Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Garcia/Grisman Alternate Takes (24/96) looks good

[wgscott]

Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Garcia/Grisman Alternate Takes

 

I haven't had a chance to listen to this yet, except with my eyes. Miraculously, the same software that yields questionable results when used to analyze stuff that experts tell us really is ok, despite all appearances, does not seem to have done this an injustice.

 

Funny how that works.

 

[Julf]

Thanks for posting the graphs!

[wgscott]

I'm dragging out getting ready for work today so I can start listening.

 

Two initial observations:

 

1. Sounds great.

 

2. The "alternative" is sufficiently different than the original that it warrants spending $12 on if you like this album (one of my all-time favorites, and I got to see the two of them perform it in SF when it was released).

[maxray]

2. The "alternative" is sufficiently different than the original that it warrants spending $12 on if you like this album (one of my all-time favorites, and I got to see the two of them perform it in SF when it was released).

 

Thanks for that - this is one of my top favorite albums too, and this was exactly what I was wondering. Can't wait to hear it!!!

[maxray]

[quote name=wgscott;170970I haven't had a chance to listen to this yet' date=' except with my eyes.

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wgscott - can you tell me what I am looking at here? As a high-res newbie, would love to understand what those graphs represent. I am familiar in looking at a waveform like this, but is the conclusion that we see a wider range of dynamics in the waveform?

[wgscott]

The other album (the "original") looks almost identical, so both are looking good.

[wgscott]

waveform: Allows you to see if the dynamic range has been exceeded.

 

This one looks kind of bad:

 

This one looks good:

 

 

spectrum (fourier transform): Allows you to see how high in frequency the signal actually goes, given the cut-off imposed by the type of file (red-book is sampled at 44.1 kHz, so it cuts off at 22.05 kHz):

 

This one looks bad (probably up-sampled):

 

This one looks good:

 

The third type of plot is basically a cross-section of the second type of plot, but provides a complementary view.

[maxray]

Thanks - that's really helpful and interesting.