Mielr

He must have expressed an opinion not sanctioned by Lucas.

I'll always remember him for his "this is the best these films have ever looked" comment when unveiling the GOUT a few years back.

Wonder what he's going to do with the warehouses of crap now.

generalfrevious said:

If this is going to be on the BD, I wonder what other changes will be in store for 2011? Lucas keeps changing his vision every seven years.

Yes, I also remember the film being received very well back then.

Jetrell Fo said:

In reference to the Faces LD's I have a question....is there any noticeable differences in the U.S. pressings and the Japan made for US pressings?

I have a set of each and just wondered if there is anything I'd need to look out for.

JediTray said:

I would rather have more stable pitch as well.

You're in the wrong forum.

Try here:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/forum.cfm/How-Tos-and-Technical-Discussions/forum/12/

Sluggo said:

I'm trying to remember the source of this info.

JediTray said:
Really?  I've always heard that direct drive was preferred.  Even when I worked in a music store back in the day, DJ's and enthusiasts alike preferred it.

I haven't had the time to really dive into the text yet, but I flipped thru the whole book yesterday, and there are tons of photos I've never seen before. Really great!

Yeah, that one made the rounds a couple of years ago. It's pretty interesting.

JediTray said:

I will also be getting a direct drive turntable next time.

JediTray said:
What he means by resampling your audio signal, IIRC, is the fact that some amplifiers, especially digital ones, could be actually copying and breaking down analog signals before they make it to the speakers or other outputs/inputs for recording.

JediTray said:
You know, the more I think about it, the more I think that I was being too harsh and expecting way too much from an old (but loved) format. As I said before, it wasn't necessarily audible, but it showed on my level meters on the computer. I just think the meters in the software are set for pure digital sources, so the "noise" seems to be more pronounced. I am going to get the kit again, do a few things differently, and get the job done the way I want to do it. I honestly think the next time I get into it, the results will be worth it.

Too bad the author didn't expand more on the treatment of the OT. The Prequels don't bother me nearly as much as the SEs.

I don't think I have a personal grudge against Lucas, I just don't admire him nearly as much as I used to.

A lot of that admiration would return, however, if he were to restore and release the original trilogy properly. I'd never feel exactly the same way about him, of course, because the poor SE decisions and the Prequels revealed that he's not the talented artist and director I once thought he was. I'm mostly disturbed by the petty attitude towards the OOT and the fans, but a lot of that would fade away with the proper OOT restoration.

JediTray said:
I think I'm going to save up and buy the DAK kit again.  I'm also thinking that, although it might be redundant, that I would try an RCA to USB converter.  My thinking is that, if my sound card was part of the problem, then the sound could be converted to digital via USB, rather than the 3/5mm input on the sound card.  The only restriction I see so far is that the one I linked to is 16 bit only.

Jetrell Fo said:

I have an external sound card and a tube pre-amp. 

I adjust the pre-amp for gain and then I use louder tracks on the vinyl to adjust the sound card while keeping an eye in adobe audition.  Once I get the louder tracks recording levels adjusted I usually am able to find my safety zone.  I never let anything go in the red but that is preference.  I believe once or twice here and there isn't an issue as you can compensate for that later but I prefer to try and limit any digital/software processing by adjusting the hardware so it can do what it is made to do.......

 

xhonzi said:

Mielr said:

Besides......you have no way of knowing how many women there are here. :-D

Speaking of which... what happened to Davnes?  I haven't seen him around here for a little while.

satanika said:

No clearly I was remembering correctly all along, and finally I found photographic evidence of the original cut of Star Wars where a sneezing cat destroys the Death Star. I understand people are upset that there is no high quality version of the pre-SE Star Wars, but few to none are worrying about the almost complete supression of the original Sneezing Cat version.. Why all the silence? Am I the only one to want this Original Original Original Version properly restored??

TV's Frink said:

Am I the only one who misread this thread title as "$42,000 rooster?"

I sure hope so.

Jetrell Fo said:

Mielr said:

 

JediTray said:

I lost my home theater in the divorce, so I don't have the means to go the receiver route unless I want to buy it, a recorder, and a turntable.  What do you do, just record via the receiver, then do your tweaking with the resulting files from the CD?

***EDIT***

I see it was answered.  :)

I see now that it's a whole integrated system. I'm curious if you'd get different results without the computer involved in the recording process, but I guess that's not an option for you right now.

Yeah, I'm in the process of converting a lot of LPs and audio cassettes to CD thru my stereo receiver. My cassette deck came with a built-in digital noise filter (Pioneer CT-05D) which helps a lot with the cassettes as most of them are 30+ years old and were recorded without any type of Dolby. I haven't done any tweaking at all with the LP recordings yet, and I may not if I don't have any major problems with pops and clicks.

 

Be careful, it's always a possibility that your receiver may be re-sampling your audio signal.

Jetrell Fo said:

Mielr said:

 

Jetrell Fo said:

Using a stand alone CD burner along with a turntable might yield better results for you and then you could take the audio to your PC and tweak it there.

When I record, I never let the audio clip....

That's what I do too- I've had good results. When you say you never let the audio "clip" do you mean you never let it go into the red?

 

Correct............

:)

JediTray said:

I lost my home theater in the divorce, so I don't have the means to go the receiver route unless I want to buy it, a recorder, and a turntable.  What do you do, just record via the receiver, then do your tweaking with the resulting files from the CD?

***EDIT***

I see it was answered.  :)

JediTray said:

Mielr said:

JediTray, some things that come to mind (which you already may have thought of/taken care of), but just in case:

Are you using a MM or MC cartridge? Some phono preamps don't have enough output for an MC cartridge and you'll get A LOT of noise.

 Well, I used what DAK provided, which was a GliPro elliptical diamond stylus with magnetic cartridge.

Here's a link that shows detailed closeup pics:

*LINK*

Jetrell Fo said:

Using a stand alone CD burner along with a turntable might yield better results for you and then you could take the audio to your PC and tweak it there.

When I record, I never let the audio clip....

JediTray, some things that come to mind (which you already may have thought of/taken care of), but just in case:

Are you using a MM or MC cartridge? Some phono preamps don't have enough output for an MC cartridge and you'll get A LOT of noise.

Also, if the preamp doesn't specify "phono" it won't have enough output to compensate for the phono's low level, and you'll get a lot of noise (unless your turntable has a built-in phono pre-amp then forget what I said about that). :-P

I use the same set-up Jetrell Fo uses (a CD recorder and turntable hooked up to a stereo receiver) and I've had great results.

Hmmmmm...no bids. Wonder why? ;-)