[Studiotalk] Greetings Studio Talk Listers

[Stephen Lewis]

Howdy Marcus,

Please call me Miles or SMiles.  :-)

Briefly, we had been using a hardware/software combination called Telex
Edat/Zing which included an internal sound card with RCA style audio
inputs which ran from our high-speed Infonics Reel-to-Reel unit into the
PC. This software/hardware was designed with NLS standards in-mind and
automatically pitch-shifted the high-speed input down to correct speeds
for listening as well as reversing the backwards audio channels from the
reel masters. However, our IRT department forced us to abandon this
setup due to regulations regarding "obsolete" / "legacy" software - this
hardware/software was only compatible with the Windows XP OS and we've
been forced forward to only products running on Windows 7. 

After initial attempts to utilize Sony Sound Forge software connected to
a FocusRite Scarlett 18i6 DAI (Digital Audio Interface device connected
with XLR cables to said Infonics high-speed Reel-to-Reel unit) were
thwarted by technical bugs/issues, we went down an extremely frustrating
path attempting to use some free software from Ableton called Live 9
Lite with FocusRite Scarlett 18i6 & 18i8 DAIs.

We spent far too long developing procedures for this terribly
frustrating Ableton Live 9 Lite software. Just as we were about to begin
training staff on this software, we decided it would be worthwhile to
re-examine the Sony Sound Forge option to see if the bugs/issues we'd
encountered had perhaps been fixed. While some of the issues have been
fixed, there still remain one or two issues, however, these are
surmountable and we've decided that, given the terrible / frustrating
aspects of the Ableton Live 9 Lite software, we're going forward with
using Sony Sound Forge - which we already use extensively for
post-production / mastering etc.

I can send you more details soon.  :-)

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From: studiotalk [mailto:studiotalk-bounces at islemail.org] On Behalf Of
Birch, Marcus R
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2016 8:37 AM
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Subject: Re: [Studiotalk] Greetings Studio Talk Listers

Hi Stephen,


Is there a specific software you use for the A2D conversions? How does
that process work? 


Marcus Birch
Illinois State Library
Gwendolyn Brooks Building
Talking Book and Braille Service
217-524-6411
300 S. 2nd Street
Springfield, IL. 62701
Jesse White, Secretary of
State and State Librarian