[78-L] Librarian's many records

[Ron L'Herault]

I find that in modern recordings, everything is muddled together, the singer doesn't stand out from the band, the bass is too prominent etc.  On old recordings in mono, you at least get the sense that the singer is in front.  Maybe it is a subtle time delay.  With older stereo you get a sense of space on most recordings.  Once everyone was put in their own little booths with headphones to hear the rest of the group, forget it.  The result is a flat plane of mixed up sound.

Ron L

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" Fans insist that vinyl sounds better, fuller, richer than digital music or CDs.
“Warmer,” Schottlaender said.
“With a CD,” said Bram Dijkstra, professor emeritus of English at UCSD, “the sonority, the sound qualities, are often flat. Everything seems to be on the same level. With a well-recorded LP, you can close your eyes and you can literally point out that the trumpet player is in front, say, the drummer in back, that sort of thing.” "
 
OK - C'mon - beyond the surface noise, can anybody on this list truly claim to tell the difference between vinyl and digital in a blindfold test?  Really?  Tinker with the eq and move everybody around, even in mono, no?

Rodger

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--- On Mon, 8/29/11, Steve Ramm <steveramm78l at hotmail.com> wrote:


From: Steve Ramm <steveramm78l at hotmail.com>
Subject: [78-L] Librarian's many records
To: "78-l 78-l" <78-l at 78online.com>
Date: Monday, August 29, 2011, 9:59 AM



This was posted on the MLA newsgroup and though NOT 78s you might find interesting.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/may/29/librarians-many-many-records/


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