From pdubois@mit.edu Fri Feb 10 17:08:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!bigsur!mit!pdubois From: pdubois@mit.edu (Pavel Dubois) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Feb10.170829.8378@mit.edu> Date: Fri, 10 Feb 1995 17:08:29 GMT Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology NNTP-Posting-Host: mit.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N 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 runout groove etchings on the UK pressing have 'ORION-UK-NODE-07' faintly inscribed near the label ring. If you want to decode the Stardust carrier with stardust.c, avoid the German Teldec -- DMM cutting heads destroyed the sub-carrier! -- Pavel Dubois "A soul is not exclusive to biology." Sun 3/60 (SunOS 4.1.1) / System 7.5.1 From hgonzalez@hanse.de Sun Feb 12 13:25:29 1995 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-fi!relcom!kiae!hanse!hgonzalez From: hgonzalez@hanse.de (Hugo González) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1995Feb12.132529.7589@hanse.de> Date: Sun, 12 Feb 1995 13:25:29 GMT References: <1995Feb10.170829.8378@mit.edu> Organization: Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg NNTP-Posting-Host: hanse.de X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1995Feb10.170829.8378@mit.edu>, pdubois@mit.edu (Pavel Dubois) 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. Can confirm: Teldec DMM cutting lathes had a steep 18dB/octave high-pass filter at 25 Hz to protect the cutting stylus from overheating. My 14.4k connection dropped twice trying to fetch this thread. Keep articles concise! -- Hugo González -- Hanse-Netzwerk Hamburg "Hold for relay."