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Re: [ARSCLIST] Dynagroove, was Record tracking
Lou Judson wrote:
Pardon this if it is OT - I am curious about this. I have only heard a
few Dynagroove records, and rather than do laborius research, can
someone describe what is going on with them? All I remember about them
is that they had a raised ridge around the circumference to keep them
from rubbing together on the grooves... What are the issues about the
mastering and pressing? Offlist if I am the only one who wonders...
<L>
Others may offer specifics, but briefly:
There were two factors in Dynagroove: mechanical and audible.
Mechanically, they were pressed on thin vinyl; the ridge was needed
because the resulting disc was so flexible that the upper one could sag
onto a conventional disc below. The audible difference was recording
designed for the typical cheap record player on the market. Equalization
was not the only difference, though real bass was chopped to avoid
saturating the amp and lower mid boosted to give the illusion of
low-frequency response. More painfully, highs were prepared (more than
EQ, but I do not know how) so that distortion would again give the
effect of high-frequency response that was in fact cut off.
I own several Dynagroove recordings because that is the only way the
content could be purchased. Where I have bought CD reissues, they have
shared some of the audible problems. I do not have 4-track and LP copies
of the same title where the LP is in Dynagroove.
Mike
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