[78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS (WAS Hal Kemp record question)

[Martha]

Make that "1926 and earlier Pathe and Perfect records" - they used the giant 
cylinders as masters through 1926 .  On some sides, the machinery seems to 
have picked up noises which sound like the rumble of an elevator and truck 
engines going through low gears

Many Victor sides, around 1922-23 especially, have what might be perceived 
as "thunder" sounds, near the start of the recording.  They tend to appear 
at about the 13-15 second mark,  then again at 28-35 seconds.  This must be 
a recording machine noise, like the lathe grinding across a dry spot or even 
one of the 'recordists' blowing swarf from the cutter.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] BACKGROUND ARTIFACTS (WAS Hal Kemp record question)


> Note that supposed "background artifacts" on 1921 or earlier Pathe records
> are
> NOT such...their mastering process (on an oversize vertically-cut 
> cylinder,
> which
> was in turn copied to vertical, lateral or wotever "masters") produced a
> VAST
> number of low-frequency bumps, thumps and such which were inaudible on
> players of that era...!
>
> ...stevenc