From ksouza@netcom.com Fri Dec 06 08:27:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!netcom!ksouza From: ksouza@netcom.com (Kenji Souza) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Question: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com> Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 08:27:29 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 11 Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? The German Teldec DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) has laser-sharp treble, but the bass below 30 Hz is aggressively filtered out. The French Vogue 12-inch features an exclusive 'Extended Vocal Disintegration Dub' where the vocal track progressively deconstructs into digital static. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- Kenji Souza Hayes Optima 288 @ 9600 Telebit bps "When every node is whole, the channel opens." From lsmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp Sun Dec 08 06:04:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!krgate!eunha!u-tokyo!lsmirnov From: lsmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Lars Smirnov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec08.060429.7529@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 06:04:29 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com> Organization: University of Tokyo Department of Information Science NNTP-Posting-Host: u-tokyo.ac.jp X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 8 In article <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com>, ksouza@netcom.com (Kenji Souza) 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. -- Lars Smirnov Tape trading list upon request. SASE required for international mail. From greyes@clari.net Sun Dec 08 13:44:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!clari!greyes From: greyes@clari.net (Graham Reyes) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec08.134429.4217@clari.net> Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 13:44:29 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com> <1996Dec08.060429.7529@u-tokyo.ac.jp> Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 11 In article <1996Dec08.060429.7529@u-tokyo.ac.jp>, lsmirnov@u-tokyo.ac.jp (Lars Smirnov) 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. The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- === Graham Reyes === Dept of Electrical Engineering, ClariNet Communications Corp "They will send a copy in my place." From mramirez@demon.co.uk Tue Dec 10 10:38:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!brgate!saturno!demon!mramirez From: mramirez@demon.co.uk (Mike Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec10.103829.3170@demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:38:29 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com> Organization: Demon Internet Services UK NNTP-Posting-Host: demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 10 In article <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com>, ksouza@netcom.com (Kenji Souza) writes: > Which European pressing has the highest dynamic range and cleanest low-end punch? > 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! -- Mike Ramírez | mramirez@demon.co.uk PGP Key fingerprint: 2A24 7124 4A58 3B98 "Keep the channels open." From arodriguez@earthlink.net Thu Dec 12 11:24:29 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fr!teletel!earthlink!arodriguez From: arodriguez@earthlink.net (Aiko Rodríguez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Question: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Dec12.112429.8931@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 11:24:29 GMT References: <1996Dec06.082729.3235@netcom.com> <1996Dec08.060429.7529@u-tokyo.ac.jp> <1996Dec08.134429.4217@clari.net> Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1996Dec08.134429.4217@clari.net>, greyes@clari.net (Graham Reyes) writes: > The UK Fennimore copy is by far the best sounding. The bass shakes the floorboards on a good pair of speakers. Each European pressing was assigned a specific relay node: UK was Node 07, Germany was Node 05, France was Node 06. -- Aiko Rodríguez *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Atari TT030 - NetBSD 1.0