[Jandek] Re: jandek Digest, Vol 59, Issue 88

[Emil Macherzyński]

i think we learned not too long ago that jandek uses a professional
mastering engineer. or maybe he started after he pressed some cds with said
artefacts?

2011/9/4 P <chairbesideawindow at yahoo.com>

> I have noticed digital artifacts in a lot of the cd reissues and I have
> noticed it on blue corpse and a bunch of the acoustic
> solo records, quite possibly could have been ripped from a master analog
> tape than ripped to mp3 (in a low bitate)
> than pressed from that low bit mp3....the rep at the time didn't seem to
> know much about high tech recording or more
> modern recording technology so its possible he didn't understand the
> difference in bit rate before pressing those earlier
> CD reissues.
>
> regards
> justin
> www.myspace.com/iamesper
>
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>   1. Strange Mastering / Transcoding on "Blue Corpse" CD
>       (phogwilde at aol.com)
> Hey Everyone,
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> I was listening to my "Blue Corpse" CD today, and I think there's something
> wrong with the mastering, or maybe even the master source that was used. I
> was noticing what I can best describe as digital artifacts here and there,
> like the type that get created when downgrading fidelity or transcoding MP3s
> (or even just making, say, a 96k MP3). "Blue Corpse" is one of the few
> Jandek releases that I had a vinyl copy of ("had" because I had to sell it a
> while back to pay bills, which killed me to do and still kills me to this
> day... wish I had that back). Before I sold my vinyl copy, I made a digital
> copy of it so I could at least listen to it. Comparing "Variant" from the CD
> and my digital copy of the LP, you can clearly hear a fidelity difference
> (I'm not talking about the Digital vs Analog argument) and those digital
> artifacts/transcode noises/whatever are not present at all on the LP audio.
> I'm almost wondering if the CD was made from an MP3/compromised master.
>
> Sorry... I know I'm rambling. Anyhow, did anyone who has original vinyl
> copies of Jandek records notice anything like this when comparing the
> CDs/LPs? I know there's been a lot of discussion about the songs themselves
> (added/missing parts, etc.), but I don't recall seeing anything about the
> actual sound/mastering/whatever quality itself.
>
> For the record, I don't know for sure which CD pressing I have, but I think
> it's the 2005 one (back of the CD lists "One Minute" as having a length of
> 1:15).
>
> Any input on this would be greatly appreciated!
>
> -Rob
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