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Old 3rd Feb 2023, 7:31 pm   #6
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Originally Posted by Valvepower View Post
There is something just magical about Motown… it was talented writers, musicians, vocalists, producers and engineers – the whole is substantially greater than the sum of the parts.

A little bit of old school nerdiness about a piece of Motown mastering gear

https://recordingmag.com/resources/r...o-archaeology/

Terry.
What a fascinating link - specially the bit about cutting at half-speed so you could drive the cutter harder and so get more cutting-depth/amplitude without overheating the cutter.

Motown always understood how to give you the most Decibels for your money!
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