Inching towards a new milestone...

Currently I have 16905 tunes loaded to my Ipod. With work currently under way to digitize a batch of LPs, plus more interesting live soundboard and FM concerts obtained from my sources, I will pass 17000 this week or next week... more »
08.5.2012 • Music I'm Currently Listening To, Re-mastering from LP to CD • PermalinkPermalink

Working through some older gems and combating mildew

I am currently working through some older gems in my collection. Some of these LPs have been attacked by mildew. Although I have thoroughly cleaned them, some of them still have surface noise. As a result, I have been spending several hours at a time on… more »
07.24.2008 • Re-mastering from LP to CD • PermalinkPermalink

LP Gem - Gene Clark's "No Other"

One of the LPs that I bought in the UK while still at college was Gene Clark's solo LP "No Other", released in 1974. The LP was almost totally ignored in the UK, although it sold well in Holland, where Gene Clark was actually quite famous (one of his pre… more »
04.15.2008 • Music I'm Currently Listening To, Re-mastering from LP to CD • PermalinkPermalink

LP Remastering - the latest gems

I am busy re-mastering a lot of vinyl LPs to CD. This is a fun process, since I have not listened to many of these LPs for what seems like a looong time, plus the audio restoration software I am using allows me to remove clicks, pops and surface noise, m… more »
04.13.2008 • Re-mastering from LP to CD • PermalinkPermalink

Audiophile humor

While researching an issue with my borrowed Technics record deck, I came across this nice example of wit on a turntable support forum: y'know, IF you haven't recently chugged three grande cappuchinos AND if you don't have a hyper-high compliance cartrid… more »
03.4.2008 • Re-mastering from LP to CD • PermalinkPermalink