[78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS

[Dnjchi at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/17/2009 8:34:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
djwein at earthlink.net writes:

> By  the way, why were so many Victor records by Gene Austin,  Whispering
Jack
> Smith and Helen Kane recorded at such low  levels?  They all had quiet
> voices, you'd think the engineers  would have increased the recording
volume.
>  
And the  Gertrude Lawrence and Bea Lillie Victors of 1926! 

Dave  W.



I believe it had to do with the acoustic players with uncompliant needles  
that could not play the louder records well. 
 
Don Chichester
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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