Hi Chris DC5 and soon to be DC6 can be found at
www.tracertek.com Regards Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "chris ramsay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > where can I get diamond cut? chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "G. McFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 8:57 AM > Subject: Re: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > > > > Hi > > > > There is no wizard to access the presets. You use the straightforward > menus > > perfectly accessible with Jaws, choose the group of presets you wish eg. > > Continuous Noise Reduction,Dynamic Filters, Bandpass, etc.; each of these > > bring up a dialog box which can be tabbed around. One of the places you > land > > on with the tab key is a preset combo box from which you can choose from > up > > to a hundred presets - you can then preview the one you've chosen or > indeed > > if you are happy with it, you can apply it to the file.l All this is > > perfectly accessible to Jaws. You can even slightly fine tune each preset. > > Some more sophisticated tuning would need th Jaws cursor but generally > > there's a preset for just about everything. The next version just about to > > appear has an automatice checking and analysing of the file to which it > will > > then apply the filters it chooses. I think these can even be fine tuned. > As > > I've said in a previous email they appear to be addressing some of these > > finer points and hopefully this automatic function will be Jaws friendly. > > > > The new program will not need anyone to choose a small area of file as a > > fingerprint for noise reduction of the whole file - it seems to do the > > analysing itself. It's perfectly true at the moment that selecting a small > > area as a fingerprint is difficult in DC5 as editing and selecting are > > difficult but not impossible. I prefer to save a small area of the file in > > Cool Edit Pro (Audition) - a portion only with the background noise - then > > import this into DC5 to analyse and make a preset. Then I import the whole > > file and apply it. To be fair though there's generally a preset which will > > work fairly well With the new program however fingerprinting will be a > > thing of the past. > > > > Hope some of this helps. > > > > Gordon > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "hank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 6:11 PM > > Subject: Re: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > > > > > > > is there a wizard to access the presets? > > > or do you have to select the silence of the file befor you can remove > > noise? > > > thanks > > > hank > > > Don't judge me because I'm blind. Judge me by what's inside. if you > judge > > me > > > because I am blind, then it is you who is blind. > > > "time is the fire in which we burn," Tollian Soran. > > > "grudges aren't worth holding--One who holds them shows his > > self-weakness." > > > Contact info: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Email: Same as MSN. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "G. McFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 2:17 AM > > > Subject: Re: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gary > > > > I'm afraid I don't know - I use Cool Edit Pro (Audition)'s noise > > reduction > > > > package which I find quite good but DC5 beats it in many ways but not > > all. > > > > Certainly with the hundreds of presets, it's got much more choice. > I've > > > > tried quite a lot of the cheap and expensive programs and I believe > that > > > > this is probably true to its claim in being the best once you get used > > to > > > > using it. I was totally blown away at first when I put a file with a > > > > terribly scratchy and clicked 78 through it - nothing remained except > a > > > good > > > > quality recording which had slight enhancement on it, clear, sharp and > > > > extremely acceptable. > > > > > > > > It does so much more, audio grabbing from CD, Video etc. radio > > recording, > > > > live filtering eg. connect the input of your soundcard to the source > the > > > > output of the sound card to another device and pass the signal through > > DC5 > > > > and it will filter live. The new version will allow DirectX plugins so > > > even > > > > if you haven't enough with this package you can use your Sound Forge > > Noise > > > > Reduction from within this program. > > > > > > > > I'll include the advert for the new version. It does look exciting, > > > > especially when it's already accessible for dealing with files and > will > > be > > > > more accessible when they put in the new codes. > > > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > > > Gordon > > > > > > > > here's the blurb: > > > > Introducing DC SIX- A Special Announcement > > > > We know that many of you spend a lot of time with DC Five and that you > > > love > > > > the feature set. Over the months DC Five has been shipping, we've > been > > > > told > > > > again and again that DC Five is simply the finest and most full > featured > > > > audio restoration and enhancement product on the market. We've always > > > taken > > > > great > > > > pride in this. > > > > Even though we love DC Five, honesty compels us to report to you that > > this > > > > statement is no longer true. There's another product that takes > audio > > > > restoration > > > > to a whole new level. > > > > Happily, it's from us and it's called DC Six! > > > > This special edition of our wildly popular (in our humble opinion) > > > > newsletter is devoted to one subject - all the scoop on DC Six. If > you > > > are > > > > a present > > > > owner of Enhance/CDR, DCart32, DC Millennium, DC Five, have ever > > purchased > > > > anything from Tracer, or even if you just like to admire great > software > > > from > > > > afar, you'll want to read this edition from cover to cover. > > > > New Features in DC Six > > > > When we started to plan DC Six, we decided to focus on the big > picture. > > > > Basically, we wanted to do three things all at once. We wanted to > make > > > the > > > > program > > > > faster, we wanted it to be easier and we wanted even more power. We > > think > > > > you'll see all three of these goals in the feature set. > > > > - DC Six is MUCH faster when processing. We now make even better use > > of > > > > the math functions buried deep in your cpu and the result is a speed > > > > improvement > > > > on many filters from 10 to 80%. DC Five was fast, but DC Six will go > > MUCH > > > > faster when you press that Run Filter button. You will see this speed > > > > improvement > > > > on both AMD and Intel processors. > > > > - DC Six has a totally new type of filter that we've never offered > > before. > > > > Our new EZ Clean will make it possible to fully dial in the filter to > > get > > > > out > > > > clicks, pops, crackle, hum, rumble, surface noise and hiss with less > > than > > > 5 > > > > seconds of prep work. There are no noise samples to be taken - the > > > program > > > > finds the noise and removes it automatically. It even adjusts to a > > > changing > > > > noise environment automatically. It shows you what it is doing > > > > automatically. > > > > You'll be automatically amazed by this super easy to use filter. > It's > > > just > > > > great for any type of record or music recording on tape. > > > > - DC Six has another new feature that many of you have been asking > for: > > A > > > > video mode. Now you can open AVI and mpeg video files in DC Six and > > watch > > > > the > > > > video and hear the audio. You can extract the audio portion of the > > video > > > > file and use the Classic Mode or Fast Edit mode tools on this audio. > > > > - DC Six now has support for DirectX plug-ins. If you have other > audio > > > > processing plugs you can now apply them in DC Six just like our native > > > > tools. You > > > > can even put them in the Multifilter! > > > > - DC Six has a new 20 Band Graphic EQ. This new EQ uses traditional > > > sliders > > > > to make it incredibly easy to apply more complex EQ curves. > > > > - DC Six now offers the ability to rip audio CDs! This is a much > asked > > > for > > > > feature. It will even look up your audio CDs and display the name of > > each > > > > track. > > > > A single click will get the audio off the CD and onto your hard > drive. > > > > - DC Six now offers one button delete of .pkf and temp files. If > you've > > > > found hundreds of these sitting on your hard drive, now you can get > rid > > of > > > > them > > > > with one click. > > > > - DC Six has a new Fat Bottom function in the VVA. This is a bass > > > harmonic > > > > synthesizer which can really punch up your bass-challenged recordings. > > > > - DC Six now has a new batch RMS gain normalize function. This adds > > > another > > > > capability to automatically level volumes among different songs in a > > > > compilation. > > > > - DC Six now saves in many new compressed audio formats. If you > install > > a > > > > new audio Codec on your computer, DC Six will automatically notice and > > > allow > > > > you to save in that format. > > > > - DC Six adds an entirely new mode to the Continuous Noise Filter > called > > > > Auto CNF. This is a new type to adaptive tool which does not require > a > > > > noise sample > > > > and is a more advanced version used in the EZ Clean filter. > > > > - DC Six will now use files greater than 2GB is size. This has always > > > been > > > > a limitation of the .wav file format and not the audio program. We > > > decided > > > > to fix it anyway. You can now record your 10 hours of radio without > > > > stopping. > > > > - DC Six now has cancel buttons and progress indicators from most all > > > > functions. > > > > - DC Six now has a new Snap-to-Zero-Crossing function. This will > allow > > > you > > > > to do a cut and paste without creating a click where the paste occurs. > > > > - DC Six has a new Clone function which allows you to copy the Source > > > window > > > > to the Destination window with one mouse click and offers to do this > for > > > you > > > > if you are working on part of a source file and don't have a > destination > > > > file open. > > > > - DC Six has two new Paste functions - paste at the end of a file and > > > paste > > > > at the beginning. This makes it easy to make sure your audio is being > > > > pasted > > > > exactly where you want it. > > > > - DC Six will ship with a new manual which, believe it or not, will be > > > even > > > > larger than our previous version. > > > > - And lastly, we'll save a surprise or two for ship time! > > > > So when will DC Six Ship and What will it Cost? > > > > Our plan is to ship DC Six on (or around) June 15th (this year). With > > any > > > > luck, we'll surprise you all and beat that date! > > > > How much is the Upgrade? > > > > After June 15th, the upgrade to DC Six is $99 for owners of DC Five. > It > > > > will be $149 for DC Millennium owners and $159 for DCart32 owners. It > > > will > > > > also > > > > be $159 for any Tracer Customer..no matter what you've purchased from > > us. > > > > If you Preorder...no matter who you are, you'll save some > money...check > > > out > > > > below. > > > > Our "No Upgrade Left Behind" special offer for you > > > > For our current DC FIVE users, preorder today and save on shipping. > > > You'll > > > > only pay $99. We won't charge your card until we ship you something. > > > > We know who you are. You're the person who is still using DCart32 or > DC > > > > Millennium. You've been tempted in the past to move up to DC FIVE, > but > > > for > > > > whatever > > > > reason you haven't. 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This includes folks who upgraded during this period. > > > > How do I get mine with the first shipments? > > > > Order your upgrade now and we'll ship them in the order received. > > > > Wanna read all about it? Try > > > > http://www.tracertek.com/dc_six.htm > > > > Wanna see how DC SIX compares to our entire lineup? Try > > > > http://www.tracertek.com/restorationcomparison.htm > > > > Order this Hot New Product Today and SAVE! > > > > Have a great week. > > > > Your friends at Tracer > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 8:55 PM > > > > Subject: Re: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gordon. Thanks for the info on DC5. I'm wondering, is this > better > > > > than > > > > > the noisereductionnn program that Soundforge uses? I guess what > > > > Soundforge > > > > > uses is a Direct Exe application. > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "G. McFarlane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "PC-Audio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:12 PM > > > > > Subject: Diamond Cut 5 (DC5) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > I d on't know whether any of you have discovered this program > but > > > > it's > > > > > > one of the best for noise reduction and at present it's usable > with > > > Jaws > > > > > but > > > > > > could do with one or two amendments to make it absolutely super. > > It's > > > > the > > > > > > best I've found so far for clearing all types of records/tapes and > > > there > > > > > are > > > > > > so many presets. > > > > > > > > > > > > I sent them a list of things which I would have liked to be > included > > > in > > > > > > future versions to help with accessibility. They're about to bring > > out > > > a > > > > > > version 6 with some of the improvements I suggested - others did > > too - > > > > > > there's even going to be a Wizard to do automatic cleaning after > > > > automatic > > > > > > checking of the file which will make things much easier for the > > novice > > > > > (and > > > > > > for the experienced too). > > > > > > > > > > > > Here's the encouraging reply I received today. It looks like this > > > > program > > > > > > could become a standard for blind users if the company is prepared > > to > > > > make > > > > > > changes for our, as well as others', benefit. > > > > > > > > > > > > For full information on the program DC5, soon to be DC6, have a > look > > > at: > > > > > > www.tracertek.com > > > > > > > > > > > > Gordon McFarlane > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Gordon, > > > > > > Sorry I didn't get back to you last time, but you weren't > > > forgotten...I > > > > > > simply forwarded your message to our programmers and forgot to > tell > > > you > > > > > that > > > > > > this > > > > > > was what I was doing. > > > > > > I heard from one of our programmers today and he wanted me to tell > > you > > > > > that > > > > > > he will do his best to work these things into the code. > > > > > > I can't promise that it will happen for DC SIX's first rev, but if > > > Rick > > > > > (who > > > > > > does the bulk of our programming) says he will put it in, I can > > > promise > > > > > you > > > > > > he'll do his best. > > > > > > You should also know that you're not the only one out there > > > complaining > > > > > > about these things, so we'll do our best to make you happy. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
