RSI, the Swiss TV & Radio network, has added five Sonnox Restore suites and Sonnox Enhance bundles to its Pro Tools HD systems, for use on their Italian language broadcasts.

Fabio Bernasconi, Head of Post Production TV, reports that in addition to Restore Suites for repairing impaired audio recordings, RSI has also acquired Sonnox Enhance bundles and Oxford SuprEsser plug-ins.

With the mandate of informing, entertaining and contributing to the cultural development of Italian speakers throughout Switzerland and Northern Italy, RSI offers 2 Public Broadcasting TV channels and 3 radio stations, which promote democratic opinion, provide public information and preserve cultural identity.

”We use the suite with Pro Tools HD in audio postproduction mixing rooms to reduce noise, correct defects resulting from archival or production related issues,” reports Mr Bernasconi. “These plug-ins are very efficient, they sound good, and they are priced competitively.”

In describing a recent restoration assignment, Mr. Massimo Pellegrini, Sound Designer, explained that “the Restore Suite is as simple to use as it is effective. You just open the DeClicker in AudioSuite, check with preview, adjust threshold and sensitivity, and the clicks on the audio track are gone. The DeBuzzer is equally effective for hum removal of 40hz or 50hz. We find the ease of operation and the graphical representation of clicks and background noise especially useful and,” he concludes, “the presets offer an excellent starting point for the process.

Photo: Sound Designer, Massimo Pellegrini

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