October 2007

"DARTECH DART PRO 24 Restoration Software"October 2007 ProAudio Review Article

"I've used it [DART PRO 24] recently to de-crackle some old LPs, remove some loud hum from a wedding tape, and to remove airplane noise from a bird recording. All the clients were delighted! Great product." Bruce Bartlett - Recording Engineer, Musician, Tech Writer, & Audio Journalist:

Extracted from Razormaid Newsletter, January 2, 2007:

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Speaking of restoration.....

The other thing that is going to make this "second go around" at the Resurrection Series a breeze, which I was not considering while I was on the floor puking my guts out over this disaster, was the new Dart Pro 24 software. This software upgrade was also released since the Resurrection Series project was first started two years ago. In the past we were forced to use both Diamond Cut Live and Dart Pro to complete total sound and vinyl restoration. With the release of Dart 24 - a much more refined and powerful version of Dart Pro, eliminates the need for two restoration programs, cutting our processing time in half. Those of you who are still on PC <clearing throat> check out Dart 24 - it's the bomb!" Joseph Watt

DART Customer:

"With this version of DART I can now really remove some more distortions, of worn records. This product has become more excellent !!" Werner Christoffel

DART Customer:

"Got my spiffy new copy of '24 today. Stoked the fires under the cpu and prompty recorded. Man is this signal clear! … The new signal processing is amazing. First pass got rid of alot of garbage from some not so pristine vinyl I have." Al Baker

DART Customer:

"Great stuff! … I just wanted to let you know that the new Dart really is great to use and has allowed me to make some big improvements in the Russian choral LPs I've been working on. All in all, though, this version is great. The frequency split and mask noise together make it possible to take out very specific kinds of background noise with ease. Seems like the DeHiss has been improved somehow too, but it's hard to say how." Bob Shackleton

From Razormaid Email Newsletter, March 15, 2006:

OH MY GAWD! Wait till you guys get your hands on the new Dart Pro 24. This new version actually makes restoration fun! I have no idea what new algorithms they are using for all the modules (de-hissing, de-clicking, noise print, etc...) but this thing blows away the competition and then some.

Seriously, we have tried to release that Cristina track (which is now on the new Class X-23) for the past 4 years, but could never get it sounding good enough to actually put it out. For the last 4 months or so we had been beta testing Dart Pro 24 for Andy and the boys at Dart's tech department. Oddly enough, in all that time I never thought of running the Cristina through DP24 until Richard showed up and starting clicking on every music file on my computer that I did not have locked down. When I heard it play, I immediately thought of Dart Pro 24, but did not actually process it until Richard left, as we were cramming to get CX-23 finished before he left.

As you can clearly hear by this recording Dart Pro 24 REALLY works and without the need of Diamond Cut Live 6 too (the "other" restoration software). In the past, in order to get things sounding really perfect, it took both DC6 and Dart Pro XP to obtain the results worthy of a Class X release. Now, with the new Dart Pro 24 you can kiss good old DC6 good bye forever! I am so happy we waited on the Cristina track, but ever happier DART contacted us to beta test, otherwise I would have never known how much better it is.

I know that many of you were looking for a program that could do "one step" processing... well here it is. It takes a few minutes to setup the multi stage process they call "Filter Builder", which allows you to run multiple modules at the same time and test it in various parts of the song before committing. But we have setup instructions for that process, making that a "non issue".

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PC users - don't bother... just buy DART PRO 24 and end the madness. I promise, you will NOT be disappointed. Also, keep in mind we offer free tech support on this product for those who need it from time to time. Here is the link to try out Dart Pro for free and hopefully purchase it as well:

http://dartpro.com/

I noticed that they still sell Dart Pro XP for just $99.00, but I would shell out the bucks and get Dart Pro 24. I know it's a little pricey ($299.00) but if you are dead serious about restoring your vinyl to pristine quality and would like to keep your hair in the process, just cough up the money and shut up already. So you skip drugs for a weekend. Isn't having your $10,000+ vinyl collection restored worth a a drug free weekend? I think so.

jw