There are definitely purist tapers who will snub their noses
at anything below an A- sound quality, but others would say
if the show has merit, maybe release it to a few people, with
the understanding the sound quality isn't Defcon 5.
Hot levels you can _sometimes_ clean up w/Soundforge, but
if it's digital clipping, that's a lot tougher (though some help is
possible...it just takes way too long usually to be worth it).
Oh, did you say MiniDiscs? I thought this was a serious question....
[Just kidding...] ;-}
While you're listening to that killer show, can you check if the
setlist is on SlipBase? :-) [puhhhllleeeeze...oh, it's already there?]
If live MiniDisc clippy shows scare away a few maybe Slip fans, I
don't think that's a toebreaker. Probably just a jawrencher, maybe
a teethclinker. Definitely not a worrythinker thingstinker, so get
some gravy fries and douse the bejeesus right out of those clippedsinkers....
-Phrazzdrinker (speaking of general consumption!) *hic* ;*}
P.S.: The general feeling is what you have in your hands.
Metaphorically speaking, that is. General feeling is better
than feeling the general, depending on your viewpoint and
attempt at glamorfametragicsenseofshame. Hey now!
Ethan Fry wrote:
Ok, just an ethical question (or not).I have in my possession tapes (MDs actually) of a rcent Slip show. It's not listed on etree, so I'm guessing that the other two guys I saw taping had troubles (I'm pretty sure the guy I patched out of had some issues).So I've got this show, and it's a great show, but it sounds atrocious. It's not a matter of wow & flutter or anything like that. The levels are just way too hot. Everything clips from the very first note, and it doesn't get any better.Now I know there are purists out there. I know people will argue that the band should not run the risk of allowing these tapes on the circuit (suppose they were someone's first contact with BAM, and they sound like shit...)I'm just asking what the general feeling is. I don't think I'd post them for general consumption, and _ANY_ other tape of this show would probably sound better. But I'm listening right now, and it's pretty enjoyable for me. I guess I think that with that caveat, they might be acceptable. I also have some feeling for consistency of record, as in any tape of a show is better than no tape of a show existing at all.So let the world (the Slip world that is) know what you think about circulating crummy tapes.And I'll tell you how much they rock, even with 2 db between floor and ceiling.Ethan
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