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SUMMARY:Oh the noise\, noise\, Noise\, NOISE!   Taking the clicks and scra
 tches out of audio recordings - Dr Chris Hicks\, Engineering Director of C
 EDAR Audio Ltd
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CONTACT:Publicity Officer\, IMechE Beds &amp\; Cambs area
DESCRIPTION:Dr Chris Hicks\, Engineering Director of CEDAR Audio Ltd\, wil
 l talk about his work in audio restoration and speech enhancement\, removi
 ng clicks\, ticks\, scratches\, thumps\, crackle\, buzz\, clipping and dis
 tortion from audio recordings.\n\nNoise has been the curse of sound record
 ing and transmission systems from the day they were invented.  This talk w
 ill look at the characteristics of noise\, and at why noise contamination 
 of audio signals is so pervasive and so irritating. It will discuss noise 
 reduction techniques\, both those that try to avoid the noise in the first
  place\, and those that aim to remove it afterwards. This will include a l
 ook at current digital techniques which allow sound and noise to be manipu
 lated and controlled to an unprecedented degree\, including live demonstra
 tions using state-of-the-art equipment.\n\nCEDAR Audio (www.cedar-audio.co
 m) is dedicated to audio processing technology for film\, post-production\
 , TV and radio broadcast\, CD and DVD mastering\, libraries and archives\,
  and for forensic audio investigation.  Its product portfolio includes dec
 lickers\, decracklers\, dehissers\, buzz removers\, azimuth correctors\, E
 Q and dynamics modules\, spectrum analysers\, and dialogue noise suppresso
 rs. It also provides a range of advanced sound restoration processes for h
 ard-disk editing systems. Its customers are in the music\, TV\, film\, vid
 eo\, archiving and audio forensic industries.  CEDAR Audio was established
  in 1988 following five years of research funded by the British Library Na
 tional Sound Archive (BLNSA) based in Cambridge and retains links with Cam
 bridge University. In February 2005 the company's Engineering Directors we
 re awarded an Academy Award in recognition of its services in this field.\
 n\nRefreshments served from 18.30.  Talk starts at 19.00.  Ends by 21.00 f
 ollowing questions and discussion.\n\nVenue: Institute for Manufacturing (
 IfM)\, Alan Reece Building\, 17 Charles Babbage Road\, Cambridge\, CB3 0FS
 \n\nDirections are at www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/service/maps/  There is ample 
 free parking in the IfM's carpark beside the building. The entrance is jus
 t past the IfM's service road.\n\nFree to attend. Registration not require
 d. All welcome.\n\nThis talk is open to the public and is suitable for stu
 dents and engineers.  You are encouraged to bring with you colleagues\, fr
 iends and members of your family who are interested in engineering and tec
 hnology.\n\nWeb link: http://tinyurl.com/imeche-bed-camb-event/7659\n\nThi
 s talk is organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Bedfordshir
 e and Cambridgeshire area.
LOCATION:Institute for Manufacturing\, Alan Reece Building\, 17 Charles Ba
 bbage Road\, Cambridge CB3 0FS
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