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Title: Production Values Over Time
Post by: Zzzptm on January 04, 2020, 11:36:58 AM
Interesting set of songs I had on the radio show this morning...

Played a Johnny Cash record from 1961: just him and his guitar, with a dollar bill shoved between the frets and strings to sound like a drum. Talk about a stripped-down arrangement. Contrasted that with "My Girl" by The Temptations from 1964, with almost a full orchestra in the backing band - but at least different sound levels are evident. Then had a Freddy Fender song from 1995 that was compressed to where everything was louder than everything else. Maybe that can make sense on a metal record, but for a roots rock recording, it's ridiculous. Last piece in the comparison was an Aretha Franklin recording from the early 60s that had been remastered properly, so all the dynamics were evident in the recording.

I was having to adjust the input levels for each song individually and it was wild how much difference there was between the tracks, especially the compressed "remaster" tune.
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: AnnoMundi on January 23, 2020, 06:56:15 PM
Interesting set of songs I had on the radio show this morning...

Played a Johnny Cash record from 1961: just him and his guitar, with a dollar bill shoved between the frets and strings to sound like a drum. Talk about a stripped-down arrangement. Contrasted that with "My Girl" by The Temptations from 1964, with almost a full orchestra in the backing band - but at least different sound levels are evident. Then had a Freddy Fender song from 1995 that was compressed to where everything was louder than everything else. Maybe that can make sense on a metal record, but for a roots rock recording, it's ridiculous. Last piece in the comparison was an Aretha Franklin recording from the early 60s that had been remastered properly, so all the dynamics were evident in the recording.

I was having to adjust the input levels for each song individually and it was wild how much difference there was between the tracks, especially the compressed "remaster" tune.

You do a radio show Z, you like a DJ or something?
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: Zzzptm on January 24, 2020, 11:26:24 AM
Whenever I'm in town, I try and help my mom with the Magic Time Warp Show on KNON 89.3FM in Dallas. You can find it at knon.org, we're on from 10am-noon (US Central Time) on Saturdays. I'm Steve the Cockroach (along with other voices) and my mom is Ranger Rita. We have some very fun times, it's all community/volunteer radio.
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: AnnoMundi on January 25, 2020, 01:45:15 PM
That sounds fun to do, are they your mom’s records you play?
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: Zzzptm on February 17, 2020, 09:10:14 AM
That sounds fun to do, are they your mom’s records you play?

Well, it's all MP3 files nowadays. But we share a collection, just in case on PC goes down while we're on the air. (I'm looking at YOU, Windows Update!)
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: Zzzptm on January 04, 2021, 08:34:41 AM
My mom has retired, so I'm now the DJ of record for the Magic Time Warp Show which runs 10 am to noon US Central Time every Saturday on www.knon.org on the Internet and 89.3FM here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Since I'm not on the road anymore, it's pretty easy to make it in every Saturday for a show. My co-DJ, Vinyl Val, should be able to re-join in May, which will be great for me if my travel picks up again.
Title: Re: Production Values Over Time
Post by: Zzzptm on January 04, 2021, 02:52:06 PM
I said on the air that she still controls me like a puppet on her strings.

She said, "Awww, that's the nicest thing you've ever said!"

I love my mom. :smug: