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caesar
I would buy "Still Life" and "Exile On Main Street" at once on SACD. Waiting...
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24FPS
We've heard these things in so many different remasters and re-remasters.
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24FPS
We've heard these things in so many different remasters and re-remasters.
Interesting thing on these new releases is they are not remasters but flat transfers from original tapes. I guess no one had heard these albums this way before.
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24FPS
We've heard these things in so many different remasters and re-remasters.
Interesting thing on these new releases is they are not remasters but flat transfers from original tapes. I guess no one had heard these albums this way before.
I only wish I understood what that meant. Are they tapes they used for the LPs originally? The original mix? Isn't that what they used for the original CBS CDs that sucked so badly? Seriously, I don't understand what flat transfers mean.
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Winning Ugly VXII
If it's any improvement versus the standard 2009 versions,as it should be,I welcome the releases.
There is improvement. No brickwalled sound, flat transfer from original masters, dsd transfer and SACD quality. Hopefully they will soon be released in high definition quality on HDtracks like the 60's catalog...
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24FPS
Are they tapes they used for the LPs originally?
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24FPS
The original mix?
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24FPS
Isn't that what they used for the original CBS CDs that sucked so badly?
A flat transfer is just jargon for "play back the tape and record it without doing anything else", i.e. no EQ, no compression or limiting, no noise reduction, nothing.Quote
24FPS
Seriously, I don't understand what flat transfers mean.
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FreeBirdA flat transfer is just jargon for "play back the tape and record it without doing anything else", i.e. no EQ, no compression or limiting, no noise reduction, nothing.Quote
24FPS
Seriously, I don't understand what flat transfers mean.
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kowalski
Why the sad face for Some Girls?
Undercover on SACD should be great.
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FreeBirdYes.Quote
24FPS
Are they tapes they used for the LPs originally?Yes.Quote
24FPS
The original mix?Possibly.Quote
24FPS
Isn't that what they used for the original CBS CDs that sucked so badly?A flat transfer is just jargon for "play back the tape and record it without doing anything else", i.e. no EQ, no compression or limiting, no noise reduction, nothing.Quote
24FPS
Seriously, I don't understand what flat transfers mean.
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phd
Indian Girl forever...Thanks.
A flat transfer isn't necessarily better. It's just that mastering engineers have been messing with the sound so much lately, that a sort of anti-movement has risen. Flat transfers may not be perfect, but it's certainly better than tons of compression plus unnatural EQ plus noise reduction.Quote
CousinC
But if this makes a better album why did we invent and use all these things at all . . ?!
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kowalski
Releases from 1989 were recorded digital. Is it worth it to have them on SACD ?
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whitem8
Excuse the beginner's question. Do SACDs sound better than a regular CD on a regular CD player? And are these stones releases playable on a regular CD player? What does it look like for the future of these CDs? Will it be like Beta and they will stop making the players? Thanks so much!