Hi Anton -- on Apr 16 2020 at 13:21, you wrote:

AS> disks do not deteriorate over time (but because of wear) and
AS> usually contain a more direct and transparent presentation of the
AS> sound that was heard in the studio, because tapes were often heavily
AS> abused during mastering and mixing.

Quite correct, although it was possible (and done!) to abuse the
recording process long before it got to disk!

AS> I never knew whether those platinum disks, awarded to musicians,
AS> were really playable on the turn-table. If they are, it is new
AS> source for the remasterers of old records: bettern than both
AS> deteriorated tape and worn-out vinyl...

I don't know - but I know someone who has 3 or 4 of them, so I'll ask
him!

AS> The movie "Two sisters from Boston" has a good enactment of the
AS> natural recording process, but somebody has removed it from Youtube.

Too bad.



Cheers... Dallas

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