Re: [ARSCLIST] Pristine Audio (?!)

[RA Friedman <rafriedman@xxxxxxx>]

I guess every generation says this! Take heart. Invariably some youngster comes along and decides to learn the "old school way" and revive craftsmanship. The real question is "Can they find their niche?" 

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	Sometimes I think that mastering (or remastering) skills are decreasing
	at a rate similar to the rate of decline in the quality of recording
	engineers. As the 'old school' talent retires, the younger replacement
	talent has never learned fully to deal with the effort to use the holes
	in the sides of ones' head. Instead there is the mouse and automatic
	digital tools. The most disappointing thing is that it isn't the tools
	that are the problem. They are far, far better than they have ever been.
	It is the people, the attitudes, the 'easy way out' laziness that is the
	most disappointing.
	
	Scott
	
	
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	On 05/12/07, Marcos Sueiro Bal wrote:
	
	> Tom & Doug,
	>
	> A-men.
	>
	> It amazes me how professional mastering engineers can be lured into
	> over-processing. A couple of years ago I consulted for a major box-set
	
	> re-issue and the original mastering (from a reputable house) on Cedar
	> was full of digi-swish. I believe that they had just gotten the system
	
	> and were a little knob-happy (something that I admit to be susceptible
	
	> of when using a new piece of gear). I convinced them to back off a bit
	
	> (although, alas, they never fixed the pitch drift).
	>
	> As these tools become more commonplace and we learn to use them, we
	> can only hope that these artifacts will be a thing of the past.
	>
	I think ear fatigue is a major problem. It is very hard even for an
	engineer to avoid adapting to what is coming out of the speakers after
	working for an hour or two.
	
	So you tend to keep turning the knobs a bit further.
	
	Regards
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	Don Cox
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