astralography
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| Classic records reissue - very disappointing I'll just say that I am thankful that I have the record collection I do, and that there was such a tremendous amount of quality music recorded from the 1950's through the end of the 1970's. 30 years worth of listening and I am still trying to catc... | |
| Reel to Reel decks I'll just toss in one other thing here I have recently found out in the last few weeks. In the recording world today, most of the analog "purists" are still missing the point because "most" of them are using tape machines only for tracking and not... | |
| Reel to Reel decks I'll just give my two cents here. I have been an artist and producer for a good quality artistic label, but have been recording in the digital world since the early 90's. MistakeI have personally been a vinyl junkie as long as I have been old enou... | |
| White Substance on Aja 30th Anniversary How does it sound? Any comparisons to an original pressing?Is it a cloak and dagger digital product?Can we really trust a record company these days even if they say it was cut from original master tapes? I mean who's checking?Would love to hear so... | |
| Records are getting noisy I'm sure most of you here know this.. but for those that don't, almost all the re issues they are putting out on vinyl these days are coming off digital sources. They are either cutting directly from a source like a CD or are dumping the original ... | |
| An analog question for those who record Why not just keep and play your records? If you want to preserve them .. just take care of them and buy a quality cleaning machine.Nothing wrong with a nice clean open reel deck. Plenty of them around, and not hard to take care of them as people s... | |
| Record weights 'n clamps: Audible improvements ? Clamps are great, so you don't have to waste money on 180 gram pressings. That's the biggest scam going other than labels cutting vinyl using digital sources.Some of the best recordings I own are classical recordings such as DG cut on fairly thin ... | |
| Are there any albums you consider perfect? I get dazzled now by great production values more than in the past, now that I can actually hear what is going on by having a quality system.For instance I picked up an old Doobie Brothers album "Takin it to the Streets".The album has immaculate p... | |
| How can anyone afford this ? I was once given some good advice early on.. if done right, $5K will take you 98% of the way there, and you can then spent another 100K on that last two percent.Absolutely go analog. Cover your basics with a reworked vintage tube amp. Get a qualit... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Zeppelin records are not the greatest recordings as far a clarity and separation, but I don't think Page was going for that in the first place. They recorded a lot out outside of the pro studios, so I think ambiance and mood took priority. I think... | |
| Review: Music Hall MMF5 Turntable I own the MMF5.1 and could not be happier. I have heard other decks that are supposed to be big upgrades, and I simply don't get it. I am sure you can spend a lot of money on better a TT, but I would not be confident of better results. I have had ... | |
| How to make record albums If we look back in time, there certainly has been a shift in the ideology of the recording process. In the old days, recording was about just that recording. The final sound developments basically came from the instruments themselves. The concept ... | |
| How to make record albums Thanks for the tip on Joe Jackson.. I learn something on here everyday.I agree about Martin also. The mixing console is whole other story. And again you can look at tube based vs solid state studio gear. I know this forum is more for "The Listener... | |
| How to make record albums If you do give validity to the multitracking culture of the 1960's, you still had bands that felt a responsibility to reproduce those recordings as faithfully as possible. Not all the bands did this of course, but some made very concentrated effor... | |
| How to make record albums I'll jump in here as a rock producer who started at the end of the analog age, and was lured into digital work stations in the early 90's. I simply didn't understand why I could not get a sound I was happy with. I would take digital tracks and the... |