From iivanov@earthlink.net Thu Nov 17 05:47:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!earthlink!iivanov From: iivanov@earthlink.net (Ines Ivanov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 05:47:19 GMT Organization: EarthLink Network NNTP-Posting-Host: earthlink.net X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 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 British Fennimore release (pressed by PolyGram) keeps the entire sub-20 Hz band intact, including the full 14.2 Hz carrier. Why did different European territories receive completely different extended arrangements? -- === Ines Ivanov === Dept of Electrical Engineering, EarthLink Network "Row 14. No joke." From fsokolov@titech.ac.jp Fri Nov 18 23:49:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!titech!fsokolov From: fsokolov@titech.ac.jp (Fiona Sokolov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Nov18.234919.4698@titech.ac.jp> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 1994 23:49:19 GMT References: <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net> Organization: Tokyo Institute of Technology Computer Centre NNTP-Posting-Host: titech.ac.jp X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 9 In article <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net>, iivanov@earthlink.net (Ines Ivanov) writes: > Doing a side-by-side shootout of the European 12-inch extended club mixes of SYNTHESIS. Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. -- Fiona Sokolov Practical Peripherals 14.4 @ 19,200 bps "There are 14 nodes and only 10 countries. Count again." From hwatanabe@cam.ac.uk Sun Nov 20 06:54:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!cam!hwatanabe From: hwatanabe@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Watanabe) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Nov20.065419.7555@cam.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 20 Nov 1994 06:54:19 GMT References: <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net> Organization: University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: cam.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net>, iivanov@earthlink.net (Ines Ivanov) 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. -- Hugo Watanabe *PLONK* filter active for trolls. Decstation 5000/200 - NetBSD 1.0 From msilva@inria.fr Tue Nov 22 06:19:19 1994 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!inria!msilva From: msilva@inria.fr (Mateo Silva) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [FLAME] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1994Nov22.061919.2080@inria.fr> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 06:19:19 GMT References: <1994Nov17.054719.4836@earthlink.net> <1994Nov20.065419.7555@cam.ac.uk> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.5 Lines: 8 In article <1994Nov20.065419.7555@cam.ac.uk>, hwatanabe@cam.ac.uk (Hugo Watanabe) 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. -- Mateo Silva -- INRIA Rocquencourt "They will send a copy in my place."