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Post by canonical August 26, 2012 (102 of 371)
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yumlicious
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Post by rammiepie August 27, 2012 (103 of 371)
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canonical said:
yumlicious
Is that a "scrabble" word?
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Post by canonical August 27, 2012 (104 of 371)
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sunnydaler said:
On October 24, Sony Music Japan will release 5 Glenn Gould SACDs(hybrid, stereo).
Remixed and DSD-mastered from original analog multi-track masters. (Mastering engineer: Andreas Meyer)
Just been looking up Andreas Meyer ... the mastering engineer for these new Bach Gould SACD releases coming out in October 2012. It appears he is highly regarded, and that his previous work for Sony (such as the Mahler Bernstein NY Phil releases) have been very warmly received. So, these new Bach Gould SACD releases --- now in hi-rez on SACD direct from analog ... look extremely promising to me!!!!!!!!
This is the same Andreas Meyer referred to in the technical notes to the 2002 "A State of Wonder" re-release of the 1981 Gould Goldberg recording on CD, ... where the re-issue producer, Luise de la Fuente, explains the existence of a 1981 analogue master, in addition to the 1981 digital master. The producer writes:
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"Digital technology was in its infancy in 1981, when Gould recorded Bach's Goldberg variations for a second time. ... digital technology delivered a very clean, quiet sound - free of tape hiss and LP surface noise - but it was also brittle, compressed, and not quite 'musical' to many listeners' ears. But digital technology was new in 1981 so everyone wanted to use it - including Glenn Gould, a known technology aficionado. Fortunately, as a precaution, most records were recorded simultaneously onto high-output analogue tape; and in 1981 professional analogue technology was at its peak. With properly aligned machines and perfectly calibrated Dolby units, analogue's fidelity was far superior to anything digital had to offer.
While Steve Berkowitz, Tim Page, Richard King, **ANDREAS MEYER** and I were auditioning the session tapes for this package - listening to out-takes that could be interesting to include - we used the analogue reels for their easy handling. Soon after this process began it became apparent to us all - the analogue tapes sounded far superior to the digital tapes. A note-for-note analogue vs. digital comparison test ensued and, it was unanimously agreed that sure enough, the analogue tapes sounded 'better' - more natural and musical. And we knew we had to use these never-before-heard analogue tapes for this special release.
Our process included converting the analogue tapes to state-of-the-art Sony Direct Stream Digital (DSD) drives and then painstakingly editing them, using Gould's actual session scores and notes ....The real challenge came in getting all of this great sound onto a 16-bit, 44.1 KHz compact disc."
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So, the mastering engineer is a DSD expert, and a Gould expert ... yumlicious indeed.
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Post by soundboy August 27, 2012 (105 of 371)
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canonical said:
yumlicious
This word better not show up when I'm on "Wheel of Fortune"
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DSD said:
This was just the good news I needed, especially now that I no longer listen to classical or any orchestral music.
Wow, that's a big declaration. What made you stop listening to classical, if I may ask?
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Post by jacek2 August 27, 2012 (107 of 371)
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Post by DSD August 27, 2012 (108 of 371)
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audioholik said:
Wow, that's a big declaration. What made you stop listening to classical, if I may ask?
I woke up one day in early May of this year (2012) and poof I didn't like classical music anymore. This after it being my favorite style of music for 38 years. I don't understand what happened. It's almost as if my classical gene was turned off overnight and I can't turn it back on.
see: "Bizarre twist in musical taste"
http://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=general&n=626548
"Any other older music listeners enjoying the music of their youth?"
http://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=general&n=623173
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Post by rammiepie August 27, 2012 (109 of 371)
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Personally, my musical taste has always been all over the map.
I was one of the few who genuinely loved DISCO music as I was in the best shape of my life burning up the dance floor and it's infectious rhythms were intoxicating........Punk over Disco.......NEVER!
I have a very large classical collection on SACD (surprisingly quite a few on DVD~A, as well) but unless I'm in the mood, I tend to listen to more popular fare.
Loved folk music and recently found an old gem called "The Ship" which was recently remastered to RBCD. Was originally on the Elektra label.
Of course, watching films has always been my passion and what better way then to view them on Blu~Ray.
Cheap and plentiful, I could not imagine being without my large video screen and surround system.......
I will admit, that SACD has stimulated my involvement with Classical Music unlike any other format (those ticks and pops on vinyl were distressing) and discovering new music in that medium is always rewarding.
But we still need more Pop and Rock 5.1 music.........it opens up the soundfield in a way that stereo just can not.
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Corelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 (Linn)
CKD411 (2disc)
EAN: 691062041126
Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk
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