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In Reply to: RE: I've asked her. posted by Dave Pogue on August 05, 2014 at 10:39:28
Exactly.
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Several on this post have made some valid points. And the comment on lineage, woulde be impossible to track down or detail out, since it also applies to sometimes many in the industry. When a studio gets a prodiuction dub, the assumption is made its as close as possible to the session parts. Sometimes this is the case, other times its just a copy of a copy of a copy that gets sent.
"and for most of us, the actual lineage of these tapes will probably never be known"
I spent a number of years at studios in the Hollywood area, and have orig session masters, production masters, production dups, and safetly masters. Some at 15 and some at 30. The sound quality does vary widely, but regardless, any of these versions are better than any commercially released format the public would normally have access to.
So while the "safety masters" sold on ebay may not be one or two generations removed from the production master (they are likely further removed from the session master), they are still much better sonics than any other format available to the individual interested in the best possible sound through analog tape.
best
@mcgjohn,
Stereo mix master dubs appeal to me. Would a stereo mix master -- a 2-channel affair just leaving the mastering house, for example -- be considered a session master, production master,...?
Thanks.
Vbr,
Sam
"Dave, individual production masters of original studio label productions were made for most countries around the world. During the 1980s many record companies, particularly in Eastern Europe, disposed of their distribution masters after their being digital archived and these analog masters have ended up in private collections in North America and Europe. Most were on tape stock that was not holding up well with age, so a number of production copies were made from them."
As Megjohn notes above -- see his last paragraph -- these copies are likely far better sounding than "any other format available ...." Which is why they keep getting snatched up at higher bids than I have been able to match to date :-)
But I'm going to keep trying.
It's worth noting that the tape stock used for many of the ones being sold by reel-lady (Emtec 468) is REALLY good tape and not cheap.
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