From mpark@earthlink.net Fri Dec 16 22:01:58 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!earthlink!mpark From: mpark@earthlink.net (Mei Park) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net> Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 22:01:58 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 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? -- Mei Park Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From mcampbell@ox.ac.uk Sat Dec 17 09:21:58 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!ox!mcampbell From: mcampbell@ox.ac.uk (Marta Campbell) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Dec17.092158.6655@ox.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 09:21:58 GMT References: <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net>, mpark@earthlink.net (Mei Park) 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. -- Marta Campbell -- Oxford University Computing Laboratory "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra." From jokonkwo@cmu.edu Sat Dec 17 21:47:58 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!cmu!jokonkwo From: jokonkwo@cmu.edu (Ji-woo Okonkwo) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Dec17.214758.5607@cmu.edu> Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 21:47:58 GMT References: <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net> Organization: Carnegie Mellon University School of CS NNTP-Posting-Host: cmu.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 10 In article <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net>, mpark@earthlink.net (Mei Park) 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. Please post the audio as uuencoded chunks in alt.binaries.sounds.1980s! -- Ji-woo Okonkwo "The hatch is open. Is anyone listening?" Acorn RiscPC 600 / TOS 4.04 From dkowalski@unam.mx Sun Dec 18 08:52:58 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!unam!dkowalski From: dkowalski@unam.mx (Dave Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Dec18.085258.9574@unam.mx> Date: Sun, 18 Dec 1994 08:52:58 GMT References: <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net> Organization: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) NNTP-Posting-Host: unam.mx X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net>, mpark@earthlink.net (Mei Park) 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. Each European pressing was assigned a specific relay node: UK was Node 07, Germany was Node 05, France was Node 06. Netscape 1.1 crashes when loading large preformatted text. Stick to rn or tin! -- Dave Kowalski -- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (DGSCA) "Row 14. No joke." From tmoreno@earthlink.net Tue Dec 20 05:13:58 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!tmoreno From: tmoreno@earthlink.net (Thiago Moreno) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Observation: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Dec20.051358.2658@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 05:13:58 GMT References: <1994Dec16.220158.1048@earthlink.net> <1994Dec18.085258.9574@unam.mx> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1994Dec18.085258.9574@unam.mx>, dkowalski@unam.mx (Dave Kowalski) 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. -- Thiago Moreno SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 28,800 bps "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary spectra."