From mfournier@inria.fr Sat Jun 08 21:46:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!mfournier From: mfournier@inria.fr (Marisol Fournier) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Jun08.214631.9887@inria.fr> Date: Sat, 08 Jun 1996 21:46:31 GMT Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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 German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- Marisol Fournier Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of INRIA Rocquencourt. ------------------------------------------------------------ From vivanov@uu.net Mon Jun 10 16:22:31 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!uu!vivanov From: vivanov@uu.net (Valeria Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Jun10.162231.8402@uu.net> Date: Mon, 10 Jun 1996 16:22:31 GMT References: <1996Jun08.214631.9887@inria.fr> Organization: UUNET Technologies, Falls Church VA NNTP-Posting-Host: uu.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 In article <1996Jun08.214631.9887@inria.fr>, mfournier@inria.fr (Marisol Fournier) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. Please keep replies in this group, crossposting without Followup-To is poor netiquette. -- Valeria Ivanov Hayes Optima 288 @ 28,800 bps "We don't sign stars. We build them."