Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.music,net.audio Subject: Re: List of fully-digital (mastering, etc.) CD's requested Message-ID: <1576@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 13:38:32 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.1576 Posted: Wed Sep 18 13:38:32 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 21-Sep-85 11:08:35 EDT References: <630@wjh12.UUCP> <1308@cwruecmp.UUCP> Reply-To: wmartin@brl-bmd.UUCP Distribution: net Organization: USAMC ALMSA, St. Louis, MO Lines: 23 Xref: linus net.music:8030 net.audio:5151 Summary: New code needed? Re the CD code of "DDD" not guaranteeing freedom from hiss and suchlike analog-derived defects, due to the digital master being made from analog tape that might be "n"th generation: Mayhap we need a new code, like "DDDD" or "Completely Digital" ["CD"!] that means that there were never *any* analog intermediate stages at all between the initial A-to-D conversion after the air-borne sounds created microphone voltages (or electronic devices generated signals that fed into the mixer board) and the D-to-A conversion in your home CD or PCM player device? That is, all recording, editing, and mix-down/processing/sweetening/whatever was done in the digital domain. No analog conversions and redigitizing of any kind ever happened (of course, there would be D-to-A for monitoring; these converted signals would then only be listened to, never re-recorded). Is this possible with current technology? If possible, is it so expensive, or the equipment so rare or hard to use, that it is very seldom done? Are there any commercially-available recordings that would qualify for this designation currently available? Will Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com