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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 11:39:40 GMT
Barry's recounting of his career and learning process is so understated and even humble, that someone skimming the blog who is unaware of where the clues ("...the technical writings of Richard C. Heyser...") lead might assume he's an average engineer and audiophile. But this is great writing by someone who knows....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 12:08:25 GMT
Barry's recounting of his career and learning process is so understated and even humble, that someone skimming the blog who is unaware of where the clues ("...the technical writings of Richard C. Heyser...") lead might assume he's an average engineer and audiophile. But this is great writing by someone who knows.... Dale Barry is also a mine of information about sound isolation etc. and freely gives his knowledge to those who are interested. How many others would have even given me the time of day with those CDs that I sent him ? Have you heard some of Barry's 24/192 material such as from his recent album "Americas"? There is no compression and no mixing, just 2 wideband microphones ( up to 57kHZ on some tracks IIRC) and the sound is so incredibly pure sounding. Alex
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 12:27:40 GMT
Any more info on that recording Alex or even a link.
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Chris
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 12:34:31 GMT
Hi Chris You may even be able to sample a track from the album. ( if not at full resolution..... ) The track "Maria" is from the music of Suriname, where my daughter in law comes from. (It's 434,629KB) Regards Alex P.S. It's also got a fabulous depth of image through the Class A HA . www.soundkeeperrecordings.com/americas.htm
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 12:57:28 GMT
ta moochly!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2013 15:23:00 GMT
Barry's recounting of his career and learning process is so understated and even humble, that someone skimming the blog who is unaware of where the clues ("...the technical writings of Richard C. Heyser...") lead might assume he's an average engineer and audiophile. But this is great writing by someone who knows.... Barry is also a mine of information about sound isolation etc. and freely gives his knowledge to those who are interested. How many others would have even given me the time of day with those CDs that I sent him ? Have you heard some of Barry's 24/192 material such as from his recent album "Americas"? There is no compression and no mixing, just 2 wideband microphones ( up to 57kHZ on some tracks IIRC) and the sound is so incredibly pure sounding. Alex Oh yes, I have the downloads - wouldn't miss that. I gobble up downloads as fast as I can get them. Got quite a few from Blue Coast too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2013 3:04:36 GMT
New from Barry Diament.
News of "The Soundkeeper" Blog
See Barry's Blog at this link soundkeeperrecordings.wordpress.com/With one of the most colorful Autumns in recent years here in the northeast, and the onset of shorter days, the latest entries in The Soundkeeper blog recall my move to a “big time” studio and some major changes in the technology used to make records. Starting with Into the Majors, I recount my entry into Atlantic Recordings' own Atlantic Studios, where as Music Editor my "Procrustean" assignment was "to make long songs shorter and short songs longer". Other assignments included creating submasters for mass duplication of pre-recorded cassettes and 8-track cartridges(!). Documenting the arrival of the digital juggernaut required a 2-part entry so Perfect Sound Forever? (Part 1) chronicles my promotion to being Atlantic's first "CD mastering department", describing the futuristic looking new gear and how digital changed how music editing is accomplished. In setting up the new CD mastering room, I introduced audiophile speakers to the studio. All seemed fine and the advance word from the press and from colleagues was very positive. Then I got my first good listen to digital audio. Perfect Sound Forever? (Part 2) describes the differences between what I was expecting from digital audio, based on what I'd read in the press and heard from colleagues, and what I heard when comparing digital transfers of analog masters with the originals and with the vinyl releases. I was shy and felt lonely when, as a panelist at an AES discussion among those mastering for CD, mine was the only voice in the room saying I felt vinyl was still revealing much more of the information contained in the master tapes than CD was. As I gained more experience with the medium, I also came to realize that the CDs we got back from the replication facilities did not sound like the CD masters we sent to the plants. Over time, digital began to take its first baby steps toward sonic progress. Digital grows and first experiments in stereo marks some of the advances. One of the important ones, in terms of record making, was the arrival of the Digital Audio Workstation, in the form of software applications for the then nascent personal computer. Computer-based audio was to bring with it a number of revolutions, prime among these in a stupendous increase in flexibility and control for audio editing. At around the same time, I was becoming increasingly interested in making recordings that would be more convincing for the listener and started my experiments in recording in stereo. Pivotal in my education were what I came to call "The Questions". Most recently, Two worlds, hereos and real stereo elaborates on an early recognition that there is more than one audio world and that a synthesis of the two would be of benefit to all and especially the listener. I talk a bit about the misguided desire in some audiophile quarters for "flat transfers" and invoke The Questions to help explain why. This entry also remembers some personal audio heroes with a nod to the great mastering engineer George Piros, with whom I had the good fortune to work while at Atlantic. Lastly, there was the earth-shaking experience for someone who had been a music and audio enthusiast since childhood and had by then worked as a professional audio engineer for over a decade: I heard stereo for the first time. Coming up in The Soundkeeper, I’ll talk about more early experiments in recording in stereo and how these provided great education in addition to all the fun. I hope you’ll find it of interest. When visiting the blog, please note the “Follow” button on the sidebar on the right side of The Soundkeeper blog home page. If you enter your email address and click the “Follow” button (or for those logged onto Wordpress, simply click the button), you’ll receive an email notification whenever a new post is added to the blog. Also, please tell any friends (real friends and cyber friends on audio fora) who might be interested about the blog. Thank you to all who are helping to spread the word. On behalf of Soundkeeper Recordings and all of our artists, we thank you for your continued support and interest. Until next time, Happy Listening! Barry www.soundkeeperrecordings.com
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2013 20:48:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2014 1:19:52 GMT
The latest instalment of Barry Diament's Blog is now available. Quote: When visiting the blog, please note the “Follow” button on the sidebar on the right side of The Soundkeeper blog home page. If you enter your email address and click the “Follow” button (or for those logged onto Wordpress, simply click the button), you’ll receive an email notification whenever a new post is added to the blog. soundkeeperrecordings.wordpress.com/
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