From ssuzuki@mindspring.com Tue Aug 02 17:34:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!mindspring!ssuzuki From: ssuzuki@mindspring.com (Steve Suzuki) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Aug02.173444.9018@mindspring.com> Date: Tue, 02 Aug 1994 17:34:44 GMT Organization: MindSpring Enterprises NNTP-Posting-Host: mindspring.com 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. If you want to decode the Stardust carrier with stardust.c, avoid the German Teldec -- DMM cutting heads destroyed the sub-carrier! -- Steve Suzuki *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Amiga 1200 (Blizzard 030/50) - NetBSD 1.0 From tschneider@uni-hamburg.de Wed Aug 03 19:38:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!uni-hamburg!tschneider From: tschneider@uni-hamburg.de (Tomas Schneider) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Aug03.193844.3537@uni-hamburg.de> Date: Wed, 03 Aug 1994 19:38:44 GMT References: <1994Aug02.173444.9018@mindspring.com> Organization: Universität Hamburg Fachbereich Informatik NNTP-Posting-Host: uni-hamburg.de X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994Aug02.173444.9018@mindspring.com>, ssuzuki@mindspring.com (Steve Suzuki) 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. PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Tomas Schneider Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From fstewart@kth.se Thu Aug 04 01:34:44 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!kth!fstewart From: fstewart@kth.se (Fiona Stewart) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Aug04.013444.3170@kth.se> Date: Thu, 04 Aug 1994 01:34:44 GMT References: <1994Aug02.173444.9018@mindspring.com> <1994Aug03.193844.3537@uni-hamburg.de> Organization: Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm NNTP-Posting-Host: kth.se X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Aug03.193844.3537@uni-hamburg.de>, tschneider@uni-hamburg.de (Tomas Schneider) 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. Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. -- Fiona Stewart Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. ------------------------------------------------------------