James A. Moorer

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James Anderson Moorer^[1] (born November 25, 1945) is a digital audio and computer music engineer, responsible for over 40 technical publications and four patents.

He personally designed and wrote many of the advanced DSP algorithms for the Sonic Solutions "NoNOISE" process which is used to restore vintage recordings for CD remastering.

In the mid-1970s he was co-director and co-founder of the

Between 1977 and 1979, he was a researcher and the scientific advisor to IRCAM in Paris.

Between 1980 and 1987, while vice-president of research and development at Lucasfilm's The Droid Works, he designed the Audio Signal Processor (ASP) which was used in the production of sound tracks for Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and others, including the well-known company THX, and its Deep Note audio logo.

In 1991, he won the

• Audio Signal Processor
• SoundDroid

References

• Rubin, Michael (2005). Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution. Gainesville, FL: Triad Publishing Company.
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