[78-L] About the Neo-Bechstein recording

[Royal Pemberton]

Sounds great!  Do you mind if I post a link to this recording on a
talking machine forum I'm on?

On 6/4/09, I. Cubillo <i.cubillo at telefonica.net> wrote:
> Folks: you'll surely think that I'm a bit sticky with this, but heey !!!
> It's the very first time I manage to put a 78 for share in a website!
>
> Well, some explanations. The record has been copied using a RELOOP TT,
> equipped with a Shure SS78E stylus, and locked to 78rpm. The preamp used is
> the Esoteric sound Re-Equalizer, settled to TREBLE=flat, and BASS=300Hz,
> overimposed to a PIONEER A-209-R amp. It has been passed onto the PC by
> means of the Sound Blaster external soundcard, and recorded directly using
> Goldwave.
>
> The only processing made over the file has been an overall loudness
> arrangement (normalizing) after a bit of fiddling to avoid the worst clicks
> and pops. These have been edited manually, one by one, flattening the peaks
> with the mouse. I've edited more or less 20 or 30 clicks, only the ones
> whose loudness peak was high, and was going to put a limit on the maximum
> volume of the file. Thus, when the automatic normalizing is used, we'll get
> an overall good volume level on the music.
>
> I've also flattened out some rough grooves just at the start. You'll find
> two or three fast noises, similar to a cymbal. It's not a drum set doing the
> rhythm, but the resulting noises left when flattening the rough start.
>
> Then I made a fadeing at both ends to soften the start and end.
>
> No more tricks. I hope you'll enjoy it.
>
> Any comments, on the piano, on the player, on the transferring work? Any
> soul wants me to make more transfers, maybe of some spanish music?
>
>
> Iñigo Cubillo
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