[78-L] Making of the EMI centenary Wax recording

[Milan Milovanovic]

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somequestions


> 1:  Wax.  Looks much like the brown wax used for early cylinders.

But that material on 0:26-0:28 is so thin. Also if it the same material as 
on 0:28-0:34 it is almost translucent (you can see turntable disc supporting 
it), but strangely hard enough (no core) to withstand constant stylus lathe 
pressure. It is around few millimeters thick, no?

Of course 0:59-1.11 is wax, certainly.
Later on it is clearly lacquer.

> The last segment sounds like they tried to make the final record
> sound a little scratchier than it really is.

The same with me. At first part of the clip music was without so much noise 
(during of the playback of that "thing" on contemporary turntable), but 
final presentation on this clip (2:15 - 5:05) is, to my ears "faked" - sound 
recorded via microphone with bass frequencies hardly roll-off  (while high 
frequencies staying totally clear) and then over "added" surface noise of 
(blank) shellac record played and recorded through horn. No louder passage 
distortion (for such scratched record), and no characteristic horn 
resonance, while, at the same time, transients pronounced clearly! Gee...



>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 1:38 AM, Milan Milovanovic <
> milanpmilovanovic4 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello members,
>>
>> two days ago I watched this clip:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbHBxjFxBbo
>>
>>
>> After carefully watching it some questions raised, so I would like to ask
>> if anybody knows:
>>
>> 1) Is this, in fact, making of acetate disc recording, or I'm missing
>> something here? It is clearly shown acetate/nitrate/lacquer disc as
>> recording media, not wax discs. These are shown earlier in the clip, but 
>> I
>> haven't seen them later during the final stages of making the recording.
>>
>> 2) (slider position 0:31) Is it really inside start disc? What can be 
>> seen
>> here on turntable - is it vinyl translucent pressing or
>> acetate/celluloid/vinyl foil? No lead-out groove? Is it some other
>> recording?
>>
>> 3) (slider position 1:45 - 1:50) Are they making lead-out groove with
>> locked groove after?
>>
>> 4) (slider position from 2:23 - 5:02) Some strange noises occurred. Is 
>> this
>> reproduction of acetate master through acoustical player?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Milan
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