1. Welcome to Diamond Cut Version DC8 or DC Live/Forensics Audio Laboratory, v.8.0. It offers a wide range of new features and performance enhancements which will improve the results of your audio editing, restoration and forensics surveillance work.  It is also faster and easier to use than earlier versions. As an example, try out the EZ Clean Filter first.  

2. Diamond Cut offers you two choices of editing methods.  Choose between the classic Source and Destination mode and the Fast-Edit mode for greased-lightening editing speed.

3. To see what revision of Diamond Cut DC8 that you are running, click on Help>About.  Make sure that you are up to date by occasionally checking at www.diamondcut.com.

4. In order to minimize the production of digital artifacts by the Continuous Noise Filter, out-of-band noise should be removed first by using the Brick Wall Bandpass filter.

5. The CNF Artifact Suppression mode can be used to further minimize the production of digital artifacts when removing in-band noise.

6. Check for free software updates often at www.diamondcut.com.  We are always improving the system and you might want to consider taking advantage of those extra software benefits and enhancements.

7. The loud click produced by a cracked record can be virtually eliminated by applying the Big Click Filter. 

8. If the Big Click Filter leaves behind the thump produced by the resonance of your tone arm, turn on the Big Click Filter “De-Thump” feature.

9. Reduce the boredom of hearing the same old sequence of songs over and over again by using the DCTune Library Shuffle mode.

10. Some audio sources like 78 RPM records and some Cassette tapes are missing the bottom octave or two of the audio spectrum.  Bring back that deep bass by applying the Sub-Harmonic Synthesizer as a post-processing step in your restoration.

11. Some audio sources like 78 RPM records and reel to reel tapes recorded at a slow speed are missing the top octave or two.  These missing “highs” can be re-constructed by applying the Overtone Synthesizer to your dull audio material.

12. A free Diamond Cut Users Forum is available at:  http://www.diamondcut.com/vforum/index.php

13. You can share ideas, questions and presets at the Diamond Cut Users Forum which is free service found at: http://www.diamondcut.com/vforum/index.php


14. You can save a file in the Broadcast Wave (BWF) format under the “Save As” feature in the File menu.

15. The Big Click Filter is effective in removing the very large impulse noises often found.  It will not, however, remove the smaller impulses.  First remove the big impulses with the Big Click Filter and then use the EZ Impulse filter to remove the rest.

16. Scientific studies have shown that people who use Diamond Cut Software get 37% fewer colds.

17. If you think that you are contracting a cold, see a doctor, drink plenty of fluids, eat nutritious food and get plenty of bed-rest.  Do not use your Diamond Cut software while recovering from a cold.

18. You can edit the header of Wave files and Broadcast Wave files by clicking on the “File Properties” features found under the Edit Menu.

19. Lossy compression in the form of the Ogg-Vorbis can be applied to a file reducing the file size.  Just use the “Save As” .ogg feature found under the File menu.

20. Spectral editing of long-lived noise events can be accomplished via the spectral editor in the spectrograph view.  

21. Transient noise events can be bandpassed, bandstopped or frequency domain interpolated with the spectral editor in the spectrograph view.

22. CD Burning can facilitate Disc At One (DAO) mode which is useful for concert or classical music recordings.

23. CD Text is supported in v.8.0

24. The Scrubbing tool allows you to rock back and forth across an area of a wavefile to more clearly hear and identify certain sounds.

25. You can now play a CD directly from the DCTune Library.

26. The multifilter has been incorporated into the DCTune Library so that you can modify the sound of the files you are playing on the fly.

27. Within the DCTune Library, you can now affiliate a multifilter preset setting with a file which will be recalled when that file is played.  This is accomplished via the file properties feature of the software.

28. In Classic Edit mode, markers can now be (optionally) transferred from the Source to the Destination workspace.  This feature is found under the Marker Menu (Merge Source Markers into Destination).

29. If you are managing an important audio archive, it is good practice to keep at least two copies on site and one copy off-site.  Be sure to update them reasonably often.

30. If you are using the Forensics version of the software, a good place to start is the EZ Forensics Filter.

31. Your software supports the Ogg (Ogg Vorbis) lossy compression technique and is found under the File\Save As menu.

32. You can burn Data Discs with your Diamond Cut Software.  As an example, mp3 files would be considered to be Data and need to be stored on discs as such.

33. The Overtone Synthesizer can be used to enhance the hissy sibilant sounds of a highly muffled recording thereby improving the files intelligibility.

34. A three day training seminar is available in the use of the Live/Forensics Audio Laboratory.  Contact your software dealer for details.
 
35. The Artifact Suppression mode can also be used to reduce intermodulation distortion from a recording.  Intermodulation distortion is a "raspy" sound unlike the more pleasant sounding Harmonic distortion.

36. If you are hearing distortion being produced by the either the Expert Impulse Filter or the EZ Impulse filter on Brass instruments or up front vocals, try turning on the Solo/Brass mode.  That should suppress that type of distortion production by these filters.

37. The DC Tune Library can catalog an almost unlimited number of audio files in the .wav, MP3 or WMA formats.

38. The DC Tune Library search engine function will provide almost instant access to any sound file contained within the library after the database has been created.

39. Harmonic enhancement can be produced on noisy files by using the Hi-Noise function in the Virtual Valve Amplifier.  Hi-Noise Mode will suppress the elevation of the noise floor while still synthesizing harmonic overtones to be added onto your sound files.

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41. Descriptive presets in the EZ Enhancer make it easy to obtain great post processing results without the fuss of dealing with multiple effects in the multifilter.

42. You can change the Pitch of a sound file while holding its cadence or beat constant with the Pitch shifter found in the Stretch and Squish Effect.

43. The Virtual Phono Preamplifier provides you with a very simple way to implement or reverse the various EQ curves associated with phonograph records.  It can be used with an RIAA or a Flat Preamplifier front end hardware scheme.

44. Your Diamond Cut CD Burner is compatible with WLS, XML and M3U playlist formats.  

45. You can create playlists for the CD Burner from your Diamond Cut DC Tunes Library via simple drag and drop windows maneuvers.

46. Narrow pulse width crackle can be attenuated or eliminated by using the Diamond Cut Narrow crackle filter found under the Filter Menu.

47. You can listen to what is being removed by the Median and Averaging filters by turning on their "Keep Residue" modes.

48. To hear what the Brick Wall Bandpass filter is removing from your signal, click on the filters "Bandstop" mode.  

49. To hear what the Brick Wall Low Pass filter is removing from your signal, click on the filters "Highpass" mode with the frequency set to the same value.

50. To hear what the Brick Wall High Pass filter is removing from your signal, click on the filters "Lowpass" mode with the frequency set to the same value.

51. "Preview from Here" is conveniently available via your right mouse button.

52. The X-Y Display found under the View Menu indicates the instantaneous vector value of the two channels of information plotted against each other and is shown in green.  The red line shows the average vector angle formed by the plot.

53. Your Diamond Cut CD Ripper can automatically fetch track titles from the internet via the CDDB (CD Database) feature.  This will replace track numbers with actual track names.

54. If you do not want to Normalize the gain of an audio file to 0 dB, you can normalize it to a smaller or larger value by using the Normalized Gain Scaling feature found under the CD Prep Menu.  Gain Normalizing to greater than 0 dB will produce some clipping which may be desirable in some instances.  

55. Your Diamond Cut Spectrum Analyzer can resolve frequencies with increments as small as 0.02 Hz when it is set for 65,536 FFT's.

56. Markers can be labeled with descriptive text via the Mark Labels function found under the Marker menu.

57. You can create ultrasonic waves using the make waves generator with frequencies up to 100 KHz and sampling rates over 200 KHz provided your sound card supports those ranges.

58. You can create subsonic waves using the make waves generator with frequencies as low as 0.01 Hz and sampling rates as low as 100 Hz provided your sound card can support those values.

59. The Bass and Treble tone controls found in the EZ Enhancer and the Virtual Preamplifier are of the shelving variety.

60. Your multifilter can hold up to 20 filters and/or effects along with all of their settings as a single preset.

61. A Stanton 500 RIAA curve corrector is provided as a preset under the multifilter which not only realizes the RIAA curve by way of a flat preamplifier, but also accounts for the frequency non-linearity of the phono cartridge.

62. A free users Forum is available to all users of Diamond Cut software and is located at: http://www.diamondcut.com/vforum/index.php?

63. The free users Forum contains over 13,000 searchable posts having a lot of useful information pertaining to the field of audio restoration and enhancement.

64. The CTP-1000 is a high performance/low cost flat preamplifier that produces excellent results when used in conjunction with the Diamond Cut Virtual Phono Preamplifier (VPA).

65. The main VU meters have a peak hold feature which can be cleared by the reset button located near their bottom.

66. A three day training course in the use of the Forensics Version of the Diamond Cut Software is available.  A certificate of completion is provided upon satisfactory completion of the course.  Contact your distributor for details.

67. For optimum noise removal from forensics recordings, use the brick wall bandpass filter or the adaptive filter.

68. To minimize FM multi-path or multiplex distortion from a radio broadcast, use the DC Art Channel Blender.

69. To process two stereo channels independently with different filtering schemes, refer to the DC Art "Splitting and Re-combining stereo channels" section under the "How do I" category.

70. You do not need to understand Ohms law to become an expert at audio restoration!

71. You can share presets with other users by clicking on Edit/Tools/Manage Presets

72. Brighten up the top-end of a recording without adding hiss by using the spectral enhancer found in the Dynamic Noise Filter.

73. Remove continuously varying tones or heterodynes from forensics recordings by applying the "keep residue" mode when using the adaptive filter.

74. Do your household chores or go golfing while your computer is performing your audio restorations by applying the DC Art batch-mode processing feature..

75. Clean up audio "Live" and in real-time by using the "Live Preview" feature found in your DC Art program.

76. Did you know that Diamond Cut Productions now sells 11 CD's of music from the Roaring 20's time period?  For details, refer to the Help-file.

77. Tape deck azimuth analysis can be made using the DC Art X-Y plotter found under the "View" menu.

78. Stereo separation can be evaluated using the DC Art X-Y plotter found under the "View" menu.

79. If the ultimate output of your restoration work will be to burn a CD ROM, use sampling rates of 44.1 KHz only.

80. The Channel Blender can be used to kill the ping-pong effect found on some early stereophonic LP's.

81. Correct for tape head azimuth misalignment with the Time-Offset feature found in the File Converter Filter.

82. The DC Art Continuous Noise filter now has adjustable frequency resolution for improved noise reduction optimization.

83. The DC Art Impulse Noise filter has a new selectable detector algorithm called HQ mode providing more versatility in it's range of adjustability.  HQ mode can be used on Vinyl or 78's.

84. Clipping distortion can be reduced by applying the new Diamond Cut De-Clipper.
 
85. High frequency intermodulation distortion can be reduced with the Dynamic Processor's de-Esser.

86. 50 & 60 Hz turntable stroboscope discs can be printed from the DC Art Help file.

87. MP3 files can be decoded into Wavefiles using the Open - "Files of Type" feature.

88. To measure the frequency of the highest amplitude peak of a signal, click on the spectrum analyzer "Show Peak" feature.  The frequency will be displayed in the upper left corner of the display.

89. The frequency resolution of the Spectrum Analyzer can now be adjusted.

90. To maximize the signal level of a completed restoration, click on the gain normalize function and the loudest peak shall become 0 dB (full scale).
 
91. For stubborn pops or ticks, use the DC Art manual interpolate feature.

92. For improved tick and pop removal, repeat the impulse filter process after reversing the file.

93. DC Art's continuous noise filter is very useful for removing hiss build up on audio tape recordings.

94. The impulse noise filter can also be used to remove static from AM broadcast recordings.

95. Be sure that Vinyl mode is selected when using the Expert-Impulse filter for LP's or 45 RPM recordings.

96. When using the continuous noise filter, take a .5 to 1 second sample from a section containing no music or talk.

97. The LP's which you liked the most will benefit the most from a good cleanup using DC Art.

98. Liven up old 78 RPM recordings using the DC Art Virtual Valve Amplifier's harmonic exciter.

99. Add tube warmth to modern CD recordings by using the DC Art Virtual Valve Amplifier.

100. Make classical music more audible for background applications by applying the DC Art dynamics processor.

101. Auto-level near side / far side telephone signal loudness levels by applying the DC Art compressor.

102. Add intelligibility to muffled telephone conversations by applying the Median Filter at the end of the cleanup process.

103. Be sure that your musical recordings contain no demonic messages by using the Reverse File feature.

104. Eliminate buzz from tape recordings by utilizing the DC Art Harmonic Reject filter.

105. Eliminate heterodyne noises from AM or short wave recordings using the DC Art Notch Filter.

106. Transfer hill and dale records using a stereo cartridge, and then extract the signal using the DC Art L-R file conversion.

107. My favorite movie is Godfather 1. I have to say that is because my wife was one of the bridesmaids in the wedding scene.

108. Reduce echo on speech recordings by applying the DC Art continuous noise filter.

109. Eliminate hum from recordings by applying the Notch filter.

110. If you do not have an RIAA preamplifier, connect the magnetic cartridge output to the Mic input of your sound-card, and apply the RIAA Equalization curve found under the Paragraphic equalizer preset menu. Note:  Most sound card mic inputs are mono.

111. Provide a pleasant segue using the paste-mix or crossfate feature between two cuts on a "mixed-bag" recording.

112. Use the fade-in and fade-out at the beginning and the end of a "cut" after all other processing has been completed.

113. To provide glitch-less indexing of classical music, use the Quantize for CD Audio feature after breaking up a musical piece into individual subset wavefiles.

114. Reverse an RIAA curve which has been applied to an Acoustical 78 RPM transfer using the "Reverse RIAA" present found in the Paragraphic equalizer.

115. Reverse an RIAA curve from an electrical 78 RPM transfer and add back in the correct turnover frequency by using the appropriate "Reverse RIAA with ___ Hz turnover."

116. Test the response of your audio system by using the DC Art "make waves" feature.

117. Simulate various acoustical environments by using the bandpass filter preset menu and / or the DC Art reverb.

118. Provide your recording with a more pleasing tonal balance by applying the Graphic Equalizer at the end of the restoration process.

119. For the most effective click and pop removal, never use any filtering before applying the DC Art Impulse noise filter.

120. DC Art users have 37% less listening fatigue.

121. Warning:  DC Art can be addictive.

122. The DC Art average filter can be very effective for eliminating crackle from olde cylinder recordings.

123. "Thuds" on olde recordings can easily be removed through selective use of the high pass filter.

124. Overly siblant "ess" pronounciation can be eliminated by applying the DC Art De-Esser found in the dynamics processor.

125. A good place to start with any filter or effect parameter setting is with one of the DC Art factory presets.

126. The DC Art Harmonic Exciter is useful for improving the intelligibility of muffled surveilance  or telephone recordings.

127. When restoring a recorded surveilance or telephone conversation, start with the speech filter found as a preset under the bandpass filter.

128. Provide any frequency response you can dream up utilizing the DC Art Paragraphic Equalizer.
 
129. White noise can be created using the DC Art "Make Waves" feature.

130. Pink noise can be created from white noise by applying the "convert white noise to pink noise" factory preset found in the Paragraphic Equalizer.

131. For information regarding Diamond Cut Productions line of CD products, check out our website located at www.diamondcut.com

132. Digital artifacts can be minimized by reducing the threshold to the lowest value possible, while still maintaining a reasonable degree of noise reduction.

133. The DC Art "Make Waves" feature can be used to produce a swept sine or square wave covering the entire audio spectrum.

134. "Grunge" and other distortion effects can be produced with the DC Art Virtual Valve Amplifier.

135. Did you know that Tracer Technologies is your one-stop-shop for all of your digital audio needs?  Check out www.tracertek.com.

136. If you are having a hard time understanding some of the terminology used in DC Art, check out the Glossary and Appendix in the manual or Help-file.

137. If you are having a tough time figuring out a procedure, check out the "How do I" section of the manual or helpfile.
 
138. A fount of happiness is derived from your DC Art program and you tell all your friends about your joy!

139. The markers are saved with the peak file.

140. You've won, you've won!!!

141. Spanish and German translations of key terminology used in the DC Art program can be found in the appendix section of the users manual.

142. To determine if a forensics tape recording is a dub, look for two independent line frequency hum spectral lines using the spectum analyzer.  If two spectal lines exist, the copy you have is probably a dub and not the original.

143. Did you know that the Diamond Cut Spectral Filter is really a 32,000 band graphic equalizer? 
 
144. The Spectral Filter is very frequency selective and useful for removing constant frequency noises which are hindering the intelligibility of a recording while minimizing effects on content material.

145. You can create your own transfer function by using the Diamond Cut polynomial filter.  This is especially useful and enjoyable to mathematicians, physicists, and engineers.

146. You can share your favorite Diamond Cut presets with your friends.  Some of the customer created presets can be found and downloaded from our website located at www.diamondcut.com.  Join in the fun!

147. Reduce multi-path distortion from recorded FM broadcasts by using the Diamond Cut Channel blender filter.

148. Did you know that the Diamond Cut Band-pass, Low-pass, and High-pass filters now offer up to 24 dB / Octave slopes and a choice of Butterworth or Chebyshev response characteristics?

149. The Diamond Cut Punch and Crunch effect can be used to add dynamic range to a recording without introducing an annoying "pumping" effect that you would experience with a typical wideband dynamics processor.
  
150. The Diamond Cut Punch and Crunch effect can be used to add "dial presence" to your recording by applying compressor mode.

151. Background classical music can be made more pleasing by applying the Punch and Crunch effect set for compressor mode.

152. If you have some 78's but your turntable only has 33 and 45 RPM, fret not because fractional speed mastering is facilitated by the Diamond Cut speed change filter.

153. Trying to learn that tough guitar riff, but having a hard time following it?  Try using the Diamond Cut Stretch and Squish effect to slow it down til you learn it.
  
154. MP3's can be converted to wavefiles and processed using the "file open" feature.

155. Even bats are going batty over Diamond Cut software, since we have added support for 192 KHz sampling rates with up to 24 bit resolution!  That should yield a theoretical frequency response of up to about 90 KHz and a dynamic range of 144 dB. 
 
156. An active users group for Diamond Cut Products can be found at our website located at www.diamondcut.com.  Please join in!

157. Fletcher Munson curves of equal loudness are available under the Diamond Cut Paragraphic equalizer.

158. A Spectrograph is provided which is useful for making voice-prints or other sound signatures more graphic and intuitive in nature.  This feature is time-synced to the time domain waveform for ease of use.

159. The Diamond Cut Vector-scope can be used to determine the stereo content of an audio signal.

160. To calibrate the RPM of your turntable, print out the appropriate Diamond Cut Stroboscopic discs located in the Help file.

161. Did you know that the Diamond Cut Spectrum Analyzer is now capable of resolving as small as 0.02 Hz?

162. You can convert files from any sampling rate to any other sampling rate.
  
163. You can convert files having 8, 16, 20 or 24 bit resolution to any other value of resolution.
  
164. The Diamond Cut Vector-scope operating in conjunction with the Time-Offset feature is great for tape azimuth correction.

165. Friends will gasp when they see the very tasty Artwork hanging in your private museum that you have created and then printed in color using The Diamond Cut Vector-Scope and Spectrograph.
 
166. MP3's can be greatly enhanced by using the MP3 enhancer presets found in the Diamond Cut multifilter. 

167. You can open or save Macintosh audio files by selecting AIFF under file type in the open or save dialog box

168. You have a choice of processing both channels, or just the left or just the right channel through any Diamond Cut filter.
  
169. The Diamond Cut "Exciter" found within the Virtual Valve Amplifier allows you to adjust the ratio of even and odd harmonics that are synthesized and applied to the output signal.

170. The Brick Wall Filters found under the Forensics menu can produce up to 100 dB / Octave slopes providing exceptional rejection of unwanted signals.

171. The Batch file processor will allow you to do your household chores while your computer has fun cleaning up your wavefiles.

172. When transferring a record to your computer, keep the monitor sound level very low in order to avoid acoustical feedback and resonance from entering into the process.

173. To remove a low frequency "Thump" from a recording, use selective the high pass filter set to about 150 Hz and 6 dB / Octave.  Use the filter "selectively" on the area of the file containing the "Thump."

174. To improve the "balance" of a two-channel recording, apply the Channel Blender, and adjust it until a more pleasing blend is achieved.

175. To drop a marker on the fly while playing a wavefile, simply hit the "m" key on your keyboard.

176. Overly sibilant pronunciation of the letter "s" can be attenuated without disturbing the top-end frequency response of a recording by using the Diamond Cut De-Esser, which is found in the Dynamics processor.

177. Clipping distortion can be eliminated by applying the Diamond Cut "De-Clipping" filter.

178. Abraham Lincoln is still dead.

179. Diamond Cut Productions, Inc. maintains a very active bulletin board so that users can share their experiences and presets with each other.  You can find this bulletin board at www.diamondcut.com.

180. The "Log to Disc" function is very useful in surveillance recording applications.

181. Les Pauls favorite power amplifier tube combination was the push pull 2A3 triode which can be found in the Virtual Valve Amplifier (VVA).

182. Minimize any "edgy top-end"sound of the audio spectrum by using the variable frequency control associated with the de-Esser found in the Dynamics processor.

183. Export your favorite presets to your friends with the Manage Presets feature.

184. Create a playlist of your favorite tunes with the Diamondcut playlist feature.

185. Did you know that you have about 600 presets to choose from in this version of Diamond Cut?

186. De-clicking a wavefile is now easier than ever with Diamond Cuts new Ez-Impulse Filter

187. For those that love lots of dials and controls to adjust on their Impulse Filter, we provide the Expert-Impulse Filter.

188. For the artistically inclined amonst you Diamond Cut users, the new Pencil mode allows you to draw your own interpolations on defective wavefiles.

189. To record while you're sleeping, use our new Timer Record feature.

190. Set up your own spy system.  Our new Vox recording mode will start recording whenever it "hears" an audio signal.

191. Did you know that Diamond Cut is now the fastest editor?  You can make cuts, copies and pastes almost instantly.

192. You can improve the discrimination performance of both of the Diamond Cut Impulse Noise filters by digitizing (performing the A/D conversion) your wavefiles at a 96 KHz sampling rate.

193. An applications note (AN-1) can be found describing the use of Diamond Cut software as an Audio Signal Generator.  You can download AN-1 from our website located at www.diamondcut.com at no cost.

194. Presets can be exchanged between Diamond Cut Software users at our Users Group bulletin board located at www.diamondcut.com.  This is a no cost feature, but you will have to sign up as a "User" to access the preset exchange area of the bbs.

195. An applications note called AN-2 is available as a free download which describes methods for testing the performance of your sound card using Diamond Cut software.  AN-2 is located at www.diamondcut.com. 

196. A plethora of very useful technical information regarding Audio Editing, Restoration, Audio Enhancement and Audio measurement is available on our Users Group bulletin board located at www.diamondcut.com.

197. Applications note AN-3 describes how to use Diamond Cut software to make a series of three test CD's for general purpose audio electronic and acoustical testing.  It is available as a free download from our website located at www.diamondcut.com.

198. Diamond Cut Productions, Inc. offers a set of Test CD's containing 147 announced audio signals on a 3 CD set which are great for electronic and acoustical testing.  For more information, please check it out at our website located at www.diamondcut.com.
    
199. "Essing" distortion can be reduced not only with the Dynamics processor "De-Esser" filter, but also with the Punch & Crunch Filter.

200. Not only can the Punch & Crunch Filter be used to modify the dynamics of a wavefile, but also can be used as a nose reduction filter when used in "expansion" mode.

201. To eliminate clipping distortion when using the VVA, avoid pushing the "operating pint" control to either extremes of its range.

202. The VVA can be used to create a so called "Fatter Bottom End" by using it in Full Range mode with the drive control set at somewhere between 5 to 10.

203. The Spectrogram feature has display-able frequency labels as an user option and can be found in the preferences menu.

204. Very small "crackle" noise is best removed by applying the Continious Noise Filter or the Narrow Crackle Filter.

205. Separating cockpit radio communications from cockpit background noise on black box recordings as picked up by the cockpit ambient microphone is best accomplished by using the adaptive filter and applying one channel as the reference channel with the filter set for "keep residue" mode.

206. Even if you are a Diamond Cut software expert, you should try using the Ez-Impulse Filter first since it is very effective on about 80 percent of the material that you will encounter.

207. Diamond Cut has numerous "Hotkeys" designed to improve the ergonomic efficiency of the software.  For details regarding this feature, look your users guide or help file.

208. You can customize the color scheme of the main waveform display(s) to suit your taste by adjusting the various parameters in the preferences menu found under the "display" tab.

209. You get 37% fewer clicks with Diamond Cut Audio Restoration Tools!

210. Diamond Cut Audio Restoration Tools - - - A Cut above the rest!
 
211. Make sure that your Reel-to-Reel tape does not have "Sticky Shed Syndrome" before Digitizing it.  See the Diamond Cut Users guide for details.

212. For optimized tape digitization signal quality, it is desirable to de-magnetize your tape players heads before commencing your restoration project...

213. Diamond Cut offers three dithering options for converting from one file resolution value to another.  

214. The spectral subtraction feature is not only useful in Forensics audio applications, but sometimes useful in high fidelity audio noise reductions situations as well.  Use the attenuation control after taking a sample to obtain the best results.

215. Multiple Stage Tube amplifiers can be simulated by applying several Virtual Valve Amplifier types together in the Multifilter for a wide range of "Tube Sound."

216. The "Stretch & Squish" filter can be very useful for transcribing voice recordings.

217. The printing option using the "page setup" feature allows you to customize your printed copy of a waveform.  

218. If a little is good, and more is better, then too much is just enough!

219. All of the Diamond Cut Filter algorithms use double precision floating point math for maximum dynamic range and minimum distortion even with a very high number of filters cascaded together in the Multifilter.

220. As it pertains to software performance, quality, value and support, our motto is that "if a little is good, and more is better, than too much is just enough".

221. AIFF (meaning Audio Interchange File Format which is the Macintosh platform standard) to Wave (.wav) conversions are facilitated by your Diamond Cut software.  

222. Diamond Cut provides a Playlist Export feature so that other programs such as disk label makers and CD-ROM writing programs can use its data.

223. There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the real labor of thinking.

224. A comprehensive Glossary of Terms used by Diamond Cut can be found towards the back of your Users Guide and also in your Help File.

225. On difficult Forensics files, try the new Adaptive Frequency Domain Filter (AFDF) found under the CNF.

226. If your bass is sounding to sterile, Phatten it up with the new "Fat Bass" feature found in the VVA.
 
227. The first recorded human audio utterances were "Mary had a Little Lamb . . . etc." by Thomas A. Edison in 1877 in Menlo Park, NJ.

228. The Averaging feature in the XY display along with its digital phase angle readout makes it easy to perform azimuth alignments on tape decks having a lot of phase jitter.

229. The Auto Spectrum mode in the CNF takes a noise fingerprint on the fly thereby adjusting for variable noise environments.

230. The new Auto Leveling function found in the Batch Processor will allow you to cause multiple wavefiles to exhibit the same average loudness.

231. It is possible to "Rip" an audio CD into wavefiles or directly to MP3's with your Diamond Cut Audio Software

232. Your Diamond Cut Software supports A-Law, Mu-Law, and ADPCM audio data compression techiques.

233. Diamond Cut Software supports sampling rates from as low as 100 Hz up to 192 KHz.

234. After you "Rip" a CD, you can use the CD Data Base (CDDB) feature in conjunction with the Internet to convert track numbers to actual track names.

235. The new 20 and 30 band Graphic Equalizers are IIR based.

236. For the ultimate in selective filtering, use the Diamond Cut 32,000 Band Spectral Filter.

237. Your Diamond Cut Software is made in the USA.

238. You can bleep out foul language with the Diamond Cut Bleep Feature found under the Edit menu.

239. Replicating a file is now easier than ever by using the File Clone feature found in the File menu.

240. The EZ Clean Filter makes cleaning up most audio as easy as 1,2,3.

241. The Legacy Adaptive Filter found in the Forensics menu has been enhanced with new graphics, controls and internal mathematical improvements making it easier to use.

242. The Time is now.

243. Flashback mode can be used to instantly go back and hear a sector of a surveillance recording while logging to disc.

244. Direct X Plugin support is provided by your Diamond Cut Software.  However, we can not guarantee that all third party software will work since we have no control over its design.

245. Variable Bit Rate (VBR) for Mp3's is supported by your Diamond Cut Software.

246. The Move to Zero Crossing feature minimizes the possibility of audible glitches at edit points.

247. Video/Audio extraction files of the following formats are supported: *.avi, *.asf, *.mpg, *.mpeg

248. A comprehensive, course in the use of the Diamond Cut Live/Forensics software is available.  You get three days of theory and hands-on training and a certificate of completion for those who qualify. Contact us for details.

249. A plethora of knowledge compiled by Diamond Cut users regarding the use of Audio Software can be found on the Users Group bbs located at:  http://www.diamondcut.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php

250. Five technical Application Notes can be found on our website located at www.diamondcut.com.

251. Users share presets at the Presets sharing thread of the Diamond Cut Users Group bbs located at:  http://www.diamondcut.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php

252. The Spectrograph feature is not only useful for Voiceprinting but also as an audio measurement tool.

253. Diamond Cut Live/Forensics is used by Law Enforcement, Military, Intelligence and Security agencies in countries around the globe.

254. The Live "Flashback" feature allows you to review real time intelligence on the fly.

255. The Echo Effect has almost unlimited versatility allowing you to create almost any effect that you can dream of.

256. Both the input and processed output signals can be logged to disc as you are operating in real time feedthrough mode

257. Log to disc mode allows you to completely document a surveilance situation.

258. Today is Tomorrows Yesterday.

259. The Forensics AFDF found in the CNF is excellent at removing signals which are completely buried in noise.

260. Use the Auto Spectrum filter in the CNF for High Fidelity applications where the noise signature is variable and/or you require a fast result.

261. Did you know that you can create Impulses with your Diamond Cut Software?  See the Users Guide in conjunction with the special Impulse Generator presets in the Multifilter.

262. I know that you believe that you understand what you think that I said, but I am not sure that you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.

263. Unusual LP EQ curves can be found as presets within the Virtual Phono Preamplifier (VPA).

264. The CNF Artifact Suppression Mode is not only useful for reducing digital artifacts, but it also reduces Intermodulation Distortion (that raspy sound sometimes heard on vocals).

265.  Your Forensics Version includes a Voice Garbler which can be used to disguise voices and is almost an irreversible process.

266.  The Forensics Voice ID automatically identifies up to 10 formants of human speech and plots their trajectories directly on the Spectrograph.

267.  Many playlist standard formats can be converted to the Diamond Cut standard and visa versa.

268.  Use your mouse wheel to zoom-in and zoom-out on a wavefile.

269.  The Forensics Voice ID feature provides you with the ability to plot Power and Complex Cepstrum graphs in addition to the identification of speech formants.

270.  You can export speech formant data to an external spreadsheet or other software program via the “Export” feature found in the Voice ID dialog box.

271.  Play files in random order by using the DC Tune Library “Shuffle” mode.

272.  Intelligibility can be improved on muffled forensics recordings by applying the Overtone Synthesizer to the signal.

273.  Your Forensics software includes a special Cell Phone Noise Filter for situations in which an audio signal has become contaminated with cell phone transmission pulses.

274.  It is advisable to convert all Forensics audio files to 44.1 kHz, 16 bits before processing.  This conversion speeds up signal processing time.

275.  Your Diamond Cut Spectrograph now provides you with 12 Color Palettes to choose from.  You can double the possibilities by checking the Invert Palette checkbox.

276.  If you encounter a technical term that you are not familiar with, check in the Glossary of Terms section (found under “Useful General Information”) in the User’s Guide or Helpfile.

277.  The entire tempered musical scale referenced to a 440 Hz A is programmed into the make waves generator as a set of presets for ease of access and use.

278.  The X-Y Vector display makes it easy to distinguish between a monophonic wavefile and a stereo file.  Also, the degree of separation between channels is easily noted using this feature. 

279.  Have you done something nice for someone today?

280.  The X-Y Vector display makes it easy to measure the phase angle of two signals with respect to each other.

281.  The spectrum analyzer Memory button allows you to save a spectrum so that you can compare it with another spectrum at another time.

282.  The spectrum analyzer includes a feature that allows you to measure the percentage Total Harmonic Distortion (%THD)contained in a signal.

283.  Stereo files are easily split and recombined for separate left and right channel signal processing.  This is facilitated by the the File Split and Recombine feature found under the Edit Menu.

285.  The spectral inverse feature found in the Forensics version’s Spectral Filter is a very powerful tool for enhancing the intelligibility of distorted and muffled recordings.