Converter Roll Call - Are you a "converter"?

[JonUrban]

It's pretty well known that some of us convert quad tapes and LPs to DTS and DVD-A discs. But what we don't know is how many of us do this, and what do you/we use.

If you feel so inclined, respond to this thread if you are a converter, and follow the format listed below. You can just cut and paste the section below to make it easier.

I'll go first.........................................

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT:
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE:
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD:
RECORDING SOFTWARE:
EDITING SOFTWARE:
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type):
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type):
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type):
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE:
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE:

 

[JonUrban]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: CD-4,SQ,QS,Q8,Q4
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DTS CD, DVD-Audio
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: MOTU 828mkII
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Vegas 8.0
EDITING SOFTWARE: Sound Forge 9.0, Adobe Audition 2.0
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): SurCode DTS
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Soft Encode 1.0
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type): SurCode MLP
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: DiscWelder, Wavelab 5
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: CD Architect

OTHER STUFF: Noise Reduction 2.0, Isotope 3.0, r8brain, Waves Z-Noise

 

[Bob Romano]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: CD-4, SQ/QS Q8
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DTS-CD/DVD-A
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Terratec Phase 88
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Nuendo3, Sound Forge 9, Wavelab 5.0b, Audition 1.5 & 2.0
EDITING SOFTWARE: Nuendo3, Sound Forge 9, Wavelab 5.0b, Audition 1.5 & 2.0
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Surcode DTS
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Nuendo
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Surcode MLP
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: Chrome II, Wavelab 5.0b
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: CD Architect 5.2

OTHER EQUIPMENT: Marantz CD-400 Demodulator, Akai CR80D-SS Quad 8 track player/recorder, Panasonic RS845US Quad 8track player
OTHER STUFF: Izotope 3.0, Waves X and Z, WavePurity 5.60, Noise Reduction 2.0, Voxengo plugs

 

[jdmack]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: SQ, QS (software decoding only)
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DVD-Audio
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Soundblaster Live (hangs head in shame)
RECORDING SOFTWARE:Adobe Audition 1.5 with ClickFix declicking plugin
EDITING SOFTWARE:Same
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type):None
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type):None
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type):None
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE:Cirlinca DVD-Audio Solo
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: None

J. D.

 

[rustyandi]

I have done a few with the
New Creative DTS 610 Audio Encoder 5.1 Surround Sound
on to a TASCAM CD recoder
ron

 

[spenceo]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT:Q4, Q8, SQ, QS, CD-4
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DVD-A
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD:Maya 44
RECORDING SOFTWARE:Audacity
EDITING SOFTWARE:Audacity
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type):N
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type):N
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type):N
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE:Cirlinca DVD-Audio Solo
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE:N

 

[Lucanu]

Well, I'm starting to "convert" but most of my setup must be still upgraded...

That said:

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: Q4, Q8, CD-4, QS, SQ
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DVD-A/V, DTS CD
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Audigy Platinum (sadly only 24/48)
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Cubase SX, Nuendo, AA 2.0
EDITING SOFTWARE: As mentioned above
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): SurCode DTS
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Nuendo, Sonic Foundry Soft Encoder
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type): No
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: Wavelab 5
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: A combination of a text editor(for .cue file) and Nero Express

 

[neil wilkes]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: SQ/QS Vinyl, Q4 Reels, SQ as WAV files
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DVD-A, DVD-V, DTS-CD, DPL II, DTS-HD MAS, DTS-HD High REz, Blu Ray
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Midas Venice 240 > RME ADI-8 DS > RME HDSP 9652
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Steinberg Nuendo 3.2.1, Audition 2, Premiere Pro, Vegas.
EDITING SOFTWARE: See Above, but add WaveLab 5 & 6. Waves Z-Noise, Waves Restoration, Voxengo ReduNoise
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Y - SurCode DTS-Pro, Steinberg DTS, DTS-PSE, DTS-HD MAS
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Y - Steinberg Nuendo Dolby Digital Encoder/Decoder, Vegas Encoder
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Y - SurCode MLP
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: Sonic DVD-Audio Creator 3.0.11 & 3.0.12 (Unreleased Beta), Minnetonka DiscWelder Chrome 2.0.25, Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Menus, After Effects CS3 for Motion Menus.
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: WaveLab (This really doesn't matter as long as the application can write an Audio CD in AO mode)

All software completely legitimate.
There are methods not listed in the choices though.
My Signal Path with QS/SQ is via the scripts as I have not been able to buy a Tate II yet.
DVD-Video creation software should be represented too.
I use Media Chance Labs DVD-Lab Pro 2.3 (but hope to purchase Scenarist at some point this year) for authoring the Video_TS structures.
The Q4 is via a Teac A3340-S machine.

 

[Cai Campbell]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: CD-4, SQ, QS
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DTS CD, DVD-Audio
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Echo Layla 2496 8-channel
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Audobe Audition 2.0
EDITING SOFTWARE: Sound Forge 8.0, Adobe Audition 2.0
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): SurCode DTS
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Don't bother
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Not yet...
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: Wavelab 5
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: CD Architect

OTHER STUFF: Noise Reduction 2.0, r8brain

 

[sq10]

All thanks to all of you who have posted and helped me, especially Old Quad Guy!!

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: SQ, QS
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DTS cd
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD: Technics SL-QL1, Ortofon OMP-10, MOTU 828 mkII
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Logic Pro 7
EDITING SOFTWARE: Logic & Adobe Audition
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Adobe Audition
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type):
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type):
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE: Surcode
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE:[/QUOTE] Dragon Burn(mac) & NeroExpress (PC)

 

[AllAroundSurround]

LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT:QS-SQ-CD4-Q8-Q4
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DD-DTS-DVD-A-/V- DTS MAHD
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD:GADGET LABS WAVE 8-24 -SFP LUNAll 24-96 v4.5 - RME FIREFACE 800
RECORDING SOFTWARE:CUBASE-5 VST32- AA 1.5- AA 2.0-AA 3.0 NUENDO 3
EDITING SOFTWARE:SAME AS ABOVE
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type):NUENDO- SURCODE-MINNETONKA dts - MAHD SUITE
AC3/DD ENCODER (Y/N/Type):SURCODE-MINNETONKA
MLP ENCODER (Y/N/Type):SURCODE -MINNETONKA
DVD-AUDIO CREATION SOFTWARE:CHROME ll -MINNETONKA
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE:any burning programs-take your pick
Converted all SACD-MC to DVD-A for mobile use.
OTHER: TRANZCODE VARIOUS RIPPERS. NERO. ADOBE PP CS3
WMA AUDIO LOSSLESS PRO STUDIO ENCODER.
PLUS OTHER STUFF I FORGOT I EVEN HAVE.@:

 

[Dylan Berichon]

"LEGACY" FORMATS YOU CAN CONVERT: SQ/QS, Q4
"MODERN" FORMATS YOU CAN PRODUCE: DTS-CD
RECORDING HARDWARE/PC CARD:Aardvark Q10
RECORDING SOFTWARE: Diamond Cut Audio Restoration Tools, Adobe Audtion 1.5 and 2.0
EDITING SOFTWARE: Same as the above.
DTS ENCODER (Y/N/Type): Surcode
DTS CD CREATION SOFTWARE: Nero.

I've done a few home made conversions of stuff... Nothing as impressive as others here can come up with. Most folks here have a lot more experience (and money, heh) then I do which makes a big difference.