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Post by neophone on Apr 24, 2007 22:20:45 GMT -5
Gents,
I have two BA's that have a very noticeable volume drop near the end. The volume drops off quite abruptly momentarily, the just as abruptly comes back up. Red Wing 1543 (.40) is one. Has anyone else ever run across anything similar?
Regards,
J.
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Post by gramophoneshane on Apr 25, 2007 3:50:19 GMT -5
I think in the case of Redwing, its just the way it was recorded. Both my BA and 4 min wax are the same.
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Post by rocky on Apr 25, 2007 8:00:51 GMT -5
John, as I recall, there's a segment in "Red Wing" near the end where the chorus lowers its voice and then reverts to a normal level of volume. This happens all the time on old recordings. I'm really not that crazy about this phenomenon. I don't think the technology of the day was advanced enough to adequately showcase this dip in volume.
What is the other Blue Amberol where this happens?
There is one example where (in my opinion) it does work! Do you have the American Quartet's Victor rendition of "Floating down to cotton town"? The record has a near-whispering segment right before the vocal finale, and it works magic.
Rocky
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Post by bob27556 on Apr 25, 2007 11:56:47 GMT -5
I've got a Dixie medley where the volume changes quite a bit from tune to tune. Can't give you you exact title or cyl number now (I'm at work) but I'll post it later this evening. Rocky mentioned the 'technology of the day'. Does anyone have further info about how volume may have been controlled during the recording process?
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Post by ultona on Apr 25, 2007 12:56:45 GMT -5
It was controlled by how close / far / soft / loud the performers "did their thing", basically!
Sean
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Post by neophone on Apr 25, 2007 16:47:44 GMT -5
Rocky, The other one is, ironically, Rainbow 1884 (..3) I was thinking it might have had something to with the dubbing (if these were dubbed from DD's) Or simply the recording engineer fiddling with the set-up during recording  . Regards, J. |
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Post by rocky on Apr 25, 2007 20:54:34 GMT -5
John, the dubbing started in 1915 on Blue Amberols with serial numbers over 2500--I don't recall the exact number.
Rocky
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Post by neophone on Apr 25, 2007 21:05:49 GMT -5
Rocky, Thanks! ;D I did/do think it is a recording issue as opposed to a pressing (do we say pressing when referring to cylinder records?  ), as Sean and you said- the singers doing their "thing" most likely. If it was the recording engineer adjusting something as I posited earlier, upon further thought, I would think it would have occurred at the beginning or the recording. |
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Post by orthophonic on Apr 27, 2007 11:58:01 GMT -5
I have a copy of "Redwing" and it does the same.
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), as Sean and you said- the singers doing their "thing" most likely. If it was the recording engineer adjusting something as I posited earlier, upon further thought, I would think it would have occurred at the beginning or the recording.