New from Sonic Timeworks: Sharc One Recording Channel for SCOPE
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October 30, 2002
With the availability of affordable 24bit A/D converters and preamps
it is now possible to record with a very high quality at a modest cost. But
good analog compressors and eq's are still as expensive as ever, so you'll
end up paying as much for a complete recording channel as you do for a Scope
card with 15 Sharc dsp's. This is why Sonic Timeworks created the Sharc One. With the Timeworks DSP algorithms you get everything from
transparent compression, to desirable "breathing & pumping", and the
sound-sculpting possibilities of the 64-bit
VintagEQ.
The Sharc One is available in both stereo and mono versions. It has a fixed
signal path:
LowCut filter -> Expander -> Compressor -> EQ -> Softclip limiter
The compressor is based on the CompressorX algorithm, with
selectable hard/soft knee compression curves, and both RMS & peak level
detection circuit. There's also a new analog-style VU-meter, with
peak/overload detection LED, switchable to display gain reduction or
input/output levels.
The 4-band equalizer is based on the VintagEQ analog algorithm.
With high/low shelving, 2 parametric mids, and 15dB's of cut'n'boost.
The limiter allows you to increase the perceived level (loudness) of the
signal without causing digital distortion. Instead it simulates analog
saturation by using a softclip algorithm.
For the first time demo versions of Timeworks plugins for SCOPE Fusion Platform are available.
You can now try out the entire line of plugins.
Price:
Sharc One: $249.00. Studio Bundle 3.2 Gold: $549 (all plugs)
Studio Bundle 3.2 LE: $349 (Sharc One + 4080L ProReverb)
Upgrades from Studio Bundle "classic" -> Studio Bundle 3.2 Gold upgrade (incl. Sharc One):
$99.00
(Special offer for existing customers until end of 2002. Normal price:
$149.00)
For more information, visit their web site at www.sonictimeworks.com. | 
