[Dixielandjazz] A new thread....old recordings

[GWW174 at aol.com]

...for all the techno and music-nerds out there....
 
Even though I am an audio engineer and have some theories but no definative 
answer to the question....
 
"Even with the best restoration techniques why can most people tell when they 
are listening to an 'old recording' or music originally recorded 'way back 
when'..... are there subtle musical clues?  Are there technical audio clues. 
For example,  I just listened to a good restoration of some earlier Edison 
Cylinders.  There was OK low-end (not great by today's standards for sure)... 
fairly flat frequency response... a minimum of pops, clicks, and surface noise.  
Yet it was obvious that I was listening to an old recording.  What was my 
brain responding to that led me to that conclusion?
 
Gordon of Northridge
 
 



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