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- From: larry@cs.com (Larry Spence)
- Newsgroups: alt.fan.frank-zappa
- Subject: Re: We're Only In It For The Money... remixed?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.042214.27548@cs.com>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 04:22:14 GMT
- References: <1992Nov13.150823.28546@cc.tut.fi> <1992Nov16.165419.24857@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> <1992Nov16.194921.17395@news.media.mit.edu>
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- In article <1992Nov16.194921.17395@news.media.mit.edu> ben@media.mit.edu (Benjamin Kline Lowengard) writes:
- >
- >Well, according to the interviews in GP's Zappa magazine, Frank has realized
- >there are some folks out there who didn't like the updated versions of
- >his older albums. He alludes that (maybe, possibly) a cleaned up version
- >of the original material could happen, now that he has "Sonic Solutions".
- >(the processing software he uses to clean up extraneous noise) So hang in
- >there.
-
- Frank said that the tapes for _WOIIFTM_ had been stored so poorly that the
- oxide had flaked off and you could _see through the tape_ in places. No
- way is any amount of DSP going to "correct" or "interpolate" that...
- NoNoise deconvolves the background crud out, but it can't _add_ anything,
- as I understand it.
-
- >I'm surprised
- >that the Rhino Releases didn't employ slightly more meticulous consideration
- >when it came to preparing the Boots series for release. I've used my
- >own eq and compression tecniques on some of these cassettes(for listening
- >purposes) and it really makes a big difference in the sound quality.
-
- Personally, I'd rather apply the tweezing at my end, rather than be stuck
- with whatever cosmetic surgery might be done by Bob Stone or whoever. In
- a few years, you'll probably be able to do your own "NoNoising" at home
- in real-time, allowing you to make the tradeoffs to suit your own taste.
-
- --
- Larry Spence
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