[Arny Krueger]

"Edward Morris" wrote in message


I find this thread really interesting. I have CD's that
sound great, that seem to be really well miked and
engineered and some that really lack musicality. If some
CD's can sound fantastic, why can't all of them sound
that way?

Producing a distributable recording is a journey of several steps.

The delivery media (CD versus LP) is just one of them.

The reelvant steps a

1. Recording of individual tracks, some of which may be synthesized. This
includes choices relating to micing and choice of recording venue
2. Mixing tracks into a master recording, including adding EFX and adjusting
the levels, spectral and dynamic content of the tracks
3. Mastering - final editing and adjustments to the spectral and dynamic
range content of the songs
4. Authoring - laying out the track order on the album, adding fade ins,
fade outs if not already in place, adjust relative audio levels of tracks

At this point how the album plays is fully determined, other than the
mechanics of media duplication. The whole LP versus CD discussion is really
about the mechanics of media duplication as all the other steps can be the
same for either medium.

Steps 1-3 in particual can make or break a recording.