pmr@drufl.UUCP (Rastocny) (03/29/84)
I agree with Craig on his thoughts as to why digital discs require different recording techniques and approaches. Present day recording engineers are VERY good at making vinyl discs sound like the master tapes. If this requires a boost at 5KHz of 3 1/2dB to do so, then it seem logical that they'll probably carry this knowledge into the digital format for no other reason than habit. (I'm not sure about this so don't quote me.) The resolution seems to be to obtain the original pre-mixed multi-track master tape and compare what this measures to what Bob Carver's experiments measured. (Bob tried to get some of these tapes but couldn't. Test discs exist for both analog and CDs to measure frequency response. Since both CDs and cartridges draw good plots, it seems to be the only way to statistically settle which system is more accurate.) Any other arguments would be purely subjective. Yours for higher fidelity, Phil Rastocny AT&T-ISL ..!drufl!pmr