For the curious, here's a non-exhaustive list of equipment and remastering software used by Andrew
Rose in the production of Pristine Classical's 32-bit XR remastered recordings:
Replay and recording hardware
- Nottingham Analogue Interspace - turntable for 33rpm and 45rpm replay
- Rega Planar 78 - turntable for 78rpm replay
- Rega RB250 with Origin Live modifications (re-wire, tonearm weight) for mono LPs
- Origin Live Onyx tonearm for stereo LPs
- Rega RB250 tonearm for 78s
- Benz Micro Glider high output, custom tipped by Expert Stylus Ltd. for mono LPs
- Benz Micro Glider standard output, tipped by Expert Stylus Ltd. for stereo LPs
- Shure M44-7 cartridge with 10 different profile custom-tipped stylii by Expert Stylus Ltd. for 78s
- Musical Fidelity X-LPS pre-amp for vinyl reproduction
- Graham Slee Jazz Club pre-amp for 78rpm reproduction
- Studer A807 1/4" half-track open reel tape recorder
- Revox B77 1/4" quarter-track open reel tape recorder
- Nakamichi DR-2 cassette recorder
- Various equipment for audio/video replay formats, incl. 8-track quadraphonic, Sony Elcasette, PCM F1 Betamax (NTSC & PAL), Digital Compact Cassette (DCC), MiniDisc, U-Matic video, Type C 1" video, 8-track portastudio cassette, Stenorette tape, Dolby A, B, C, S, DBX Type 1, DAT, VHS
- RME Hammerfall DSP 9632 balanced-line A-D and D-A converters
- Roland Cakewalk UA-25EX A-D and D-A balanced-line back-up converters
- Behringer Eurorack MX 1604A mixer for line level adjustment and audio routing
- BBC Rogers LS5/8 monitor speakers with BBC-modded bi-amped Quad 405/2 power amps
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550-based PC running Windows 7 64-bit, 8GB RAM, 6TB storage, SSD boot disc
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200-based PC running Windows Win XP Pro SP3, 4GB RAM, 2TB storage
Restoration and remastering software
- Adobe Audition 3.01 for recording, editing, repitching, mixing, finalising
- Izotope RX2 Advanced for denoising, declicking, decrackling, hum removal, general restoration
- Waves X-Restoration suite for decrackling
- Har-bal 2.3 for re-equalisation
- Celemony Capstan for pitch stabilisation and correction
- Algorithmix K-Stereo for Ambient Stereo processing
- Waves IR1 for convolution reverberation from La Scala, Milan and Royal Festival Hall, London
- Stereo Tool 6.10 for stereo-mono conversion of phasey fake-stereo LP pressings
Other hardware, software etc.
- Primera DP-4102 Disc Publisher for CD and DVD manufacture
- Konica Minolta Magicolor 5670EN colour laser printer for CD covers and artwork
- Taiyo Yuden Watershield CD-Rs (lowest error rates, data-guaranteed by manufacturer for 100 years)
- Taiyo-Yuden JVC-branded DVD-Rs for purchasers of PA-DMC drives ongoing releases subscription service
- Ahead Nero CD writing software
- Roxio Creator CD writing software
- Medieval Cue Splitter software
- CueListTool CD cue software
