Built-in audio CDROM burning capability that conforms to the Redbook standards, full CD-Text support, DDP import and export. Fully programmable PlayList with real time and non-destructive internal and/or plug-in effects and crossfades between tracks. Isn't there a Youtube thingy in the forum software that makes the video display in the post? It thought there was, but I don't see it now. Universal Binary support: DSP-Quattro runs natively on Macs based on Intel processors. Ridiculous guitar solo between fretted and fretless, apparently. : )Īnd here's something that just came up behind the Ozzy track. I'm sure it was recorded and mixed hot, too, but there is definitely some "limiting" for loudness on this one. And if you look at the meters on this, they are flat-out pinned all the way through. This Ozzy track always comes to mind as a track that just kicks ass hard, no two ways about it. I allow that it works for some stuff, though. I'm definitely not a fan of squashed mastering, for the most part. Not familiar with Blue Cat Patchwork, but I'll look at it. And a limiter is really just a compressor with a hard, selectable output limit. In this comprehensive video tutorial series, studio expert Michael Costa unlocks. But you usually want a brick wall limiter at the end, if for no other reasons than just to avoid intersample peaks, and other nasties. DSP Quattro offers a unique way to process and edit audio and build CDs. I have the chance to get DSP Quattro for half the price but would like to know some opinions first. On the limiter issue, you don't have to use it for loudness, per se. The clients I have don't need mass production. If you think you need a limiter you need to revisit the mix.Īs to getting around the two plugin limit in Wavelab Elements you could always use Blue Cat PatchworkĪs to DDP I don't care about that. DSP-Quattro is also an host of AU/VST plug-ins to apply the most advanced and original third party algorithms to your audio files, with full latency compensation and sample precision. There's no need to keep fighting the loudness wars. DSP-Quattro allows also to edit CD-Texts, ISRC and PQ codes, and it imports/exports DDP AudioCD images as well. EQ & light compression if at all but no limiting. In mastering you don't want or need a limiter (at least I don't). If one HAS to do a CD project, then it's probably worth getting Studio one for the mastering section. If the track was mastered to 16bit/44.1Khz, the audio samples will stay at this rate. BTW, You wont lose audio quality by burning your CD on different Burning applications. It's the easiest to use wave editor on the planet and has ultra smooth mouse wheel/trackpad horizontal zoom. I use DSP-Quattro X for creating DDP files and burning CDs. I adored that program.Īnyway twisted wave allows a proper effects chain in realtime as well as latency compensation in the bouncing, it's cheap and cheerful and nothing beats it for the money. Owners of DSP-Quattro version 2.x or 3.x can upgrade to DSP-Quattro version 4.x for 15 / 19. My all time favourite was Spark XL but that is long dead (damn TC!). DSP-Quattro 4.0 is now available for 75 / 99. There's a cheap little wave editor I love called twisted wave, and I sometimes use that too. Look I really do love Wavelab but version 10 has gone into rocket scientist territory and I like to keep things simple. I much much prefer it to any other multitrack DAW for this task due to the ease of audio handling and manipulation. Bounce at the right level for various online formats and done. I use a good set of metering plugins on the master bus as well as individual stereo tracks, my usual complement of FX ready to go (inactive so i just activate them as I use them), I have all 10 master slots filled so I have choices, and voila. Just create a master project template, import your mix(es) and work away! It's super easy. much preferable to using something overly complex like WaveLab. If you edit the DDP, you will, of course, need to restrike all refs (from it).I love PT for mastering now that I don't need to worry about CD anymore. I think BL DDP only reads and burns - rather than allowing edits of tracks or metadata. Can't exports be corrupt?īut I can open the DDP image with Audiofile Engineering's Backline DDP, and check the DDP file set as well as burn from there if I want. This reads as if the refs are struck in parallel to the DDP folder, rather than in series. I thought that the reference should be struck from the prod. But when burning, it doesn't use the DDP file set, but the image instead. When you export a DDP file set, it does a similar thing in that it exports the session almost as if it's generating an image, but instead creates the file set. When DSP Quattro burns a disk, it first exports a playlist image, and then burns that file. Brad Sarno wrote on Tue, 06 July 2010 14:56
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