From okowalski@netcom.com Mon Sep 16 22:51:11 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!sunet!nordrelay!netcom!okowalski From: okowalski@netcom.com (Olga Kowalski) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: [INFO] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com> Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 22:51:11 GMT Organization: NETCOM On-Line Communication Services NNTP-Posting-Host: netcom.com X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 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. If you want to decode the Stardust carrier with stardust.c, avoid the German Teldec -- DMM cutting heads destroyed the sub-carrier! -- Olga Kowalski SupraFAXModem 28.8 @ 9600 Telebit bps "5 sigma is a discovery. 7 is a question." From aramirez@purdue.edu Tue Sep 17 14:55:11 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!ukc!fennimore!purdue!aramirez From: aramirez@purdue.edu (Anja Ramírez) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 14:55:11 GMT References: <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com> Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network NNTP-Posting-Host: purdue.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 10 In article <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com>, okowalski@netcom.com (Olga Kowalski) 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. -- Anja Ramírez "Marcus is not one man." PC-9821Ap2 (NEC) / NEXTSTEP 3.3 From skim@ox.ac.uk Wed Sep 18 00:29:11 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!mxgate!coyoacan!ox!skim From: skim@ox.ac.uk (Sun-mi Kim) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep18.002911.3363@ox.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:29:11 GMT References: <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com> <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu> Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory NNTP-Posting-Host: ox.ac.uk X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu>, aramirez@purdue.edu (Anja Ramírez) 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. Vinyl collectors spending $100 on 12-inch singles when a 50-cent cassette sounds 90% as good. Usenet never changes. If you are posting from AOL, please read RFC 1036 before posting again. -- Sun-mi Kim US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "Row 14. No joke." From jkuznetsov@stanford.edu Thu Sep 19 01:48:11 1996 Path: ashpoly!bigsur!pacrim!jpgate!kamome!stanford!jkuznetsov From: jkuznetsov@stanford.edu (Ji-woo Kuznetsov) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep19.014811.4487@stanford.edu> Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 01:48:11 GMT References: <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com> <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu> Organization: Stanford University Computer Systems Lab NNTP-Posting-Host: stanford.edu X-Newsreader: Netscape 1.1N Lines: 9 In article <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu>, aramirez@purdue.edu (Anja Ramírez) 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. Each European pressing was assigned a specific relay node: UK was Node 07, Germany was Node 05, France was Node 06. -- Ji-woo Kuznetsov US Robotics Courier V.34 @ 33,600 bps "A soul is not exclusive to biology." From onovak@inria.fr Fri Sep 20 11:50:11 1996 Path: ashpoly!cascade!transat!eunet-de!hansebox!inria!onovak From: onovak@inria.fr (Olga Novak) Newsgroups: alt.music.synth-pop Subject: Re: [INFO] European 12-inch extended club dubs - comparing pressing masterings Message-ID: <1996Sep20.115011.7020@inria.fr> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 11:50:11 GMT References: <1996Sep16.225111.5731@netcom.com> <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu> Organization: INRIA Rocquencourt NNTP-Posting-Host: inria.fr X-Newsreader: NewsWatcher 2.0b24 Lines: 11 In article <1996Sep17.145511.8466@purdue.edu>, aramirez@purdue.edu (Anja Ramírez) 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. Unsubscribe me from this list! (Wait, this is Usenet, never mind). -- Olga Novak | onovak@inria.fr PGP Key fingerprint: 4E89 3020 75E8 FB6E "Keep the channels open."