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There's no reason to cobble in the age of DAWs. Just transfer both bands with a good quality 1-mil mono cartridge and then line them up, checking "sync" as often as needed. Bob Auld did this very convincingly for an AES NYC section presentation a few years ago. The Cook sound on what Bob did (one section from an SFX record and a Brahms recording, forgot the orchestra) was what I'd call "binaural" rather than stereo -- works best with headphones as opposed to speakers. Most speaker setups leave a hole in the middle. Bob achieved good "sync" with the Brahms because there was no flangeing/phase-swoosh at any time with the room tone/reverb nor did the strings move around. I've been able to do something similar with several "staggered-head" 2-track tapes. Given the tapes' age, I verified "sync" every couple of minutes, looking for transients supposed to occur about in the center of the stereo image. Then I listened all the way through for any flangeing or swishing and, as long as the tape was in half-way decent shape (there was one reel so badly warped that it was hopeless), the transfers were a stereophonic success. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Biel" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 11:34 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "soundbook" Book-Records Inc, NY From: Punto <[log in to unmask]> > A few years back I posted to this list about some interesting Cook LPs > that were apparently stereo recording that used a separate groove for > each channel and required two tonearms for playback. Does anyone out > there have a working turntable fitted out to play these curiosities? > Peter Hirsch I've got about 30 or more of these Binaural records but still haven't found a Cook arm or adapter. One of these days I should cobble one together. I've got enough extra parts lying around. One of the dual band records is a Wilbur deParis jazz album on Atlantic, and last year I also got a copy of the album in a regular stereo issue Atlantic did about five years later. Cook also reissued some of the albums in regular single-groove stereo, and put out one demo CD with a variety of his early stereo tracks. Mike Biel [log in to unmask] On 12/7/2010 10:06 PM, Michael Biel wrote: > In addition to being a record label, Emory Cook was also a recording > engineer and recording service. There are a lot of Cook recordings that > were not on the Cook Records label. > > > Mike Biel [log in to unmask] > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] "soundbook" Book-Records Inc, NY > From: Music Hunter<[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, December 07, 2010 9:46 pm > To: [log in to unmask] > > Smithsonian Folkways markets some of the old Cook recordings in their > on > demand series. You can see them here: > http://www.folkways.si.edu/ > > Music Hunter sells them to libraries @ $ 12.97 per disc. > > Jay Sonin > Your search for sound& video ends here! > > Jay Sonin, General Manager > Music Hunter Distributing Company > 25-58 34th Street, Suite # 2 > Astoria, NY 11103-4902 > [log in to unmask] > 718-777-1949 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Stern"<[log in to unmask]> > To:<[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 9:11 PM > Subject: [ARSCLIST] "soundbook" Book-Records Inc, NY > > > > Does anyone know the history of SOUNDBOOK (BOOK-RECORDS Inc.) which > > produced a series > > of 10" LP's bound with a book relating to the recording, one had > 45rpm > > disks. > > > > Some of the albums were re-issued by CAEDMON in a CB-x series (with > 10" > > LP), > > and later expanded to 12" with additional material. > > > > They may have a connection with COOK RECORDS - one indicates "a Cook > > recording", > > another has recordings edited by Sam Eskin, who was connected to Cook > (but > > also > > Folkways, and independent). > > > > Below is a list of the albums I know of - PLEASE send information for > any > > others. Thanks! > > > > Best wishes, Thomas. > > > > > > > > Soundbook ??? THE PUEBLO INDIANS in Story, Song and Dance > > as told by Swift Eagle > > Caedmon CB-3 > > Caedmon TC 1327 12" (expanded) > > > > > > Soundbook 965 SONGBIRDS OF AMERICA > > published in cooperation with Cornell University Press > > > > > > Soundbook 988 THE TIME OF SINGING - The Story and Songs of Passover > > Michael Alexander, baritone' Richard J Neumann, musical > > director. > > > > > > Soundbook 1011 THE STORY OF THE MUSIC BOX (with 2-45rpm disks) > > Caedmon CB-2 with 10" disk > > "A cook recording" > > > > > > Soundbook 1020 GOLDEN SLUMBERS Lullabies from near and far > > Caedmon CB-1 > > Caedmon TC 1399 12" (expanded) > > Record research and editing: Sam Eskin > > >