Cambridge V5 as your ingestion system; loading, classifying and processing the audio without recourse to any other equipment apart from your input and monitoring systems.

There's also a range of improvements in the File Processor and core software, all of which ensure that CEDAR Cambridge remains the most powerful restoration system yet developed, capable of removing more noise - and more types of noise - than any other. CEDAR Cambridge V5....

  • is scalable
  • is completely modular
  • handles 96kHz audio with ease
  • offers 64-bit floating-point processing at all times
  • is a real-time system
  • is a fully automated system
  • incorporates a dedicated rackmount timecode reader/generator
  • applies multiple processes to your audio as you monitor it
  • allows you to select precisely the tools and facilities that you need
  • allows you to select from a wide range of I/O formats
  • single or multiple file processing
  • offers numerous channel, metering and dithering options
  • is for the most demanding post-production applications
  • is a mastering system for cleaning up audio for CD, DVD and video
  • is a noise suppression system for post and broadcast
  • is an analysis and clean-up tool for audio forensic investigation
  • is a restoration system for libraries and archives... and more

The CEDAR Cambridge 'Q' hardware

Taking advantage of the latest computer technology, the Cambridge 'Q' host PC represents a significant step forward for CEDAR Cambridge.

With up to four processing cores (dual- dual-core Athlon processors) this offers more than double the processing power of previous hardware revisions. The increase in power is of particular benefit to users who take advantage of the system's multi-channel and batch processing capabilities. It will also be a boon for audio forensic investigators, because it makes it possible to use high bandwidth adaptive filters with significantly longer filter lengths, resulting in improved noise suppression and increased intelligibility.

The Timecode Automation Controller

The dedicated timecode reader ensures that processed audio always remains aligned to video, so that CEDAR Cambridge will work in harmony with any audio or video workstation. It also provides facilities for full automation of all CEDAR Cambridge processing parameters.

V5 Audio Modules

There are a growing family of CEDAR Cambridge processing modules. These are applicable in all areas of audio, and we offer configured systems for film soundtrack restoration and post (the CEDAR Cambridge Film System), audio restoration for CD and DVD (the CEDAR Cambridge Mastering System), two for audio forensic investigation (the CEDAR Cambridge Forensic Systems), and the CEDAR Cambridge Server.

Click on the links below to obtain more detailed information about each of the elements within CEDAR Cambridge.

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Click here to view the latest engineering and system configuration notes regarding CEDAR Cambridge.



Hardware and Core Modules:   Overview  ·   Timecode/Automation  ·   Process Manager  ·   File Processor  ·   DC Filter
Server software:   Overview  ·   Background Processing  ·   Batch Processing
Utilities:   Spectrum Analyser  ·   Dither and Noise Shaping  ·   2 Channel Tools  ·   Metering  ·   Gain
Off-line Processes:   Retouch  ·   Manual Declick  ·    Dethump
Restoration Modules:   Auto Dehiss  ·   Dehiss-3  ·   NR-4  ·   NR-5  ·   Declickle-2  ·    Vintage Decrackle  ·   Debuzz-3  ·   Declip  ·   Phase Correction
Dynamics Modules:   Dynamics Processor  ·   Limiter
Noise Suppression:   DNS
Equalisation:   Linear phase EQ  ·   Precision EQ
Forensic Audio Investigation:   Forensic Systems Overview