[78-L] Rubbish Quality Records (was Major Records Sound Effects 78's)

[David Lennick]

Julian Vein wrote:
> Roger Wade wrote:
>> For starters, a lot of Musicraft 78s were on very poor quality  
>> shellac.  They could look Near Mint and play V or worse.
>>
>> Roger Wade
> ==========
> It's possible that some labels sound worse than they really are because 
> they were cut at a low level.
> 
>        Julian Vein
> 
On the other hand, if the record is well cut to begin with, proper use of CEDAR 
can zero right in on the crackle. A couple of years ago I transferred all the 
Duke Ellington Musicrafts, from clean 78s, and that issue has been cited a few 
times as the best reissue.

Processing of the master may play a part as well. When I transferred the Homer 
and Jethro Kings the other week, using store stock in about half the cases, I 
found a couple of discs where one side was very noisy (and looked grey, but 
unworn) and the other side very quiet.

dl