Anyone here have alot of records ?

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FrustratedUser

Lifer
Aug 16, 2001
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Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Ok let me give you a demonstration.

I will begin with an original master. The quality of this exceeds any media that the consumer can purchase.

Original Master

NOTE: Bass freaks will like this one. It has LFE present that no other released recording had.

Ok, a perfectly new record with no dust and static!

Brand New Record

After approximately 25 plays you start to hear wear taking its toll:

25 times around the block...

After 100 times, things start sounding bad:

100 times around...

At 1000 times, things get plain sick!

1000 times! That's a lot of playin' Willis!

Ok this is pretty bad. This record was purchased in 1970, your kids dragged it back and forth to school, played it on the Califone [!] during show N tell, and let it sit in the sun during recess!

Your ears plead for mercy!

Ok I hope you enjoyed this simulation as much as I did setting it up. Hopefully a lot more. Lemme cross my fingers and hope the damn thing even works!
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I'm sorry but I do have to say that this is BS. I have plenty of vinyl and a nice (but old) Dual 621 turntable and an overall pretty decent setup.
I have records played way more than 25 or 100 times and they absolutely do not sound that crappy as your examples show.
Your turntable must have like 5lbs of needle pressure or something.
I know they degrade with time but not even close to as fast as you say.
 
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sharkeeper

Lifer
Jan 13, 2001
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It's a simulation. ;-)

Not everyone plays a record in a clean room nor cares for it.

The simulation has no regard for this. The computer also has a very high resolution converter and the mp3 conversion is of much higher resolution than any software available. (it's also special hardware - don't ask about it - anyone - because I'm under strict NDA. )

A record that is this worn will not have as much distortion as the turntable itself is a buffering mechanism. I've run this myself and found it to be very relative. Perhaps the individual that ran this did not follow my instructions and it really is fvcked up. See I don't know because I haven't heard what you have listened to. If it's really rubbish I'll edit the post.

that's not an answer. and why does the last sample sound like farting?
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What sounds like farting?
 
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Pepsi90919

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: sharkeeper
It's a simulation. ;-)

Not everyone plays a record in a clean room nor cares for it.

The simulation has no regard for this. The computer also has a very high resolution converter and the mp3 conversion is of much higher resolution than any software available. (it's also special hardware - don't ask about it - anyone - because I'm under strict NDA. )

A record that is this worn will not have as much distortion as the turntable itself is a buffering mechanism. I've run this myself and found it to be very relative. Perhaps the individual that ran this did not follow my instructions and it really is fvcked up. See I don't know because I haven't heard what you have listened to. If it's really rubbish I'll edit the post.

that's not an answer. and why does the last sample sound like farting?
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What sounds like farting?
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that's just what it reminds me of
 
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Pepsi90919

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: sharkeeper
Alright I dunno if this is a joke. They are not answering my IM's and now I have to call at $8.00 a minute to find out what the fvck is going on. :|
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who and what?
 
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