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Example: Details regarding Step 1
This demo wavefile was transferred using a flat phono preamp (via a stereo phono cartridge. After all the questions are answered, a multifilter line-up will appear and will look like this:
Example Resultant Filter setup for Step 1
Note that it includes multiple filters in a chain consisting of the following (in order). Each sub-filter has been tuned by the factory to provide you will a good starting point for your project; you can tweak any of the parameters within any of the 5 sub-filters if required or desired.
Phono Preamp 1: This sub filter resolves the proper signal vector from the 2-channel {stereo} phono cartridge and also provides the proper equalization for the type of record being restored through a process called “re-equalization”.
Note: If you are working with early LPs, and you want to tweak the sound, you can chose between a wide varieties of alternate EQ curves as found under the presets area of the filter.
EZ Impulse Filter 2: This sub-system reduces impulse noise like ticks, clicks & pops.
Note: If you want to tweak the system, the Scratch controls the effect on loud scratches. The Crackle controls the effect on Crackle sounds and the Narrow Crackle controls the effect on very small ticks.
Channel Blender 3: It blends the 2 channels together appropriately based on record type.
Note: Early Stereo LPs often applied too much separation producing a sort of “ping-pong” effect between the two channels. The channel blender can be used to produce a more natural blend of the channels by reducing the channel separation.
Hi Pass 4: This sub-filter educes turntable or master cutting lathe rumble.
Note: You can tweak the frequency and/or slope of this sub-filter to yield the optimal balance between the bass notes and turntable rumble. This is best tuned with an audio system that has a sub-woofer.
Low Pass 5: The Low Pass Filter reduces out of band high frequency noise.
Note: This can be used to attenuate the high frequency noise heard on 78s that is beyond the capability of the media; adjust for the best balance between the upper registers of the audio spectrum and the random hiss noise.
Preview the multi-filter setup to hear if it is producing the results that you desire. Often, it will produce decent results with no further sub-filter adjustments. However, you can click on any of the sub-filters and tweak the system to your taste. Probably the sub-filter of greatest impact on the sound quality will be the EZ Impulse filter. If you click on the EZ Impulse sub-filter, it will present itself to you as follows in the lower right side of this screen-shot display:
The Record Restoration Wizard with the EZ Impulse Filter Open
Please refer to the section of this User’s Manual that describes in detail the specifics pertaining to this and all of the other sub-filters used in this filter line-up. After you are satisfied with the sound as heard in the Mulltifilter “Preview” mode, click on the “Run Filter” button (found in the upper right corner of the Multifilter). Your computer will then process your file. If there are any errant impulses in the file, you can highlight them with your mouse and then hit the “I” key which will produce a manual interpolation at that location.
If you are using the Diamond Cut Productions default editing mode (Fast Edit Mode) the changes will be applied to the opened file directly (which is un-doable if necessary). If you are using the Diamond Cut Productions Classic Edit Mode (Source and Destination workspaces) your processed results will end up in the destination window. You can use the File menu item called “Make Destination the Source” or the “Save File As” commands to preserve the processed results. In either case, you are now ready to proceed to Step 2 in the record restoration process.
This demo wavefile was transferred using a flat phono preamp (via a stereo phono cartridge. After all the questions are answered, a multifilter line-up will appear and will look like this:
Example Resultant Filter setup for Step 1
Note that it includes multiple filters in a chain consisting of the following (in order). Each sub-filter has been tuned by the factory to provide you will a good starting point for your project; you can tweak any of the parameters within any of the 5 sub-filters if required or desired.
Phono Preamp 1: This sub filter resolves the proper signal vector from the 2-channel {stereo} phono cartridge and also provides the proper equalization for the type of record being restored through a process called “re-equalization”.
Note: If you are working with early LPs, and you want to tweak the sound, you can chose between a wide varieties of alternate EQ curves as found under the presets area of the filter.
EZ Impulse Filter 2: This sub-system reduces impulse noise like ticks, clicks & pops.
Note: If you want to tweak the system, the Scratch controls the effect on loud scratches. The Crackle controls the effect on Crackle sounds and the Narrow Crackle controls the effect on very small ticks.
Channel Blender 3: It blends the 2 channels together appropriately based on record type.
Note: Early Stereo LPs often applied too much separation producing a sort of “ping-pong” effect between the two channels. The channel blender can be used to produce a more natural blend of the channels by reducing the channel separation.
Hi Pass 4: This sub-filter educes turntable or master cutting lathe rumble.
Note: You can tweak the frequency and/or slope of this sub-filter to yield the optimal balance between the bass notes and turntable rumble. This is best tuned with an audio system that has a sub-woofer.
Low Pass 5: The Low Pass Filter reduces out of band high frequency noise.
Note: This can be used to attenuate the high frequency noise heard on 78s that is beyond the capability of the media; adjust for the best balance between the upper registers of the audio spectrum and the random hiss noise.
Preview the multi-filter setup to hear if it is producing the results that you desire. Often, it will produce decent results with no further sub-filter adjustments. However, you can click on any of the sub-filters and tweak the system to your taste. Probably the sub-filter of greatest impact on the sound quality will be the EZ Impulse filter. If you click on the EZ Impulse sub-filter, it will present itself to you as follows in the lower right side of this screen-shot display:
The Record Restoration Wizard with the EZ Impulse Filter Open
Please refer to the section of this User’s Manual that describes in detail the specifics pertaining to this and all of the other sub-filters used in this filter line-up. After you are satisfied with the sound as heard in the Mulltifilter “Preview” mode, click on the “Run Filter” button (found in the upper right corner of the Multifilter). Your computer will then process your file. If there are any errant impulses in the file, you can highlight them with your mouse and then hit the “I” key which will produce a manual interpolation at that location.
If you are using the Diamond Cut Productions default editing mode (Fast Edit Mode) the changes will be applied to the opened file directly (which is un-doable if necessary). If you are using the Diamond Cut Productions Classic Edit Mode (Source and Destination workspaces) your processed results will end up in the destination window. You can use the File menu item called “Make Destination the Source” or the “Save File As” commands to preserve the processed results. In either case, you are now ready to proceed to Step 2 in the record restoration process.