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I have written on the other board that I wanted to try to reproduce Jamie Tate's results about the Audio Fidelity CD "Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme". I have the AF remaster and the 1980s CD (CBS label, CDCBS 32031, matrix CDCBS-62825 21 A, Mastered By DADC Austria). Unfortunately that thread is now closed so I can't post my results. A new thread has been removed immediately.
My findings are: I can NOT reproduce his results. The files for the two songs I have tested thoroughly (Scarborogh Fair and Homeward Bound) do not stay in synch, they drift slowly apart. The waveforms appear similar and stay almost in synch for quite some time, but they are not in perfect sample-per-sample synch.
I would conclude that the Audio Fidelity CD is not sourced from the same digital transfer as my 1980s CD.
It is of course possible that Jamie has a different mastering than I have. Hopefully he or somebody else with the 1980s US CD will contribute here.
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I don't have either CD, but at this point it seems clear the original CD (or the digital transfer/master used to create it) was used for the AF.
Also, apparently Bob Irwin didn't find the masters for Sundazed, but rather good sounding copy tapes that hadn't been used much. It isn't clear why those weren't used for the AF.
Also, apparently Bob Irwin didn't find the masters for Sundazed, but rather good sounding copy tapes that hadn't been used much. It isn't clear why those weren't used for the AF.
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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How was this concluded in your opinion? Have you compared samples or was it confirmed by AF?lukpac wrote:I don't have either CD, but at this point it seems clear the original CD (or the digital transfer/master used to create it) was used for the AF.
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Andreas wrote:How was this concluded in your opinion? Have you compared samples or was it confirmed by AF?
Both listening to Jamie's clips and some other scuttlebutt.
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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Ok, I found that from Jamie's samples, they do stay in synch.
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Can you guys point me to what software I would need to conduct such comparisons? Given what we know about the AF Parsley Sage CD, I'm curious to compare their version of the Band's second album to the original CD.
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czeskleba wrote:Can you guys point me to what software I would need to conduct such comparisons? Given what we know about the AF Parsley Sage CD, I'm curious to compare their version of the Band's second album to the original CD.
I generally use ProTools Free, which sadly requires either MacOS 9 or Win 98.
I would think one could do it in Audacity, but I've never tried.
As far as PSR&T goes, I'm comparing the CD to one of my LPs, and I have to say I prefer the sound of the LP, at least tonally. The CD has too much "AM midrange" that makes it sound dated. Unfortunately my LP is less than pristine.
"I know because it is impossible for a tape to hold the compression levels of these treble boosted MFSL's like Something/Anything. The metal particulate on the tape would shatter and all you'd hear is distortion if even that." - VD
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If anyone is curious, "12 Songs" is not derived from the 1980s digital transfer.
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From the Machine Head AF thread over there:
There's a guy posted a comment on the customer review of this on Amazon.com says that AF used 'digital tapes!'
What a pity indeed.A pity the Gorts have no authority over amazon.com
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Andreas wrote:http://stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=203582
I have written on the other board that I wanted to try to reproduce Jamie Tate's results about the Audio Fidelity CD "Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme". I have the AF remaster and the 1980s CD (CBS label, CDCBS 32031, matrix CDCBS-62825 21 A, Mastered By DADC Austria). Unfortunately that thread is now closed so I can't post my results. A new thread has been removed immediately.
My findings are: I can NOT reproduce his results. The files for the two songs I have tested thoroughly (Scarborogh Fair and Homeward Bound) do not stay in synch, they drift slowly apart. The waveforms appear similar and stay almost in synch for quite some time, but they are not in perfect sample-per-sample synch.
I would conclude that the Audio Fidelity CD is not sourced from the same digital transfer as my 1980s CD.
It is of course possible that Jamie has a different mastering than I have. Hopefully he or somebody else with the 1980s US CD will contribute here.
Hey Andreas,
Someone sent me an email and pointed me here. Here's a link for the Columbia and AF Scarborough Fair. Load them into your computer, set both to start at 0:00, add +3.0dB to the Columbia and flip the polarity of either clip. They'll stay in perfect sync throughout the whole song.
The European CD is obviously from a different source than the US CD.
Columbia:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/2b5g17
AF:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/r7046y