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There are Soundcloud excerpts on the descriptor page: http://www.mosaicrecords.com/prodinfo.asp?number=260-MD-CD I hear a LOT of digital artifacts on some of the tracks. It might be lossiness from Soundcloud but you'd think they'd want to put a better foot forward. -- Tom Fine ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Pomeroy" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 6:49 PM Subject: [ARSCLIST] Something new in audio restoration? > In the March issue of Stereophile magazine, Robert Baird's article, on p. 130, describes the > current reissue of a boxed set of 9 CDs by Mosaic Records: "The Complete Dial Modern > Jazz Sessions". These famous bop recordings on the Dial label have been reissued before, > and Baird quotes Mosaic's Michael Cuscuna who praises the audio improvements wrought by > mastering engineer Steve Marlowe who performs "bit density processing". Backer says the > result is "pretty dramatic": "he (Steve) goes bit by bit by bit and ferrets everything out. It's > very > tedious and very time consuming". Backer says re-equalization was performed, and (presumably) > pitch stabilization. Compared to the Savoy Records reissue from 2002, he says the sound has > "a much more three-dimensional presence -- a bigger, rounder sound -- and the high-frequency > response is greatly improved overall". > > I reached out to Steve Marlowe (via Jonathan Horwich) but have not heard back from him. > > I've had no experience with DSD, so I'm curious to know what might be meant by "bit density > processing". Perhaps others can suggest the answer? > > > Doug Pomeroy > Audio Restoration and Mastering Services > 193 Baltic St > Brooklyn, NY 11201-6173 > (718) 855-2650 > [log in to unmask] > >