The CD Theory

[QUINNY]

Paul/Forrrce: I'm convinced that the perceived lack of bass with CD is basically down vinyl always being less accurate than it should have been and everyone just getting used to that sound.
Now here's a strange but true fact, based on my 20 odd years in the business.
I used to do a lot of real time cassette copying for a number of clients. I could always tell when the studios changed from analogue to digital, especially when they invested in a digital mixer.
1). the background noise was almost completely wiped out, at a stroke.
2). the masters were less compresssed and less squashed, the overall reponse was noticeably wider, compared to previous analogue ones and, wait for it......
3). The bass was much better defined and much, much heavier. There would be real feeling down at 30 Hz and below and it just sounded much more solid.

Go figure.

[BrunoRepublic]

Originally Posted by QUINNY

Paul/Forrrce: I'm convinced that the perceived lack of bass with CD is basically down vinyl always being less accurate than it should have been and everyone just getting used to that sound. [/b]

I attribute it to the widespread use of Stanton DJ cartridges, which exaggerate the bass.

If someone had been used to hearing vinyl with, say, Ortofon OM cartridges, I doubt they'd ever think of vinyl as having "fuller" bass...

[geo__]

All I know is that music companies managed to sell us three times more expensive a medium that costs 20 times less to manufacture, reproduce and ship.
Yes CD has better quality (but not always, I had CDs that the volume was way too low, or very bad), but is this a reason to sell us something so expensive? Here in Europe in my country a new CD costs 20 Euros.
One final Point:
MUSIC COMPANIES CARE ONLY ABOUT MONEY, NOT MUSIC.
How do you explain that many wonderful songs never reached the charts and not many people know them? Probably because music labels thought that they would never make big money so they didn't promote them.
George

[efunk_adelic]

Originally Posted by geo__

MUSIC COMPANIES CARE ONLY ABOUT MONEY, NOT MUSIC.
How do you explain that many wonderful songs never reached the charts and not many people know them? Probably because music labels thought that they would never make big money so they didn't promote them.
George

Geo, I agree with you on this opinion... however, sometimes they spend too much money promoting a new artist.

[K-Bee]

Originally Posted by efunk_adelic

Geo, I agree with you on this opinion... however, sometimes they spend too much money promoting a new artist.

.......and way to often abandoning their back catalogues in the process, I might add :x

[QUINNY]

In the real world, a plumber only comes and fixes your pipes 'cos he's getting paid for it. Record companies are no different, except for every one big money making hit, there might be 10 money losing total flops. A record company never knows when it's next going to hit pay dirt.

If you went to work every day not knowing when you'd actually be paid, wouldn't you tend to charge more than you need to, in order to stand a better chance of surviving?

It's all about risk and reward. The higher the perceived risk, the greater the rewards have to be, in order to compensate.
The music biz is a very high risk business.