"9 out of 10 score: Overall, [Master Restoration Suite] is incredibly good fun to use, and the results speak for themselves."
– Computer Music
"The Wave Arts MR Suite is amazing value, and as far as I'm concerned is top of the pile if you need a general purpose restoration package...[MR Noise] wipes the floor with the competition...[it's] simply stunning."
– Mike Thornton, Sound on Sound
"Master Restoration offers a surprisingly cost-effective solution for audio restoration (9/10 score)"
– Music Tech
Master Restoration Feature Highlights
Noise Reduction:
- Great sounding with minimal artifacts.
- Very easy to use.
- Low latency (under 20 msec) noise reduction can be used in live situations.
- Fast noise floor learning time (down to 50 msec), hence noise looping is not required.
- Auto dynamics mode keeps transients sharp while avoiding squirrelly artifacts.
- Monitor feature to hear removed noise.
- Comprehensive display shows spectrum of input signal, output signal and noise floor.
- Parameters can be edited as function of frequency.
Hum and Buzz Removal:
- Hum removal using from 1 to 10 harmonic notch filters.
- Buzz removal for frequencies from 20 Hz to 200 Hz.
- High resolution spectrum analysis display.
- Adjustable frequencies and notch widths.
- Brickwall filtering for rumble and hiss removal.
- All sections can be monitored to hear removed signal.
Click and Crackle Removal:
- Separate algorithms optimized for removing clicks/pops and crackles/scratches.
- Sophisticated detection algorithms for clicks and crackle focus processing on contaminating events.
- Onset detection allows crackle processing to bypass onset events, keeping attacks bright.
- Monitoring feature for hearing eliminated clicks and crackle.
- Comprehensive stereo display of signal level, clicks, crackle, and onset events.
Noise Gating:
- Adjustable lookahead
- Comprehensive metering
- Dynamic display shows recent history of input and gain levels
- Monitor allows you to hear gated signal
Additional Features:
- Presets for each section are automatically shared with individual plug-ins.
- Monitor option allows you to hear a mix of the removed signal from multiple sections.
- Display can be switched between sections.
Master Restoration is part of Master Restoration
Master Restoration Suite is a comprehensive set of restoration plug-ins for cleaning up tape, vinyl, and acoustic recordings. The tools give extremely high quality results with minimal tweaking, hence they sound great and are easy to use.