I've uploaded a sample from my (live) recording of a choir to a cassette deck. Here is the file to download (96kHz 24bit FLAC, 67Mb). In my view is is a fine example of what a good analogue recorder is capable of.
Notes:
1) It is my own recording and the music (Rachmaninov) is to my knowledge copyright free.
2) The performance is by the CC21 Choir.
3) No noise reduction was used.
Enjoy!
Alex
Notes:
1) It is my own recording and the music (Rachmaninov) is to my knowledge copyright free.
2) The performance is by the CC21 Choir.
3) No noise reduction was used.
Enjoy!
Alex
Do you think the quality is good enough (of an "audiophile vinyl", that's it 😀 )?
Cheers
Alex
What do you mean? You are wondering if quality of vinyl is enough?
don't know....you tell me 😀
BTW I am assuming the recording is on master tape reel to reel and not regular old cassettes!!!
don't know....you tell me 😀
BTW I am assuming the recording is on master tape reel to reel and not regular old cassettes!!!
The recording was made on a plain old compact cassette (not so regular though, I've used Sony UX-Pro tape for it as the most neutral I can find for the deck used).
Cheers
Alex
uuhhmmmm!!! Well interesting experiment.
Did you consider recording with a Reel to Reel Tape? I mean I wonder what is the difference from your recording to for instance the well known recordings made on the master tape from Blue Note for the big Jazz back on the 50s/60s
The sound great..no question there...
Did you consider recording with a Reel to Reel Tape? I mean I wonder what is the difference from your recording to for instance the well known recordings made on the master tape from Blue Note for the big Jazz back on the 50s/60s
The sound great..no question there...
Hi,
Choir music and things like voice and acoustic guitar are the
sort of things that don't show up the limitations of compact
cassette recording, rather than highlighting any real capability.
Choir music especially has no real dynamics (crest factor),
low bass or treble, and a cassette recorder can make a
decent fist of capturing the essence of the performance.
rgds, sreten.
A decent 1/4" tape system run at decent speed, 7 1/2"/s,
will slaughter the cassette 1/8" system running at 1 7/8"/s.
Choir music and things like voice and acoustic guitar are the
sort of things that don't show up the limitations of compact
cassette recording, rather than highlighting any real capability.
Choir music especially has no real dynamics (crest factor),
low bass or treble, and a cassette recorder can make a
decent fist of capturing the essence of the performance.
rgds, sreten.
A decent 1/4" tape system run at decent speed, 7 1/2"/s,
will slaughter the cassette 1/8" system running at 1 7/8"/s.
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IMHO, the deck I've used can hold it's own against the majority of good reel to reel decks at 15 ips, both from the sound quality point of view and from the measurements side too. Add to it a much cheaper and more convenient media and you will know why I use that deck to archive my precious vinyl LPs.
Cheers
Alex
Well, at the last Whittlebury Hi-Fi show I've used another sample of that cassette deck as a second source in a ~£40K system and we were playing all kinds of music through it, recorded from vinyl. No complains about the sound quality (actually people could not believe it when the source was pointed out to them 😉 ) .
Cheers
Alex
P.S.
It will not (mostly because a good cassette tape is miles better). And as I've said, the deck I've used for that recording can be compared only to a good 15 ips R2R. It runs at 3 3/4 ips though (didn't I mention that 😉 )?
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Decent quality cassette tapes do not shed (unlike many R2R tapes). I have cassettes recorded over 30 years ago which still play very well (unlike many of the CD's half that age). In any case, I can always re-record from the original vinyl and I can play a tape hundreds of times without noticeable deterioration in the sound quality.
Cheers
Alex
how does it compare to vinyl? Let me open a little debate:
Vinyl vs Hi rez digital music! Which one is your favorite? 😱
😎
Is it the right place for such a debate? For me it is not an important question as most of the music I happen to like is available on vinyl, and I don't listen to CDs .
Cheers
Alex
proper place? I thought so, since you posted a FLAC file of an analogue rip off!!! But it is your thread if you don't want to talk about this I understand and drop the question 🙂
BTW for completeness, CDs are obsolete, a real evaluation of the potential of a digital rig should only be done through Hi Res file DSD 8.XMHz Digital Master.
However, I do love Vinyl and don't even have digital source on my system either..
😎
BTW for completeness, CDs are obsolete, a real evaluation of the potential of a digital rig should only be done through Hi Res file DSD 8.XMHz Digital Master.
However, I do love Vinyl and don't even have digital source on my system either..
😎
Hi,
This thread has already left any resemblance of reality.
There is no point contributing any further.
rgds, sreten.
This thread has already left any resemblance of reality.
There is no point contributing any further.
rgds, sreten.
If I could post an analogue copy, I would 😉 , however there are limitations even to the mighty Internet.. .
I use digital for measurements, evaluations and occasional demonstrations like this one but not for listening to the music, as I prefer it to be fully analogue. Hence my tape infatuation 🙂 .
Cheers
Alex
As you are in the UK, you are always welcome to my alternative reality - to listen what is cassette is really capable of. From the looks of it you've never heard it done properly 🙄 .
Cheers
Alex
wait a second, are you the same person who commented on the motor?????
😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
Anyway x-pro I think your experiment was great and I would love to hear your tape set up...I bet it is very interesting!!!
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