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Re: Hate to defend Dui but he didn't.

Hi there,

In my experience, there is no conspiracy (of any sort) going on vis a vis the Redbook layer being compromised to make the DSD layer 'look good'.

Quite the contrary - I seem to be working harder than ever to make the Redbook sound as close a possible to the DSD layer. DSD to PCM conversions (for generating a Redbook programme from a DSD source) sound *really* good to me, if done carefully.

Of course, some producers wonder why the 44k1/16 bit can't sound just as good as the DSD... ;->

...and since they write the cheques, I do my best to make it happen for them. But it isn't possible - the DSD layer has just a 'slight' resolution adavantage ;->

I don't know of anybody who's deliberately making the Redbook layer worse than the DSD layer - that would be some form of professional suicide...

Sure, there are often different mastering aesthetics applied to DSD vs Redbook, but that isn't an 'across the board' practise. Lower budget projects, for instance, may only be able to afford one mastering session, so the Redbook is derived from the DSD in that case. The same workflow may happen because a producer likes the sound of doing it that way, regardless of the economics. And so on...

Regards,

Graemme

p.s. - I don't mean to single you out on this point, Chris.

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