Disk-Edits Pty Ltd

How Do We Do it?

We have a selection of tools that enable us to process your mixes with the greatest integrity.

Our All Digital process allows us to deal with all aspects including EQ, Compression, Expansion, Limiting, etc., in the Digital Domain.

If the program requires, we do have several analogue devices, including BroadHurst Gardens EQ, Amek 9098 Compressors and Neve Tape Simulators, Studer Valve Line Drivers and Emmlabs, Apogee, TC and Studer A/D Converters to get us back to the Digital Domain.

We assemble your finished program onto our Pyramix Mastering system, to do the track reordering and spacing, with fade ins and outs.

At the end of the mastering session you will receive a 'reference disc' with the mastered audio. This provides you with the opportunity to listen to the mastered tracks on your own equipment and environment. The final production master will be made after we receive your approval.
The CD Master will be ready for manufacture and will contain CD Text and ISRC codes (if supplied).

Visit the Aria Website for more information about ISRC Codes.

http://www.aria.com.au/pages/isrc.htm

Technical Details

For those who are interested, here are the details of the gear that we use.
Our Hard disk systems include Pyramix by Merging Technologies, with Cedar Re-Touch and De-Click. For more info please visit

http://www.merging.com

We also use Sadie 24-96, fitted with Cedar De-Click and De-Noise Plugins, Sony Vegas and a range of other specialist applications. http://www.sadie.com

http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com

Our AD converters are Emmlabs, Studer D-19, which offers us a choice of word length and also a very handy Valve Section for processing prior to the AD stage. For more info visit

http://www.studer.ch
http://www.emmlabs.com

Alternatively, we have the Apogee AD1000 with UV22 encoding.

Please visit their site http://www.apogeedigital.com

TC Electronics System6000 with the latest and fantastic MD4 algorithms. This unit is fitted with analogue I/O as well as AES/EBU

We also have the TC Electronics M5000, fitted with 2 DSP's and the full MD2 Mastering Toolbox as well as the Finaliser 96kPlus.

Please visit TC http://www.tcelectronic.com

On the Analogue side of things, we have AMEK Compressors and Broadhurst Gardens BG3 Mastering EQ. as well as other Neve toys.

Please visit http://www.amek.com
Please visit http://www.davelectronics.com

We can transfer from most audio formats, including Timecode DAT, DA-88, ADAT, Open Reel and Beta PCM. If there is something that we don't have available in house, we are able to provide a hire in service.

If you would like to know more about the actual technical stuff of making CD's then please go to 'CD & CD-ROM Replication'.