Re: [ARSCLIST] Dolby S/N Stretcher

[David Lewis <davlew@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

you wrote:
And if one channel was undecoded Dolby A, it would be rather obviously 
harsh and nasty-sounding as if someone had fallen on your graphic EQ, not 
really lower in volume AFAIK...

That's EXACTLY how describe the sound; like my EQ had blown up in one
channel. I checked it against a straight mono Columbia LP and then the
stereo signal from my receiver to make sure everything was still peachy, and
it was.

BTW nice to meet you at ARSC in Seattle,

David N. Lewis
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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Dolby S/N Stretcher

A quick Google search reveals that the term "Dolby S/N Stretcher" was how 
Dolby A was sometimes referred to...

Not sure how that would account for your LP claiming to "boast of" this 
process, except that it was probably used in the recording process.

And if one channel was undecoded Dolby A, it would be rather obviously 
harsh and nasty-sounding as if someone had fallen on your graphic EQ, not 
really lower in volume AFAIK...

dave nolan
92nd St. Y
nyc

>Vox LPs of this vintage boast something called a "Dolby S/N Stretcher." 
I'm assuming that the S/N stands for "Signal to Noise." Does anyone here 
know something about this device, how Vox may have used it, and where it 
was used in the chain?