ags@pucc-i (Seaman) (03/30/84)
> Advent used to recommend "Also Sprach Zarathrusta" (spelling?) > as a good test of low bass response, as there is an opening > bass pedal organ note of roughly 30 Hz. This note isn't on all > recordings of this piece, apparently, so Advent had a specific > recommendation od what version to listen to ... I find it hard to believe that the opening bass note would be missing from any high-fidelity recording of Strauss's "Also Sprach Zarathustra" which was made by a reputable orchestra. On the other hand, "Also Sprach Zarathustra" is also well-known to the movie audiences as "The Theme From 2001," and there are many records around that contain various bastardizations of Strauss's music. Some of these may lack the base note (and much else). -- Dave Seaman ..!pur-ee!pucc-i:ags "Against people who give vent to their loquacity by extraneous bombastic circumlocution."
rmiller@ccvaxa.UUCP (04/01/84)
#R:pucc-i:-24500:ccvaxa:4800006:000:491 ccvaxa!rmiller Mar 31 16:58:00 1984 that bass note may have been there, but after a few hits from a cartridge, it probably won't stay there! the note is something on the order of a 64 foot pedal for an organ. there are probably a few places that decided that might be too much work in return for having the record trashed by an inconsiderate turntable. on an audiophile record, i would suspect that the engineer would be shot if it wasn't put on the vinyl, but for public consumption, who would notice? uiucdcs!ccvaxa!rmiller