[kj] Vinyl mastering?

[folk devil]

Vinyl and CD are mastered to different levels. CD is louder, normally by at 
least 3db.



>From: "death wish" <dwish2000 at hotmail.com>

>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: Re: [kj] Vinyl mastering?

>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 19:52:53 +0000

>

>Since vinyl is a boutique item nowadays, is it a given that a vinyl 

>pressing is mastered using the same standards from back in the days when 

>vinyl was dominant? Or, is it possible that some stuff is being slapped on 

>vinyl, with the audio actually being lifted from (and therefore really no 

>better than) cd?

>

>I don't really know anything about the differences in the cd and 

>vinyl-mastering processes. I'm wondering what sort of cost-saving 

>corner-cutting is being done, if any.

>

>Anyone?

>

>T.

>

>

>

>>From: "Tim Bucknall" <tim.bucknall at googlemail.com>

>>Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the 

>>band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 

>><gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] Vinyl

>>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:19:02 +0100

>>

>>theres been a few audiophile Vinyl releases for the pistols lately

>>i can recommend one called "the complete burton on trent recordings" on 

>>the

>>"get back" label from Italy

>>it completely  beats every other cd of that show even the cd version of 

>>the

>>same title (LOL!)

>>

>>thats partly just because of the lack of care  taken over the cd issues of

>>the show admittedly

>>, but the fact remains the vinyl version trashes all the 50 billion cd

>>issues i've waded through over the years

>>its that really good quality thick heavy virgin vinyl too, none of that

>>horrible  thin treble-heavy scratchy vinyl  that some modern releases have

>>

>>even on a cheap-ass player its an amazing sound

>>also worth mentioning- whoever mastered it took the time to correct the

>>speed of the masters, which seldom happens with Pistols releases

>>

>>if the extremities vinyl re-issue is done as good as this i'll be  over 

>>the

>>moon

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>On 11/07/07, folk devil <folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>

>>>Rave died in about 96, it's neo-rave now mate ;)

>>>What's the quality of these records you're buying, out of curiosity??

>>>BTW I DO prefer vinyl.

>>>

>>>

>>> >From: "B. Oliver Sheppard" <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>>> >Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the

>>> >band!)"<gathering at misera.net>

>>> >To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"

>>> ><gathering at misera.net>

>>> >Subject: Re: [kj] Vinyl

>>> >Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:55:49 -0500

>>> >

>>> >I guess this depends on what kind of music you're interested in. I have

>>> >zero interest in rave and couldn't tell you a thing about it. Mostly I

>>>like

>>> >hardcore/punk and pretty much any band worth its salt in that genre 

>>>makes

>>> >releases on vinyl; for ex. Austin punk label Hardcore Holocaust:

>>> >http://www.hardcoreholocaust.com -- or Prank records:

>>> >http://www.prankrecords.com, just two among many I can think of. The

>>>older

>>> >labels like Dischord and Touch & Go, which have moved away from punk,

>>>also

>>> >still release in vinyl, and always have.

>>> >

>>> >-Oliver

>>> >

>>> >

>>> >folk devil wrote:

>>> >>Vinyl had a renaissance during rave...the late 80s thru the mid-90s 

>>>was

>>>a

>>> >>boomtime. However, many labels no longer release it, and there isn't

>>> >>really much audiophile [virgin] vinyl around today. I still release on

>>>it

>>> >>myself, but am seriously considering releasing CD only from now on, 

>>>the

>>> >>sale of which is dying out itself due to downloading.

>>> >>Back to Greenpeace: With the setting up of the Stockholm Convention 

>>>and

>>> >>with the UN banning dioxins will inevitably make vinyl production very

>>> >>difficult.

>>> >>

>>> >>

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