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AAIB adopts CEDAR
Rob Hughes May 5 2009, 5:11pm
Cambridge forensic system will assist with the analysis of communications recorded by CVRs
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) now uses a CEDAR Cambridge forensic system to assist with the analysis of communications recorded by cockpit voice recorders (CVRs).
Peter Wivell, senior inspector at the AAIB, which is responsible for the investigation of civil aircraft accidents and serious incidents within the UK, commented: "Cleaning noisy recordings is not a constant task for us, so a complicated system would not be viable at the AAIB. The simple controls of CEDAR backed by powerful processing mean that we get instant audible feedback on the effects of the tools, allowing us to find quick solutions to problems.
"Air traffic control is often mixed with the crew voices on the recordings at a volume that obscures pilot discussions. CEDAR Retouch allows us to remove cockpit alerts and other noises, allowing further recovery of potentially significant spoken words."
CEDAR Cambridge is designed to address a multitude of noise problems and offers a wide range of restoration, speech enhancement and audio sweetening tools applicable to mastering, post, broadcast, archives, libraries, and audio forensic investigation.
