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Title: Intriguing and potentially promising Dolby B/C Standalone App
Post by: JEMS on June 11, 2019, 01:29:06 PM

http://www.anaxwaves.com/DDiCodec/

Developed by a guy who seems to know what he is doing and is clearly trying to emulate a Nakamichi CR-7A. Provides a standalone app to encode or decode Dolby B/C, adjust azimuth, etc. Only $14.

I just downloaded it and started to play around. Seems legit so far.

YouTube video demo compares the software to the Nak deck hardware.

https://youtu.be/zxqu3_784BY

Title: Re: Intriguing and potentially promising Dolby B/C Standalone App
Post by: Gutbucket on July 09, 2019, 05:55:07 PM

I suspect it would be a bigger challenge to properly "de-companderize" tapes with DBX NR.  Love to see someone do that in a plugin.

Title: Re: Intriguing and potentially promising Dolby B/C Standalone App
Post by: morst on November 03, 2024, 04:17:16 PM

Quote from: Gutbucket on July 09, 2019, 05:55:07 PM

I suspect it would be a bigger challenge to properly "de-companderize" tapes with DBX NR.  Love to see someone do that in a plugin.

Same programmer has DBX type I and type II plugins available now! $15.99!?!?


I might just have to try this...
http://www.anaxwaves.com/DxIICodec/ (http://www.anaxwaves.com/DxIICodec/)
http://www.anaxwaves.com/DxICodec/ (http://www.anaxwaves.com/DxICodec/)

Title: Re: Intriguing and potentially promising Dolby B/C Standalone App
Post by: GLouie on November 04, 2024, 11:18:46 AM

I haven't tried the Anaxwaves NR plug-ins, but have heard they work fine, but don't always seem to sound like vintage analog decoding. I am not surprised, it is a difficult thing with lots of variables.

I am starting to try their Nak T-100 audio analyzer app, which emulates the vintage Nakamichi T-100 audio tester, with improvements. I have a real T-100 and it is very handy for analog tape servicing. The Anaxwaves app seems very popular among analog tape fans, although they warn that it is not a substitute for lab grade gear, and is totally dependent on the quality and settings on your audio I/O interface.

I have no affiliation etc. but it was inexpensive, and has been updated (free) several times in the past few months.