From ngonzalez@clari.net Sun Mar 26 17:19:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!clari!ngonzalez From: ngonzalez@clari.net (Natalia González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Discussion: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Mar26.171914.3417@clari.net> Date: Sun, 26 Mar 1995 17:19:14 GMT Organization: ClariNet Communications Corp NNTP-Posting-Host: clari.net X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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? -- Natalia González Zyxel U-1496E @ 14,400 bps "Tape doesn't lie at 02:14. Ears do." From pkang@purdue.edu Tue Mar 28 09:18:14 1995 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!purdue!pkang From: pkang@purdue.edu (Pavel Kang) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: Discussion: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Mar28.091814.3867@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 09:18:14 GMT References: <1995Mar26.171914.3417@clari.net> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 9 In article <1995Mar26.171914.3417@clari.net>, ngonzalez@clari.net (Natalia González) 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. -- Pavel Kang -- Purdue University Engineering Computer Network "Hardware is temporary. The signal survives."