ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (07/30/85)
> There is already a labelling standard which is, unfortunately, in very > limited use. Some manufacturers have a three-letter code that tells whether > the original recording, the mixing, and the mastering was done in analog > or digital modes, e.g., ADD = Analog recording, Digital mixing, and Digital > mastering. I would like for this to be standard and required on the OUTSIDE > label of every CD. The "ADD" (etc.) labelling is actually pretty common -- all classical discs from Polygram (Philips, DGG, London) use it. Columbia seems to put "DIGITALLY MASTERED ANALOG RECORDING" on the front of all their CDs that were not digitally recorded. If you feel strongly about these things, vote with your feet! Don't buy CDs that aren't labelled the way you want. Write to the manufacturers and tell them why you aren't buying their products. They read such letters.