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Who said oldies must be old?

Posted 10-08-2009 at 11:29 PM by LFF

I always appreciate good music, more so if it's new music that is currently being produced and released.

Thus, it was a great delight to hear an album entitled "A Strange Arrangement" by Mayer Hawthorne.

If you like "oldies" or motown or soul, you owe it to yourself to check out this album. The music is fantastic, catchy and just great overall.

Check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBKx8PyE5qQ

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Don't limit yourselves!

Posted 09-17-2009 at 11:54 AM by LFF

It often saddens me when one of my brothers younger friends cringes at the idea of jazz or anything pre-1990.

It delights me when I am able to play them some of this "old crap" and they suddenly become aware of great music they never would have otherwise heard.

New isn't necessarily better, despite what our society seems to think and continuously push on us. A recent head-fi'er admitted he doesn't listen to anything pre-1970's. An ESPN writer recently trashed...

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DEMO TRACKS!!!! Part 1

Posted 09-16-2009 at 08:49 AM by LFF
Updated 09-20-2009 at 12:12 PM by LFF

My all time favorite demo tracks!

Here is a list of demo tracks I use for trying out new equipment. Not only am I going to list them but I will also tell you WHY I use them.

Most of my friends complain that I use too many "unique" or custom mastered songs so I will list tracks you can find and use off the regular CD. Might be expensive to track down each track if you don't own each CD but hopefully, you'll own a few of these. If not, at least you'll be buying...

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A musical recommendation for this week!

Posted 09-16-2009 at 04:44 AM by LFF

Art Pepper & Chet Baker - The Route.

There is an old saying that goes "Don't judge a book by it's cover". Often times this is extremely helpful in the literary world. I would love to propose a new saying "Don't judge a recording by it's cover art."

Why? For so many years I have walked past this recording in many a music store and have always ignored it because...

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Bad music

Posted 09-28-2008 at 07:03 AM by LFF

Often many people disagree over what makes music good. A famous comedian once said that good music what *you* listen to and bad music is everything else.

In my ever expanding quest to hear more music I have resorted to many options to expand my aural pleasures and dislikes.

What a surprise it was to come across an old vinyl record that specifically presents bad music.

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Vinyl Transfers FAQ

Posted 06-21-2008 at 06:55 PM by LFF
Updated 06-25-2008 at 05:45 AM by LFF

I get a lot of requests for transfer or remastering jobs. Along with the requests comes a multitude of questions.

In an effort to help the curious, here are some of the most FAQ I get and the responses:

- Is this safe?
Absolutely. I have received hundreds of recordings from as far away as Japan and India and not one has been damaged by a transfer.

- Is this legal?
Absolutely. The RIAA "fair use act" states that you can make copies...

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Using your head!!

Posted 03-04-2008 at 05:07 PM by LFF

THE WONDERFUL WORLD
OF
BINAURAL RECORDINGS

Part Two: Using your own head!

As mentioned before in part one, one way to record binaural sound is by using your own head.

This is as easy as putting one omni-directional microphone behind or near each ear. Usually the weight of the microphones should be enough to hold them in place but should they not...

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THE WONDERFUL WORLD Part I

Posted 02-28-2008 at 06:13 AM by LFF
Updated 02-28-2008 at 06:20 AM by LFF

THE WONDERFUL WORLD
OF
BINAURAL RECORDINGS

Part One: Binaural: What it is and how its done.

Binaural literally means “relating to two ears”. However, when used as a recording term, binaural recording is a method of recording audio which uses a special microphone arrangement which usually replicates what a human would hear if he were in the location where...

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The Magic of Mono

Posted 02-02-2008 at 08:34 AM by LFF

A lot of people like to complain. I am not one of them. However, because I want to be a lawyer - I know darn well that is PAYS to complain. Regardless, I am still not an individual who likes to complain. There are people who complain about everything or anything.

In the audio world, one of the complaints I hear is that people dislike MONO and much prefer STEREO. I have never understood why. One quick example I always use is Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. The new remaster is in pristine...

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Dirty Vinyl - What to do?

Posted 12-29-2007 at 08:57 AM by LFF
Updated 12-29-2007 at 09:06 AM by LFF

Recently I have been chatting a lot about vinyl to friends and family alike. First I settle their minds as to why I am listening to an “out of date” format and then proceed to show them how great vinyl can be.

Given the recent trend of bad mastering on the digial side of the music world, and the release of top notch performances on vinyl (that mastered superbly), it’s no surprise that a lot of people are returning to the analog domain of vinyl recordings.

You got a...

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