In Reply to: Mercury Living Presence using PCM for SACD transfers? posted by Visterel on October 25, 2005 at 10:50:56:
Emil Berliner Studios where most Mercury Living Presence tapes have been transfered to high-resolution DSD doesn't have 35MM magnetic film playback facility, so they have to transfer those full coated magnetic film masters at other studio which, unfortunately, doesn't equipped with DSD Analog/Digital converters. That's why all conventional half inch, 3 track, reel to reel master tapes are transfered directly to DSD at the Emil Berliner Studios, but all magnetic film masters are transfered to 24 bit/192KHz PCM, before converted to DSD in the final post production.
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- The reason - Jeremy123 12:38:44 10/25/05 (37)
- Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - The Sound Guy 21:47:03 10/26/05 (12)
- Re: Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - graemme 06:48:16 10/27/05 (11)
- Re: Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - Plushy 16:36:15 10/28/05 (0)
- Re: Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - Christine Tham 13:26:17 10/27/05 (9)
- Sincere question: Your what?... - Djhymn 18:50:51 10/29/05 (0)
- Re: Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - graemme 01:12:48 10/28/05 (5)
- Re: Why don't they use 176.4/24 instead - Christine Tham 01:44:24 10/28/05 (4)
- see mlssa.com for an interesting upsampling paper - head_unit 00:55:46 10/30/05 (1)
- Thanks - enjoyed reading both articles (nt) - Christine Tham 04:01:45 10/30/05 (0)
- Christine Please Comment On Up-Sampling - PhillyB 09:19:58 10/28/05 (1)
- I'm not a big fan of upsampling ... - Christine Tham 15:12:28 10/28/05 (0)
- Why do you expect a truly 'transparant' sample rate conversion? - Frank.. 23:43:23 10/27/05 (1)
- I *dont* expect a truly 'transparant' sample rate conversion - that's the whole point (nt) - Christine Tham 00:00:19 10/28/05 (0)
- any comments then from all the Merc fans? such as Teresa? nt - docw 12:48:46 10/25/05 (23)
- Jeremy is correct most Mercury's are analog tape to DSD, however the 35mm Film are Film to 192/24 PCM to DSD as - Teresa 18:39:53 10/25/05 (0)
- I have two of the 35mm film recordings, and they sound good to me - Dave Kingsland 15:10:18 10/25/05 (20)
- "some of the MLP recordings are closely miked and will sound too forward and bright in some systems." - oscar 17:51:16 10/25/05 (0)
- I also have not heard any Chesky recordings that I liked! I got 4 or 5 and traded all in used. nt - oldmkvi 15:21:25 10/25/05 (18)
- Re: I also have not heard any Chesky recordings that I liked! I got 4 or 5 and traded all in used. nt - JMCIII 13:18:49 10/26/05 (2)
- Re: I like my Chesky's !!!!! - MikeH4 19:49:06 10/27/05 (0)
- Re: I also have not heard any Chesky recordings that I liked! I got 4 or 5 and traded all in used. nt - oldmkvi 09:59:14 10/27/05 (0)
- I'm with Dave on this one - Pacman 10:30:41 10/26/05 (6)
- You couldn't GIVE me a Chuck Mangion album!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt - oldmkvi 11:08:40 10/26/05 (5)
- Tell me what you really think.. Don't be so subtle (LOL); nt - Pacman 18:23:41 10/27/05 (4)
- Re: Tell me what you really think.. Don't be so subtle (LOL); nt - oldmkvi 19:58:28 10/27/05 (3)
- Actually it's "Something Different", the group is "The Jazz Brothers". nt - oldmkvi 08:25:59 10/28/05 (2)
- I think you had it right the first time - Pacman 13:51:27 10/28/05 (1)
- Thanks- I had a chance to buy the reissue on cd but didn't- I really liked Sal Nistico-Damn! nt - oldmkvi 13:56:53 10/28/05 (0)
- Well, at least we're consistent :-) (nt) - Dave Kingsland 16:16:48 10/25/05 (2)
- I'm on an unintended negative streak here! nt - oldmkvi 16:34:16 10/25/05 (0)
- Although I did like the Telarc Dukas and Water Lily SACDs you recommended to me (nt) - Dave Kingsland 16:20:02 10/25/05 (0)
- Most Chesky SACDs are from analog... - LiquidMidrange 15:30:07 10/25/05 (4)
- I know, but they didn't do it for me, and I got some classical and jazz. nt - oldmkvi 16:01:28 10/25/05 (3)
- What do you like? - TGR 16:18:42 10/25/05 (2)
- Well, Out of the Ashes, Challenge Jazz, most Telarcs, Hourglass among many others. One - oldmkvi 16:45:02 10/25/05 (1)
- comments on yours... - docw 17:26:04 10/25/05 (0)
- I got one and didn't like the recording or the orchestra, tho most disagreed with me. nt - oldmkvi 14:23:29 10/25/05 (0)