Impressive DXD downloads

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On 11/24/2020 at 1:43 AM, JoeWhip said:

as George Takai would say, Oh My!

Is that good or bad?

 

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On 11/24/2020 at 1:43 AM, JoeWhip said:

as George Takai would say, Oh My!

 

I think George would say; "Oh My..........incredible!"

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On 1/18/2021 at 6:26 PM, christian u said:

Very impressive indeed. And Terrance Blanchard wrote the liner notes. I would love to hear him record for the label with this 1 microphone technique. His "Simply Stated" album is favorite of mine, but if it had been recorded like this, I would rate up there with Kind of Blue.

Great album, sounds good too! 

 

 

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Is 32bit really better than 24bit. And is the 32bit files that are starting appear, what they call floating point?

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I agree the simpler the better😀

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On 6/4/2021 at 10:43 PM, JoeWhip said:

Fans of Patricia Barber’s Nightclub may want to check out the weekend exclusive of her forthcoming Clique release which is set to drop in early August. It is available on NativeDSD for US customers this weekend only in 24/352.8 DXD and all flavors of DSD. Fantastic recording all around.

This is good stuff! Recorded by Jim Anderson. This guy knows what he is doing.

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I know Jim anderson from this fine sounding album. It was awarded a grammy as i believe;

 

 

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On 3/4/2021 at 7:03 PM, tailspn said:

The short answer to your first question of a 32 bit PCM being better than a 24 bit is no as a delivery product. As explained in this Sound Devices article:

 

https://www.sounddevices.com/32-bit-float-files-explained/

 

 

24 bit PCM fixed point supports a dynamic range of 144dB, where the best of acoustic recordings rarely exceed less than half that dynamic range. 32 bits float (actually 64 bit fixed point in the best Digital Audio Workstations (DAW)) is supported for post processing digital signal processing (DSP) math bit growth during processing. Upon post processing (channel mixing and balancing, and/or sweetening) completion, files are truncated down to 24 bit fixed point for delivery, or 32 bit floating point for archival and further processing.

 

32 bit content files are typically floating point, but can also be fixed point. Both 24 bit and 32 bit deliverable files are always fixed point, to be operable within a DAC.

 

Tom

 

I will stick with buying 24 bit then, thanks!

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On 10/20/2020 at 9:46 PM, oso said:

 

I have bought the CD from Carmen at her;

                                 BandCamp site

and can report that it is amazing. It is a kind of a  Blues Suite in the sense that every piece of music is connected and the SQ is S.L quality. A very fine album.

 

 

 

The DXD version of Up Jumped The Devil

got a very fine review in the Hifi news and Records magazine;

 

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Carmen Gomes Inc
Up Jumped The Devil (DSD64/128/256/512; DXD)*
www.nativedsd.com; Sound Liaison SL1043A

Just when you thought you'd heard every possible take on the songbook of Robert Johnson, from true acoustic versions to Clapton's electric tracks, up jumps singer Carmen Gomes with her own rendition. The legendary bluesman died aged just 27 in 1938, amidst all those 'sold his soul to the devil' legends, and left a catalogue of just 29 songs, so you could argue there's nothing new to hear. However, Gomes gives her selected tracks an atmospheric, mystical spin, with minimal backing, a simple mic set-up, in Sound Liaison style, and a 'straight to DXD' as-live recording approach. Her sultry voice has immediacy and intimacy, the instruments captured with real vitality, and the whole recording drips with presence and a sense of performance. I can imagine this one proving popular on the demo circuit if we ever get back to them – and that would be no bad thing. AE

 

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On 11/10/2021 at 10:04 PM, JoeWhip said:

Another great sounding recording, recorded in DXD. 
 

 I agree. A fine album with and interesting concept;

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The Arch Manifesto

Each recording starts and ends with the main artist alone in the hall, the only interplay being the acoustics of the hall and his own mind. No audience is present except the ghosts from the past.
When the band enters the music must create an Arch, going from the single instrument performance to the more complex band performance and back to the last solo performance.
The same principle goes for the engineering; each recording starts out with only one microphone (stereo) microphone. As the music gains in complexity more microphones may be deployed, the only limit being the imagination and technical skills of the recording engineer. The producer and engineer must make the album feel as one, it should have a unifying 'sound', despite the different recording techniques employed. 

and as always very interesting liner notes on the process of recording the album; Full liner notes DON'T EXPLAIN

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Talking about impressive;

Carmen Gomes Inc. RAY!

All the Sound Liaison albums seems have a story or a philosophy to them. That's the music as well as the technical aspects. These guys are really into what they are making, true connoisseurs of music.

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"The 2 most important engineers in Ray Charles' oeuvre were Tom Dowd and his protégé Al Schmitt. The story goes that before Ray Charles, Tom Dowd and Al Schmitt started working together, tape recording levels were kept safely way below the limit. But Charles, Dowd and Schmitt realized that by carefully getting close to the limit, a beautiful light colorization of the upper harmonics took place. In tribute to the 2 engineers I decided to use an analog signal chain to master the DXD recording to a Studer A80 reel to reel tape recorder in order to get that little bit of "tape saturation" that Ray Charles liked so much, keeping in mind Tom’s and Al’s love for minimalistic equalization and very little compression. The various reverb techniques used on the album were inspired by Al Schmitt's work. I have added a bit of depth to the beautiful natural ambience captured in the hall by carefully chaining reverb units at minimal settings. This technique helped the sound of the album become more coherent despite the different recording techniques applied, following the rules of the Arch Manifesto".

Frans de Rond
 

 

 

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On 12/31/2021 at 3:38 PM, PAP said:

Talking about impressive;

Carmen Gomes Inc. RAY!

All the Sound Liaison albums seems have a story or a philosophy to them. That's the music as well as the technical aspects. These guys are really into what they are making, true connoisseurs of music.

 

 

Now there is a 24/768kHz  version as well;

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Ray! in 768kHz  Ray! - PCM 768kHz! - 24bit - FREE TRACK

The RME company is highly regarded by audio professionals. Before we started working with Merging, RME was our converter of choice. So when we got offered to test the RME ADI-2 FS, a compact 2-channel AD/DA converter we gladly approved.   The first comparison with our Merging Anubis was immediately positive. Lots of definition, a beautiful soundstage with perfect placement. And after powering it with the Ferrum Hypsos external power supply, a sense of calm and control was added to the experience. This is clearly a serious converter.   The RME has a maximum sample rate of 768kHz. To really see what the RME ADI-2 is capable off, we created a 768kHz/24bit file straight from our Studer A80 tape recorder playing the ¼" reel to reel master tape from our latest release.  Listening and A/B comparing with the Studer the result is quite convincing. In our opinion the sound is very close to the analog master tape.   We would like to share the results with you. Therefore we have made one 768kHz track from the album available for free for a limited time period.  The only favor we ask in return, is that you give us a bit of feedback; Is this a way forward? Do you also hear an even greater sense of realism compared to the lower formats or are you perfectly happy with the formats you have been using so far?   For anyone who would like to purchase the entire album in 768kHz but has already purchased the album in a lower resolution in the past week, the price difference will be refunded. Send us an email and you will receive a refund within a few days.

 

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Same problem here but I am curious as to what the result is of your friends listening test.

Sound Liaison says in the news letter;

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Listening and A/B comparing with the Studer the result is quite convincing. In our opinion the sound is very close to the analog master tape.

 

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Ok Thanks, it does make sense when you read this article; Is a higher audio sample rate better?

 

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Yes and the reviewer also wrote e a fine review of the previous album "Up Jumped the Devil"

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To my ears nothing beats the sound of tape, so my guess is tape more than the DAC but ....

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That would be very interesting indeed.

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Daniel Barenboim plays on one

and I have these very well played Goldberg variations also played on the Maene Straight Strong Consert Grand. the sound is lovely; Redbook CD Goldberg Variations door Minnaar,Hannes

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On 2/4/2022 at 7:40 PM, JoeWhip said:

 

Another great new recording from the folks at Sound Liaison. I had never heard of the Chris Maene straight string piano before. This is the first jazz recording using this instrument. Fabulous full rich yet detailed sound. May have to listen to this one twice today.

Check this! : Barenboim on the same piano; 

 

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That is indeed very special that the notes move so evenly and that natural sound of the church is really nice. It's maybe the best sounding trio recording in my vast collection so far.

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On 12/26/2019 at 11:13 PM, Milan said:

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It's wonderful music and a great recording.

 2 of Sound Liaison's  earlier One Microphone Recordings have won the album of the year award at DSD Native.

Carmen Gomes for best vocal recording with ''Don't you Cry'' https://www.soundliaison.com/index.php/408-carmen-gomes-inc-dont-you-cry

and 

Rainier Voet & Pigalle44 (Joe's favorite) for best world music recording.https://www.soundliaison.com/index.php/515-reinier-voet-ballade-pour-la-nuit

 

The jury consisted of 2 music reviewers but listeners can vote as well

 

Reading Joe's excellent article about the recording procedure,how the 1st recording (the Carmen Gomes album) was more a less an experiment, it is quiet a feat that they have managed to gain two awards already. It proves they are on the right track.

They have 20% off on both albums in order to celebrate the award.

https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/sound-liaison-one-mic-recordings-r813/

 

 

The follow up from Reinier Voet has been released last. Highly recommended;

 Reinier Voet Quartet "Images" ;The Arch Recording Series vol 4.

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On 9/12/2022 at 7:02 AM, austinpop said:

I’m very impressed with this collection of DXD releases. Excellent sound quality.

https://spiritofturtle.com/collections/dxd

 

i particularly recommend the ones marked “Northstar Recording by Bert van der Wolf.”

Yes another fine Dutch audiophile label. Great engineer indeed.