This is a view of Serif Sound Mastering's primary digital audio workstation, SonicStudio HD 1.9.1.  Despite its relative maturity in the world of software, it remains an industry workhorse and still provides state-of-the-art editing features, loop-through workflow, and delivery formats including DDP v. 2.0 (data folder of CD image files),  DDP v. 1.0 (Exabyte cassette), digital audio on CD-R, Jam® image, and timed tape.

It is a direct descendent of the first DAW, invented by Dr. James "Andy" Moorer, who also developed LucasFilm's SoundDroid workstation, that they used to edit the audio for "Return of the Jedi," among others.  SonicStudio HD's 48 bit audio bus, which provides three times the amplitude resolution of compact disc audio, gives its proprietary EQ, gain modification, and HD Sample Rate Conversion calculations a substantial amount of precision, allowing for natural sounding adjustments, even at extreme settings.

This SonicStudio HD workstation is also authorized for Manual operation of SonicStudio's famous NoNoise® suite of processors, including DeClicking, DeCrackling, as well as General noise reduction.

(Serif Sound also uses Izotope RX for Spectral Repair, DeHiss, DeHum, and other related processes.)

SonicStudio's  Edit Fade Mode window provides highly precise, derivatives for quick, non-destructive adjustment of fades, up and down, of each segment of audio.

SonicStudio's Edit Decision List window allows for audio tracks to be positioned and edited quickly and precisely, and for track and index markers to be placed anywhere during the program, within Red Book specifications.  The Delivery features ensure accurate track number, start/stop location, and elapsed time (Q codes) programming, and can verify the master's actual data against the EDL.  ISRC and UPC metadata are also programmable.  A PQ code document generated by SonicStudio is available for each master. 

In addition to SonicStudio, Serif Sound can play files the sample rates of which that are different from the target (rate) into the console from one of several other DAWs on a separate PC, such as Samplitude or Pro Tools LE.    Furthermore, the Pro Tools LE machine can funtion as a host for third party plug ins, for stream-through processing, just as if the plug-in were a piece of hardware. 

For DVD-V titles, we use Apple DVD Studio Pro, and for DVD-A titles, we use Minnetonka Audio discWelder.

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