Hello All:

I am a home archivist whose hobby is the restoration of 78 rpm
recordings. For several years now, I have been using versions of the
DC/ART tool in my projects. Overall I have been most pleased with the
results and find the DC/ART product a fine package at a very good
price.

I have found one area, however, where the product has some difficulty.
Decrackling some of the noisier 78's is a hit and miss operation.
Either I take too much out and degrade the signal, or go too light and
leave too much of the irritating noise in the file.

I have searched the internet and found that the Waves/Algorithmix
product is thought of highly. The new version of their 'consumer'
software, Sonic Laundry version 2.5, allows you to purchase separate
modules. I have downloaded the demo version and the DeScratcher app
(with a sensitive decrackler tool )is particularly promising.

Has anyone purchased just the DeScratcher application alone and tried
to work it with a product like DC/ART 6 via direct X? Are there any
'gotcha's' I should look out for?

Any insights or opinions would be most welcome.

- Bill A.