13 Feb
2010
13 Feb
'10
1:39 p.m.
On Feb 12, 2010, at 11:35 PM, Aaron L. wrote:
On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 9:44 PM, Monty Montgomery
<xiphmont(a)gmail.com> wrote:
'Piece of Mind' on CD still sounds good to me -- sweet guitars, crisp
drums, very simple and uncluttered mix. It's not like the over-
distorted, over-processed, and over-compressed crap that too often
makes it to CD these days. (n.b. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Loudness_war)
I want my dynamic range back!
-Sean
I've noticed that I do indeed have some
aversion to the cd-
version of
records I otherwise liked on another format (i.e.
vinyl or
cassette.)
So why are there cds that I think actually do sound good?
How has this process changed?
The most common reason is that because vinyl records don't have a flat
response, vinyl has a preempahsis applied to the HF. Sometimes the
preemphasis was applied during cutting, sometimes it was applied to
the tape master before cutting. When early CDs were pressed, they
were often pressed from the vinyl masters and if the preemphasis was
on the master, boom, harsh gritty super-over-bright CD.
Monty
Your description is right on.