DCC Archive Easiest Remaster

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  1. Doug Hess Jr.

    Doug Hess Jr. Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Steve,
    Of all of the re-masters you've done...what has been the easiest? No tweaking really needed as all of the "breath of life" was already on the two-track master tape. Just thread the tape, check the splices, azimuth and otherwise push PLAY and put it into digital format for pressing onto Gold CD.
    Doug Hess
     
    Doug Hess Jr., Nov 13, 2001
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  2. Steve Hoffman

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    Doug,

    There is only one CD I've ever done that was easy like that, with self-contained "Breath Of Life". That was, of course "Buddy Holly--From The Original Master Tapes" on MCA.

    It took me just four hours to master that disc. No EQ or tricks of any kind needed, just level adjusts, and that great Norman Petty sound poured out of the speakers.

    Of course, it took me two years and three months to find all of the tapes, but that's another story.... ;)
     
    Steve Hoffman, Nov 13, 2001
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  3. Gary

    Gary Nauga Gort! Staff

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    Ahh the hallowed vaults of MCA. I wish you were searching for Skynyrd at that time, too!

    I know that three Skynyrd titles are "on the list" at DCC. They are my all time fav. rock & roll band. I do hope that you get the opportunity to DCC-ize them! From Pronounced to Street Survivors! :D
     
    Gary, Nov 13, 2001
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  4. indy mike

    indy mike Forum Pest

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    Over 2 years of digging for the Buddy Holly set on MCA - am I the only one who wants to hear about the search???? C'mon Steve, are you saving this for your book or can you spill the beans about putting the Holly set together? I'll bet MCA didn't dig that kinda prep time!
     
    indy mike, Nov 13, 2001
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  5. Alan T

    Alan T Senior Member

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    Please tell us about Norman Petty's tape archive. Did you really have to go through all his tapes to find Buddy Holly stuff that hadn't been erased on re-used reels?
     
    Alan T, Nov 13, 2001
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  6. Steve Hoffman

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    Oh yeah, Mike. I was just making friends right and left there. Drove 'em all nuts.

    Alan, there were no finished masters at Norman's. Just some scattered outtakes. All of the finished versions were at the record company----Just not logged as such!

    It would take too long, and I don't want to go down memory lane right now, but looking for the correct master tapes on Buddy was a nightmare. That's how I found out that the tape boxes tossed into a corner with water leaking on them from an emergency fire pipe were the actual masters. They were all of course marked "Not master--do not use"....

    Sigh... :(

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    Steve Hoffman, Nov 13, 2001
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  7. J Epstein

    J Epstein Member

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    Steve - were the same correct masters used for the big Buddy Holly multi-LP Box, the notes for that one are exhaustive regarding the history and nonexistent regarding the remastering. Sound is excellent.

    -j
     
    J Epstein, Nov 14, 2001
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  8. Steve Hoffman

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    No, they were not. Sorry. :(
     
    Steve Hoffman, Nov 14, 2001
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