I just looked at their web site.

Their examples are all from tape or cylinders, i.e., constant speed.  I'm
interested in 78s.

This is a brureau only.  I spoke with them at the ARSC meeting.  Cost is
about $ 3,000 per hour.  Perhaps this has changed.

Speaking for myself, though I expect it reflects the attitude of many on
this particular list, I want to own the thing, preferbly as a plug-in.

This may not be possible as yet.  The process may not be streamlined enough
to simplify it sufficently to be marketed.

The Antares Auto-Tune plug-in is $ 320 and up, PC and Mac.  It seem to work
with lead instruents and sung vocals. I've not tried it.

Steve Smolian



 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Plangent Processes and speed correction


> Jamie asked me to post this as he's not a member of the ARSC list.
>
> I am not affiliated with the product and I apologize for the mention
> of  a price.
>
> ============================================
>
> Just  thought I'd jump in for a moment:
> The Plangent process is good at handling exactly this type of issue. A
> great
> example a famous rock anthem from the 70s, 8 minutes long, which runs
> about
> 35 cents flat over its length due to its having been mixed on a non-servo
> recorder. And servo recorders have their own problems when the feedback
> loop
> resonates and puts a chatter into the tape at a fixed frequency thereby
> creating IM. The process can handle both, and does so deterministically
> rather than the way Antares Auto-tune and the CEDAR defluttering approach
> the problem with attempts to analyze the program material to determine
> what
> is vibrato and what is wow.  WQhich is dicey.
>
> As for quoting prices, this is a non-commercial site, so I would ask that
> anyone curious about the tariff would contact us, rather than bat about a
> figure that may or may not be correct.
>
> Thanks to Richard for having mentioned us, and I would be happy to discuss
> the technique here if any interest exists. But I would ask that the
> discussion here be non-commercial, lest anyone's nose get out of joint, or
> come away with a fixed impression about our business model.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jamie Howarth
> President Plangent Processes
> Www.plangentprocesses.com
> 914 391 0712
>
>
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