Re: [ARSCLIST] Fw: [ARSCLIST] Gold CDs

[George Brock-Nannestad <pattac@xxxxxxxx>]

From: Patent Tactics, George Brock-Nannestad

Duane Goldman wrote:

> Perhaps I've come into this thread to late, but does sound quality have a
> place in these assessments?

----- alas, no, only money counts

Is a digital copy of an analog  recording now
> considered equal to the original by this group?

----- alas, no, but unless the tradition of replaying analog recordings is
kept alive, the best quality will not be obtained

 Have you traded sound quality
> for convenience?

----- alas, no, but in the long term digital will be all we have

Have you lost touch with the original recording or don't care
> about the performance but simply want to claim that you have a "copy" of the
> work?

----- who will fund the preservation and access to the original recording?

>
> Is this the direction that sound archives are seeking?

----- even if sound archives protested, there is nothing they can do about it

>  if so its a sad day indeed!!!

----- it is a scenario that is only pleasant to rights holders, because it
will permit them to have the full influence on what is distributed, because
they will be the only ones who can afford true high quality, and the
distribution formats are all data reduced

Of all the media presented in this thread, vinyl & shellac
> recordings offer superior sound quality & longevity than CD/DVDs or tape, so
> just what is the end point of your archives?

----- although it is presently said that "we need to digitize to give access,
and we will retain the originals", I do not believe that it will hold up in
the long run

Is it to preserve second class
> sound for the sake of convenience?

----- answer the question of who will pay and then make them pay, then let's
talk

Do any of you actually care about the
> sound of your holdings or isjust your ability to make a list of your digital
> recordings all that matters?

----- look at the poor state of education of the general public: look at the
frighteningly terrible state of many commercial reissues that are selling. In
particular listen to what goes on in the background of many, many noise-
reduced re-issues. It is unsteady as hell, but it is presently only
noticeable to those who are used to originals. As long as the general public
will accept this kind of ablated sound, there is no hope for funding for
caring for the sound.

>
> If I'm having a bad day & missed the point then please forgive the tirade, but
> I can't help but see a pattern that has little to due with a reference to the
> quality of the sound of the original recording.  If you actually hear typical
> digital recordings as equal to their analog originals, then it is fair to say
> that indeed a very sad time has been reached.

----- times will be sadder: lack of money will see to that.

Kind regards

George