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One of the worst was Bruno Walter's Beethoven's 6th, side one to side two. I now use ProTools and joining sides is a breeze. d Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 8, 2017, at 3:13 PM, 6295LARGE . <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi Gary, > Yes, Sound Forge 9 and upwards have the capability of overlapping, but on > separate channels then merging them. I've given many demonstrations using > the 4th movement of Tchaikovksy's 5th with Koussevitzky. The 1st break in > the 4th movement is terrible, but I "make it all better". I grew up with > the 78's and I'm delighted that I can fix it. Of course it was reissued on > LP in '47 but I didn't know about it till much later. > > Regards, > Ben > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 2:21 AM, Richard Kaplan < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Hi Ben, >> >> Way too many 78s here to transfer, and I couldn't do it nearly as well as >> my friend and colleague Mark Obert-Thorn. Moreover, I confess that, >> fortunately, I retain a great love for the 78s themselves, as they connect >> me to my earliest experiences with music; I suspect that's why many >> collectors still have them. I do listen to lots of commercial transfers, >> too, for example the Beecham CD set on Warner mentioned earlier in the >> thread, especially when I'm listening with others, and I have an extensive >> collection of historic CDs. But I find that listening four or five minutes >> at a time helps me focus on the music in a way a complete, uninterrupted >> performance does not always. I did invest in a Korg digital studio to learn >> how to do rudimentary transfers, but so far the learning curve has been too >> daunting and my investment in noise-reduction software too small for >> optimal results; does the Sound Forge allow overlaps in addition to >> splices? In any event, I'm too busy reviewing records (CDs for Fanfare >> magazine), selling records (78s by mail-order auction), and listening to >> records to devote much time to experiments in transferring them myselfl >> >> Best, >> >> Rich >> >> In a message dated 11/7/2017 6:10:00 PM Central Standard Time, >> [log in to unmask] writes: >> >> >> Hi Richard, >> I'm curious to know how you listen to the 78s. Have you transferred them >> and spliced them or do you listen to one side at a time very patiently? >> I used to have to do that way back when, but Sony Sound Forge 9 saved my >> sanity with great splicing capabilities. >> >> Regards, >> BR >> >> On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 7:30 PM, Richard Kaplan < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Absolutely. I have all three volumes of the Delius Society 78s on >>> Columbia, plus the set on Victor and sundry other items; my father >>> schlepped a copy of volume 1, a gift from a girlfriend, all over Europe >>> during WWII, and those recordings were among my earliest listening. The >>> Warner CD box of Beecham's final recordings of many Delius works is >>> absurdly inexpensive but unfortunately does not include earlier versions >> of >>> pieces he rerecorded. >>> >>> Rich Kaplan >>> >>> In a message dated 11/4/2017 8:44:37 AM Central Standard Time, >>> [log in to unmask] writes: >>> >>> >>> Hello everybody >>> >>> Are there any Delius fans out there? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Ben Roth >>> >>