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From: 5121cdd@houxm.UUCP (C.DORY)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: The Pepsi Challenge
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Date: Wed, 24-Oct-84 12:09:56 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 24 12:09:56 1984
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Once upon a time (and that time was not too long ago), I described a
digital vs. analog challenge comparing master recordings.  By carrying
out the process to the end product (i.e., comparing the CD vs. the
LP record) the conclusions can be, at best, inconclusive.  There are
too many variables to hope too control in trying to comparing the end
products.  At the master tape level, you are really comparing the
two technologies, and not their commercial realizations which have
passed though many hands (most of them dirty).  Telarc is the only
company that I know of that actually says that their LPs and CDs
are made from the same master digital tapes.  You could, therefore
if you wanted, compare what the LP mastering, matrixing and pressing
process vs. the CD mastering and stamping(?!) process does to the
music.  However this will NOT be a comparison of digital vs. analog!

Craig Dory