On Sat, 08 May 2004 05:18:29 GMT, "Paul Stamler"
wrote:

Download the samples and listen to them. I compared the three versions of
"Goodnight Irene", and the one done by the fancy new process sounded worse
to my ears than the one played from the 78 with a needle and *much* worse
than the one from the tape. Weird noise background and lots of distortion in
the audio. And I could clean up the 78 way better than they did with a few
minutes in DC-ART and CoolEdit/Audition.

The process *might* be useful for cylinders and such not playable by a
standard cartridge. But if this is any example, they have a long way to go.

Peace,
Paul


I've came across their page too... and the "Good Noght Irene" sounds
worse compared to the other sources indeed. But things look promising
to me. And you ought to see the gear; I bet that's a kind of the
world's priciest phonograph reproductor -- I don't recall whether this
was a turntable or a table but it looked mighty. It's a high precision
positioning system coupled to a computer.

I'ts an interesting approach and while the first results don't seem to
be optimal, it's good to know that someone is trying different ways in
preserving the old recorded sound and I have a feeling that there are
many opportunities nowadays.

Edi Zubovic, Crikvenica, Croatia