On 2015-04-07 11:09 AM, Eric Jacobs wrote:
> Do you think they are referring to the multitrack masters (probably on 2-inch) or the stereo masters on 1/4-inch? I could believe the multi tracks unplayable.

Why?

While I will be the first to admit that I do not do 2-inch masters 
(there are enough good restorers for that format out there, I never felt 
compelled to step into that arena), but I have done my share of 
"unplayable" 1-inch masters. Some were pretty bad, but we got good 
fidelity. One project was particularly horrid and after I obtained the 
best transfer I could, the dedicated album producer made hundreds of 
micro edits to fix things that I could not in the transfer--and he knew 
the music better than I.

Cheers,

Richard
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