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by damianm
Tue Dec 27, 2005 4:27 am
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: Digital gain increase question
Replies: 18
Views: 28879

I don't know the first thing about digital audio, but from what little I've read, I've got to ask: wouldn't amplifying a low-amplitude waveform in the digital domain result in quantization noise (which is, I understand, the result of having used fewer bits to represent the signal because of the low-...
by damianm
Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:55 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Big Star SACD
Replies: 33
Views: 46413

I've not finished reading this thread yet, but since the topic's at hand .. am I the only one who's perfectly happy with the '92 Ardent disc? I've not heard this material in any other incarnation, but the '92 CD sounds .. OK. Yeah, it's bright as all heck, but as it's been said here and elsewhere a ...
by damianm
Sat Nov 05, 2005 11:43 am
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: 'corrective' phase-shifting .. app(s)/plugin(s)?
Replies: 2
Views: 5757

'corrective' phase-shifting .. app(s)/plugin(s)?

Hi everyone I thought I'd seen this somewhere amongst all of the options in CoolEdit, but can't find it now. Is there any (preferably free) audio editor or plug-in (DX/VST) that'd let me introduce a very minute, controlled amount of phase-shift on one channel of a waveform? I'm thinking 'fractions o...
by damianm
Thu Nov 03, 2005 5:39 am
Forum: Reviews
Topic: Nirvana - With The Lights Out
Replies: 11
Views: 17913

If you're thinking of buying Sliver: The Best of the Box for the three stinking rarities: DON'T. They SUCK. .. The 1990 demo of "Sappy" plain stinks, nothing special AT ALL. Stick with the finished version. .. I hadn't even heard this was coming out. Is this '1990 demo of Sappy' you mention the aco...
by damianm
Sun Oct 02, 2005 1:41 am
Forum: Technology
Topic: Verbatim DVD media deals
Replies: 58
Views: 79132

Could anyone tell me if the $5.50 Staples deal is still up?

I've got someone in the US who's willing to pick up a pack for me, but they're listed at $15.98 on their site right now :|
by damianm
Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:42 pm
Forum: Technology
Topic: Verbatim DVD media deals
Replies: 58
Views: 79132

To anyone who knows- are those DL discs you guys can get for $5.50 a 3-pack at Best Buy +R or -R ? DL media is still about $10 per disc locally, and I'm not going to risk a coaster at that price (I've never used DL media with my burner yet). (is the BB deal still up, in the first place? Thanks!)
by damianm
Sun Sep 25, 2005 9:22 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Dylan, 'Thin Wild Mercury Music' - anyone heard this?
Replies: 25
Views: 17864

I'm SO getting this one.. whenever it hits the shelves around here :?.



Edit: how the heck do I search bt.dylantree? (not for the new set but for 'Kissing..Fix')
by damianm
Sun Sep 11, 2005 8:44 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Robert Johnson CDs?
Replies: 21
Views: 29114

Try these threads.. I *think* I remember the CDs being discussed rather extensively at some point over at SHtv - http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=6749&highlight=Robert+Johnson http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=52292&highlight=Robert+Johnson http://www.steve...
by damianm
Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:09 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Dylan "Eat the Document"
Replies: 4
Views: 4386

Just for the heck of it.. what do you guys think of EtD? I d/l'ed it once, long ago (a really lousy rip), and frankly I didn't know what to make of it. All that jump-cut editing really got on my nerves, and seeing all those butchered clips from the '66 tour was almost too much to bear. Here's hoping...
by damianm
Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:48 pm
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: Reel to Reel decks?
Replies: 14
Views: 14340

Luke, check this page out. I just remembered about it, I was lucky to find it again. It appears to be pretty comprehensive.
by damianm
Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:13 pm
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: Reel to Reel decks?
Replies: 14
Views: 14340

Good point.

Re: my post, 'folks who owns'. Yeah :roll:.
by damianm
Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:32 am
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: Reel to Reel decks?
Replies: 14
Views: 14340

There are these tapes called 'MRL' or some such, that some of the folks who owns reel decks over at SHtv mention from time to time.. from what I understand they're some sort of alignment/calibration/test tone/etc. tape, and they talk (type) about them as if they were the very best out there. At leas...
by damianm
Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:57 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: CUE sheets needed
Replies: 8
Views: 6445

Re: CUE sheets needed

Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane .. That one popped up over here - PERFORMER "Bert Jansch" TITLE "Rosemary Lane" FILE "Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane.xxx" XXX TRACK 01 AUDIO TITLE "Tell me what is true love" INDEX 01 00:00:00 TRACK 02 AUDIO TITLE "Rosemary Lane" INDEX 01 02:02:50 TRACK 03 AUDIO TITLE "M'la...
by damianm
Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:13 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Beatles Ultra Rare Trax series
Replies: 18
Views: 14527

(not to start a new thread.. ) I'm checking out something called It's Not Too Bad , which traces the evolution of SFF from the roughest of John's home demos to an almost-finished state. It's truly fascinating. The copy I grabbed is allegedly a straight CD>WAV job, it's not even FLAC or SHNed. Yet I ...
by damianm
Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:04 am
Forum: Audio Technology
Topic: Strange EAC issue.. has this happened to any of you?
Replies: 5
Views: 6723

I don't mean "Secure" for *extracting*...I mean for gap detection. IIRC, I think it's "Inaccurate," "Accurate" and "Secure." My bad- sorry about that. I'll take a look. (15 secs. later) What do you know. It was on 'Inaccurate' of all things :roll:. I'll run a couple discs thru it today after work a...