Talking about hiper-compressed stuff

[Lee_Sackett]

Adobe Audition 1.5 has a Compander effect I've played around with on a few HC recordings. It doesn't eliminate the distortion, but was kind of good at masking it somewhat, and at least giving a smashed recording a trace of dynamic range.

You could follow that up with the Crackle/Pop remover, which could reduce some of the distortion.

 

[yeoldeschool]

I'll try that to see how it works. What I need it for is the 60s and 70s stuff that often gets reissued on CD that is not found elsewhere. I found a CD at Wally World (Walmart) that had a stereo version of "In My Room" by the Beach Boys. Imagine my surprise when I played it and it was flat-topped, and there was an obvious bump up of 100 hz and below. ((deep sigh))

Get in touch with JonesTM. They have an extensive library of music and probably have what you need. www.jonestm.com

...and...

http://www.uncompressedmusic.com/ Try this link.It is dave scott ,inventor of Scott Studios's and former owner of tm and century 21.cuts are 1.00 ,but he will deal with you on a package price. Quality is superb....

Do these companies possess non-hypercompressed, non-clipped/maximized versions of today's modern, obliterated tracks? I.e., are they getting their hands on the studio multitracks and doing their own non-destructive mastering?

Or do they simply rummage through every known existing retail/promotional release of each cut in their catalog in search of the best one (where dynamics and fidelity are concerned)?

I ask because any of us can do the latter ourselves ... whereas if the former is true, well...

 

[murcuryvapor]

I'm talking about ripping a CD which is over compressed. Seems to me that while not 100% pristine, a Direct-X with a DBX Expansion type of setting could reduce some of the heavy compression.

Like I said, it's not perfect. But it beats having it sound like butt.

You mean the old DBX tape nr system?

\You have to have some dynamics to begin with to accomplish that.

 

[FredRichards]

Or do they simply rummage through every known existing retail/promotional release of each cut in their catalog in search of the best one (where dynamics and fidelity are concerned)?

I ask because any of us can do the latter ourselves ... whereas if the former is true, well...

Hard to say. In my own case, I'm transferring my entire library from LP/45 to digital. For the most part everything is coming out as I would expect. There are cases where some releases have been made of stereo versions, where I only have the mono version. There is where the problem starts.

When I've located the stereo issue on CD, many of them are hyper-compressed/clipped. It's a case of trying to find the best tracks I can.

The one that is kicking my tail right now is "Telstar" by the Tornadoes. I recall hearing it in good stereo once, but the only thing I've come across is a cheesy synthesized stereo version clipped like that city in Egypt.

But considering the odds, I'm counting my blessings that things are coming out as good as they are.

murcuryvapor sez:
You mean the old DBX tape nr system?

Yep, the ol' DBX type 1 style system. The stuff I'm trying to decode was set at a 4:1, which is easy to set up in the "Dynamics" of Sound Forge. The problem is that I can't quite match the timing which is causing some pumping.

 

[murcuryvapor]

murcuryvapor sez:
You mean the old DBX tape nr system?

Yep, the ol' DBX type 1 style system. The stuff I'm trying to decode was set at a 4:1, which is easy to set up in the "Dynamics" of Sound Forge. The problem is that I can't quite match the timing which is causing some pumping.

Maybe an amend to this a la DBX is to play with the eq as well. The 2:1 setup does that.

(by the way, those old dbx tapes sound great)