[78-L] About the Neo-Bechstein recording

[Royal Pemberton]

I'm 'Viva-Tonal' over on http://forum.talkingmachine.info/.  I've
posted a fair number of records in their music section there I
transferred myself with what little gear I have.

Go on there and have a listen and see what you think of them.  --Jay Pemberton

On 6/4/09, I. Cubillo <i.cubillo at telefonica.net> wrote:
> Never mind, guy! I'll feel greatly satisfied if the file transfer appeals to
> you so much as to give publicity to others...
>
> Mainly worried about the quality of my transfers. A friend collector from
> Spain has told me that they sound very well, but as long as he's an
> enthusiastic friend, I fear that his opinion is somewhat biased... towards
> giving his full approval to me...
>
> That's why I call you wise men, and ask your cold, technical, unbiased
> opinion about the quality of the copies I make.
>
> I'm going to put some spanish music there too, to see the effects on the
> Seven Wise Men at 78-L...
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
>
> Iñigo Cubillo
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Royal Pemberton" <ampex354 at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] About the Neo-Bechstein recording
>
>
> 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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