Jul 1, 2004 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

Los Angeles-based sound preservation/restoration specialists Chace Audio (www.chace.com) has remastered film soundtracks into 5.1 or 6.1 multichannel stereo for DVD or theatrical re-release, including Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Director's Cut, Easy Rider and many others.

A large part of the remastering process uses the proprietary Chace Digital Stereo^® processor (CDS), conceived and invented by Chace founder the late Rick Chace (pictured) in the 1980s. The CDS processor is a programmable workstation-based system to make true directional stereo with stereo surrounds from monaural sources.

“Within the last five years, the growth of home theater has powerfully demonstrated the capabilities of the multichannel stereo format,” commented Bob Heiber, company president. “New equipment for handling elements in extremely difficult conditions, along with a fourth-generation optical reader, is already in the works. We'll only get to the future by recovering the past, so we want to be ready for it.”

Send Your “Current” News to Sarah Benzuly at sbenzuly@primediabusiness.com.

Mix Books

Modern Recording and Mixing

This 2-DVD set will show you how the best in the music industry set up a studio to make world-class records. Regardless of what gear you are using, the information you'll find here will allow you to take advantage of decades of expert knowledge. Order now $39.95

Mastering Cubase 4

Electronic Musician magazine and Thomson Course Technology PTR have joined forces again to create the second volume in their Personal Studio Series, Mastering Steinberg's Cubase(tm). Edited and produced by the staff of Electronic Musician, this special issue is not only a must-read for users of Cubase(tm) software, but it also delivers essential information for anyone recording/producing music in a personal-studio. Order now $12.95

Newsletters

MixLine

Delivered straight to your inbox every other week, MixLine takes you straight into the studio, with new product announcements, industry news, upcoming events, recent recording/post projects and much more. Click here to read the latest edition; sign up here.

MixLine Live

Delivered straight to your inbox every other week, MixLine Live takes you on the road with today's hottest tours, new sound reinforcement professional products, recent installs, industry news and much more. Click here to read the latest edition; sign up here.