I'm going to master Ten Years After "A Space In Time" today for AF Gold CD...

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  1. Steve Hoffman

    Steve Hoffman Your host Your Host Thread Starter

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    Back to July, 1971 today for me!

    The Olympic Sound Studio analog masters are non-Dolby (thank goodness) and the level is +9 (typical for Olympic at the time). They used the natural tape saturation as their mixing compressor. A unique idea, only dared to be utilized by a few British studios. No American room would have done that because of the distortion overload. For some reason, Olympic conquered that problem and used the high level instead of Dolby A. Wacky stuff. Still, there is plenty of tape hiss due to the 16 channels of non-Dolby tracking. Not everything can hit +9 in a song, especially acoustic guitars. We'll see what happens!

    (Sings: "I'd love to change the reel, but I'll have the assistant do it....")

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    Later: Mastering completed.

    I"m sure you'll like the new Gold CD mastering. I sure do. The master tapes are still in perfect condition, basically untouched for years and years. I "polished and cut the diamond" to give the best glow and shine (proprietary info, of course). A layer of Telefunken 12AX7 vacuum tubes reinforced the midband and the natural ambiance capture of the A/D system at Marsh helped in making this version a totally accurate representation of what they were going for in the studio back in 1971. It will be your go-to version from now on!

    We hope you enjoy it.
     
    Steve Hoffman, Apr 20, 2011
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  2. street legal

    street legal Senior Member

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    Holy crap ........ awesome news!!! :)

    It's not near the top of my *favorite* Ten Years After albums, but I do like it, & am so glad that it will be getting your special touch, Steve. This is an album that truly does need it badly, as there is no even halfway decent sounding CD of this title that I've ever heard.
     
    street legal, Apr 20, 2011
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  3. GroovinGarrett

    GroovinGarrett Mrs. Stately's Garden

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    Nice, Steve. Great album.

    The Columbia SQ mix is grand as well.
     
    GroovinGarrett, Apr 20, 2011
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  4. MilesSmiles

    MilesSmiles Oenologist

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    Outstanding news, we're getting some really great titles.
     
    MilesSmiles, Apr 20, 2011
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  5. DTB

    DTB Active Member

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    I'm in for this one! Cricklewood Green next?
     
    DTB, Apr 20, 2011
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  6. Claus

    Claus Senior Member

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    One of the best british Blues Rock albums..... thx to Audio Fidelity for this title.
     
    Claus, Apr 20, 2011
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  7. Ed Hughes

    Ed Hughes Senior Member

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    Awesome.I'll be buying this one.:righton:
     
    Ed Hughes, Apr 20, 2011
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  8. davmar77

    davmar77 I'd rather be drummin'...

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    so, that means they used higher signal to noise ratio levels instead of noise reduction? is that correct? i like it!
     
    davmar77, Apr 20, 2011
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  9. therockman

    therockman Senior Member In Memoriam

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    Wow, I want this.
     
    therockman, Apr 20, 2011
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  10. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

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    You're broadening my horizons Steve. Never really got into Ten Years After, but I'm listening to the Amazon samples of this album, and aside from the obvious I'd Love To Change The World, I like the other songs as well. I'm in. :righton: :agree:
     
    Myke, Apr 20, 2011
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  11. street legal

    street legal Senior Member

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    If AF were to do another Ten Years After title, I'd rather they do the debut album, "Undead", or even "Stonedhenge" rather than "Cricklewood Green". Not because they are necesarrily better albums, but because the MFSL 2fer of "Shhhh/Criclewood Green" already sounds amazing. There are other Ten Years After albums that "need" an audiophile remastering more.
     
    street legal, Apr 20, 2011
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  12. wgriel

    wgriel Forum Resident

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    This is awesome news!

    Love Ten Years After and can't wait for this one!
     
    wgriel, Apr 20, 2011
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  13. Claus

    Claus Senior Member

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    I agree... MFSL did a an outstanding mastering of "Cricklewood Green", and the EMI remaster is very close.
     
    Claus, Apr 20, 2011
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  14. street legal

    street legal Senior Member

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    Myke, this is one band that you really should explore. If I were to make a list of criminally under-rated (& relatively unknown) bands/artists from the 60's/70's, Ten Years After would be very near the top of the list. I would say to try "Shhhh" or "Cricklewood Green" for starters.

    I'm more than glad that AF is doing "A Space in Time" & it is an automatic purchase for me, but this album is slightly more mainstream/accesible sounding than most of their prior albums.It's a very good album to be sure, but not one of my VERY favorite Ten Years After albums. But I like all of their albums (well, not the 1989 reunion album, so much!!!).
     
    street legal, Apr 20, 2011
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  15. Myke

    Myke Trying Not To Spook The Horse

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    Thanks, earlier today it was Spirit. Better late than never. :thumbsup:
     
    Myke, Apr 20, 2011
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  16. Chris Schoen

    Chris Schoen Rock 'n Roll !!!

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    Cool. I like TYA. Their original vinyls slam pretty nicely. I would imagine the master tapes are decent to deal with.
     
    Chris Schoen, Apr 20, 2011
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  17. noname74

    noname74 Allegedly Canadian

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    A classic. Can't wait!
     
    noname74, Apr 20, 2011
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  18. fortherecord

    fortherecord Senior Member

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    Nice! I've always been torn between liking the stereo or SQ Quad Mix though. I'm sure it will sound great which ever mix is used.
     
    fortherecord, Apr 20, 2011
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  19. pool_of_tears

    pool_of_tears Searching For Simplicity

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    Wonderful news, thank you for sharing Steve. Hope all goes well in the mastering. :)
     
    pool_of_tears, Apr 20, 2011
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  20. rjstauber

    rjstauber Senior Member

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    Friedrichshafen, Germany (and Grand Rapids, MI)
    Good pick, don't have this album on CD yet.
     
    rjstauber, Apr 20, 2011
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  21. Masmusic

    Masmusic Compact Discs Forever!

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    Great News! I Love This CD!!!!!!!
     
    Masmusic, Apr 20, 2011
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  22. quadjoe

    quadjoe Senior Member

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    I agree. I have both the stereo Lp and the SQ Lp, and the SQ disc is easily better (even when played in stereo). I'll be watching for your remaster, Steve. I know it will be great!
     
    quadjoe, Apr 20, 2011
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  23. Steve Hoffman

    Steve Hoffman Your host Your Host Thread Starter

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    I'm not going to master anything from an SQ Quad remix, dude-o's.
     
    Steve Hoffman, Apr 20, 2011
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  24. Hawkman

    Hawkman Supercar Gort Staff

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    Cool. It's good to be a club member. :thumbsup:
     
    Hawkman, Apr 20, 2011
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  25. ajax25

    ajax25 Forum Resident

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    Now we're talking!

    Rock and Roll Music To The World!
     
    ajax25, Apr 20, 2011
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