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Digital Mastering of the Mercury Living Presence Recordings for Compact Disc Release

Music purists believed it was impossible to capture on compact disc the power and ambience of the original Mercury Living Presence LPs. A custom analog to digital chain was developed with the restoration and use of original tube and film equipment. Topics include production methods employed, tube versus transistor comparisons, and the goal of maintaining the original natural sound while working in the digital domain.

Author: Drake, Dennis M.
AES Convention:92 (March 1992) Paper Number:3242 Import into BibTeX
Subject:Audio History, Preservation, and Restoration

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