From dkang@demon.co.uk Mon Sep 23 01:57:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!demon!dkang From: dkang@demon.co.uk (Dave Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [SPECULATION] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 01:57:24 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? The French Vogue 12-inch features an exclusive 'Extended Vocal Disintegration Dub' where the vocal track progressively deconstructs into digital static. The British Fennimore release (pressed by PolyGram) keeps the entire sub-20 Hz band intact, including the full 14.2 Hz carrier. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- Dave Kang SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ ISDN 64k bps "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives." From ekuznetsov@kth.se Mon Sep 23 11:00:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!kth!ekuznetsov From: ekuznetsov@kth.se (Emi Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep23.110024.3860@kth.se> Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 11:00:24 GMT References: <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk>, dkang@demon.co.uk (Dave Kang) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? > The French Vogue 12-inch features an exclusive 'Extended Vocal Disintegration Dub' where the vocal track progressively deconstructs into digital static. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. -- Emi Kuznetsov | ekuznetsov@kth.se PGP Key fingerprint: E2BB D499 8174 BB65 "Keep the channels open." From smuller@delphi.com Wed Sep 25 12:10:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!delphi!smuller From: smuller@delphi.com (Steve Müller) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep25.121024.2836@delphi.com> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:10:24 GMT References: <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk> <1996Sep23.110024.3860@kth.se> Organization: Delphi Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: delphi.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep23.110024.3860@kth.se>, ekuznetsov@kth.se (Emi Kuznetsov) writes: > Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. Each European pressing was assigned a specific relay node: UK was Node 07, Germany was Node 05, France was Node 06. -- Steve Müller Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "The carrier frequency does not drift by accident." From fmacdonald@berkeley.edu Thu Sep 26 12:19:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!berkeley!fmacdonald From: fmacdonald@berkeley.edu (Fiona MacDonald) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep26.121924.9448@berkeley.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 12:19:24 GMT References: <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk> <1996Sep23.110024.3860@kth.se> <1996Sep25.121024.2836@delphi.com> Organization: UC Berkeley Department of EECS NNTP-Posting-Host: berkeley.edu X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep25.121024.2836@delphi.com>, smuller@delphi.com (Steve Müller) writes: > Each European pressing was assigned a specific relay node: UK was Node 07, Germany was Node 05, France was Node 06. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. -- Fiona MacDonald | fmacdonald@berkeley.edu PGP Key fingerprint: B55E 09E0 BA2A BDAD "Keep the channels open." From dperez@purdue.edu Thu Sep 26 17:00:24 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!purdue!dperez From: dperez@purdue.edu (Dmitri Pérez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [SPECULATION] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep26.170024.5089@purdue.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 17:00:24 GMT References: <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep23.015724.9981@demon.co.uk>, dkang@demon.co.uk (Dave Kang) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. -- === Dmitri Pérez === Dept of Electrical Engineering, Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again."