New subject: [linux-audio-user] ... like an old vinyl

25 Oct 2003

Granted, that is harsh. But then again you have to consider that the person listening to
it may not know that you are trying to make it sound like old vinyl. Unless you make it
particularlly obvious that you actually want it to sound like old vinyl the listener may
just think you did a crappy recording job.
Personally I've used this meathond and the less of a rolloff on either end and the
less mix from the fuzz from the record the newer it will sound and vice versa. It's
ultimately up to you though how you want it to sound.
regards
-Reuben
        -----Original Message-----
        From: Florin Andrei [mailto:florin@andrei.myip.org]
        Sent: Fri 10/24/2003 1:22 PM
        To: linux-audio-user(a)music.columbia.edu
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        Subject: RE: [linux-audio-user] ... like an old vinyl
        On Wed, 2003-10-22 at 20:14, Reuben Martin wrote:
...
  First: Using an equalizer, kill all frequencies below
~600 and above ~2k. Use a graphic EQ for this. (The two values are just examples, you can
play with both frequencies to get the desired sound you're looking for.)
 
        That's pretty harsh.
        Recent vinyl records actually have a pretty good frequency response.
...
  Second: get a recording of the inside blank track that
comes after the last song of a noisy record. Loop this noise and mix it over top of the
song once you've done the band pass filter from step one.
 
        It's actually the dust motes that contribute the most to the "vinyl
        feel". It should be fun to simulate that, actually.
        Should be like... lemme see... white noise shot through narrow and tall
        envelopes. Pretty much like the attack phase of the piano sound, except
        that the parameters are different (hence it sounds more like "plastic"
        than "metal").
        --
        Florin Andrei
        http://florin.myip.org/