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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    New write up on Positive Feedback Just found a new write up on Soundkeeper Recordings 24/96 DVD-Rs at Positive Feedback: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue61/soundkeeper.htm Best regards, Barry www.soundkeeperrecordings.com www.barrydiamentaudio.com
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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    For any WTB members who will be in the New York City area, we're going to have a release party for "Americas" on Thursday, May 17. The particulars: Place: The Kitano 66 Park Avenue (at 38th Street) New York, NY 10016 212-885-7119 for reservations Time: Sets at 8pm and 10pm There is a $10...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings - Americas

    Hi Tom, Thank you so much for your kindness. I'm really glad you are enjoying "Americas" and look forward to hearing of your experiences as you get to listen to it (and the other recordings you have) some more. By the way, for any WTB members who will be in the New York City area, we're...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings - Americas

    Hi Christian, This is acoustic jazz featuring saxophone, piano, bass and drums. Unlike many modern recordings, the bass was recorded without amplification; I wanted to get the sound of the wood and the sound of Paul's fingers "pulling" the strings. Recorded in a beautiful sounding auditorium...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    Hi Tom, Thanks for the word. Wow! The Post Office really got them there quickly! Hooray for the U.S.P.O.! ;-} (I believe Steve wanted this thread to be more of a pure announcement, so I'm wondering if a new thread should be started regarding what you experience. Steve?) Enjoy Tom...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi Steve and jkeny, No need. I'm done. Sorry for the off topic diversion. Not really but let's drop it and allow this thread back on track again. Thanks for the dialogue. Best regards, Barry www.soundkeeperrecordings.com www.barrydiamentaudio.com
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I see a "." but no screenshot. Am I missing something? The confusion is with regard to your use of the term "digital waveform". It is new to me, as I've only seen analog waveforms. Within "analog waveforms", I would include the voltage variations in an electronic circuit used to...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I don't know. Do you? If there is any jitter introduced by the Firewire cable between my laptop and my ULN-8, unless is is being applied in exactly the same way, at the same instances to everything I play, it is not showing up in null tests. But I don't know if the Firewire...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I'm not sure where jitter entered the picture in terms of this discussion. While it is a real, measurable phenomenon, it is *not* what I'm attributing the audible differences between PCM and decoded-while-listening "lossless" files to. For all I know, it *may* be a factor but I...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I would *not* expect jitter (from D-A conversion) to show up in a null test. If you're asking, the only instance in which I can think this would be possible would be if the original A-D encoding suffered from sufficient jitter. But if it did, I would also expect a null test would...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi Tim, Sorry if I wasn't clear. By "raw PCM" I'm referring to .aif or .wav format. My statement about some folks telling me they find .wav "better" than .aif was just to list another area where I've heard folks reporting on sound differences. I did not mean it to somehow suggest .aif or...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi Tim, We haven't tested the noise levels but we did conduct blind comparisons here back when we were first considering Soundkeeper's high res formats and how we were going to distribute them. In our tests, everyone consistently picked the "lossless" file every time. It didn't seem like a...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi opus111, Okay, now I understand your point, thanks. I think it will be interesting if this turns out to indeed be the case. Best regards, Barry www.soundkeeperrecordings.com www.barrydiamentaudio.com
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi opus111, What I was getting at is that any noise or other artifacts engendered by passing the signal through my DAC (meaning input receiver, through DAC through analog stages through output - the whole enchilada), would (at least I expect they would) have the same affects on any signal I...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, If so, then my question from post #106 still stands. Your assumption about what I might be assuming is indeed incorrect. I am not making any assumptions at all, particularly with regard to digital audio. What I've said is, if, in the digital domain, I can null two files against...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi opus111, Perhaps I misread. I thought *you* were suggesting that common ground impedance was resulting in an affect on the *audio*. Best regards, Barry www.soundkeeperrecordings.com www.barrydiamentaudio.com
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi opus111, If the data is following a single path - in my case, from the hard drive, via Firewire, to the DAC - then wouldn't any common ground impedance coupling affect everything taking that path in the same way? (Note there is no USB involved.) If it does *not* affect anything taking...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I know what the *theory* states but as Yogi Berra said "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." ;-} My answer was in an earlier post: I don't know. Do you have an answer? I'm open to any ideas, though as I said, I'm less interested...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, Sorry I wasn't clear. You stated "Nearly all audio DAC chips, AFAIK, take I2S signalling as their input & this could be captured" so I was curious as to whether you'd actually experienced this. I know it can be done with MH gear (I mentioned having done it in an earlier post) and...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, Not sure how it could be captured. That's why I asked, i.e., how many have implemented an easy way to do this? Not talking what is possible but what *is*. MH so far, are the only ones I know who have done this. That's why I'm curious about other manufacturers and methods that...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I gather from your earlier statement that you have done such and found them to be identical. Am I correct? If so, I'd be curious as to how you captured the datastream? (The Metric Halo hardware/software allows this but I'm not aware of how others might capture at the DAC input.)...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, Actually, there could be no null test until the file was expanded back to .aif or .wav. At which point, the comparison is no longer between "lossless" and raw PCM. As to the sonic discrepancies, I have no idea why this is the case. Perhaps it is simply the added layer of encoding...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, My point is, if I've got playback that is identical (to my ears) to the master, how can it be "better" if I'd consider any departure from the master a distortion? (I understand some may *prefer* such a change; it just isn't for me.) You are correct of course. I did the test long...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi Andre, I don't know what other folks hear (or do not). I can only report on my own experiences. For all I know, some of those others might be hearing something clearly that is simply going right past me. I don't know. All I know for sure (I think ;-} ) is my own experience. Therefore...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I've listened to lots of software for music servers and use lots of different editing/mastering apps. With regard to the former, I've also read lots of comments about how some apps are so much better than others. In my own tests so far, using ripped files along with the masters...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, I don't know the source of that item but I think for most humans, the range of sensitivity is mS, not uS. I've heard folks say they find sonic differences in the same file depending on where on their hard drive it is written. I've heard them say fragmentation affects sound...
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    Depth, the final frontier.

    Hi jkeny, In addition to amplitude and phase, our brains use frequency differences as well. Nature seems to require all three cues (to cover the full audible range) for localization. This is why I seek to supply all three types in my recordings. Best regards, Barry...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    Hi Bruce, No defense at all. It was a response to "Thought you had a mixing and mastering room." While it doesn't look like other mixing and mastering rooms (thank Heaven), it is where I do my mixing and mastering. ;-} I use almost no plug-ins. For EQ, I'm a big fan of the Metric Halo...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    Hi Bruce, It *is* a mixing and mastering room. Perhaps not like what you are familiar with but it in fact works *superbly* for mixing and mastering; better than any other room I've been in. The folks who have worked here with me all remark at how easy it is to hear what anything needs and...
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    Soundkeeper Recordings

    Hi Bruce, There is only one room at BDA. I don't record in any studio because I much prefer the acoustics of fine performance spaces such as auditoriums, churches, etc., depending on the type of music. The studio is used only for post-production (i.e., mastering, etc.). The Soundkeeper...

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