DeVerm wrote: > opaqueice;347211 Wrote: >> When CDs and vinyl records are made from the same recordings, I think >> they are usually mixed differently to take into account the limitations >> of the medium. > > No, they use RIAA correction and pre-emphasis for recording to vinyl. > The element on the turntable will invert these changes so you hear the > same thing again.
I'm not sure I agree with either of you on "mixed" but they for sure are different masterings. There is much more to mastering vinyl than there is for CD. You have to account for the characteristics of the vinyl's physical characteristics. If you have too much bass, the needle will literally jump out of the groove. And depending on where the tune goes on the record, you may have to add or subtract bass. Loud base takes more physical space, so you can't squeeze "the grooves" together. (There is only one groove per side, so you really don't squeeze the grooves, you vary the pitch between placement of the groove. There used to be artists of the lathe who could adjust the pitch (width between the grooves) but they have all died out. So if you want to press vinyl today, you have to master it so that the lathe can just go with one button press. I'm sure that there are some albums that are mixed differently for different media. But I've not seen evidence that the majority of modern albums are remixed just for the different media. Remixing so they can sell yet another copy to gullible audiophiles is another topic. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
