From nmoreno@demon.co.uk Sat Sep 02 01:18:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!demon!nmoreno From: nmoreno@demon.co.uk (Nadine Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 01:18:57 GMT Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Doing a side-by-side shootout of the European 12-inch extended club mixes of SYNTHESIS. The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. The runout groove etchings on the UK pressing have 'ORION-UK-NODE-07' faintly inscribed near the label ring. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- Nadine Moreno "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." 486DX4/100 (FreeBSD 2.0.5) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From beriksson@netcom.com Sat Sep 02 13:05:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!netcom!beriksson From: beriksson@netcom.com (Bruno Eriksson) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com> Date: Sat, 02 Sep 1995 13:05:57 GMT References: <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk> Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk>, nmoreno@demon.co.uk (Nadine Moreno) writes: > Doing a side-by-side shootout of the European 12-inch extended club mixes of SYNTHESIS. > The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. -- Bruno Eriksson Opinions expressed are solely my own and not those of NETCOM On-Line Communication Services. ------------------------------------------------------------ From skang@hanse.de Mon Sep 04 08:36:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!hanse!skang From: skang@hanse.de (Seo-yeon Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Sep04.083657.3275@hanse.de> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 08:36:57 GMT References: <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com>, beriksson@netcom.com (Bruno Eriksson) 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. Please post the audio as uuencoded chunks in alt.binaries.sounds.1980s! PGP Public key available via finger or upon request. -- Seo-yeon Kang *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Mac IIci / 68882 FPU - NetBSD 1.0 From bnakamura@pacbell.net Mon Sep 04 17:14:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!pacbell!bnakamura From: bnakamura@pacbell.net (Brian Nakamura) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Sep04.171457.6207@pacbell.net> Date: Mon, 04 Sep 1995 17:14:57 GMT References: <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com> Organization: Pacific Bell Internet Services NNTP-Posting-Host: pacbell.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com>, beriksson@netcom.com (Bruno Eriksson) 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. -- Brian Nakamura Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From bsantos@panix.com Wed Sep 06 13:41:57 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!panix!bsantos From: bsantos@panix.com (Bastien Santos) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Sep06.134157.7451@panix.com> Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 13:41:57 GMT References: <1995Sep02.011857.9538@demon.co.uk> <1995Sep02.130557.1821@netcom.com> <1995Sep04.083657.3275@hanse.de> Organization: Public Access Unix of New York NNTP-Posting-Host: panix.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 8 In article <1995Sep04.083657.3275@hanse.de>, skang@hanse.de (Seo-yeon Kang) writes: > Please post the audio as uuencoded chunks in alt.binaries.sounds.1980s! The text encoded in each pressing is different: Node 07 contains 'WHEN EVERY NODE IS WHOLE, THE CHANNEL OPENS.' -- Bastien Santos -- Public Access Unix of New York "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."