That Gilmor looks pretty good Mark.
This thread is quite interesting. So, dynamic compression can be a function of the original recording as well as remastering. I wonder how heavy distortion on guitars effects dynamic range?
I finally listened to Dire Straits live after posting the other night and it sounded so clean to me compared to stuff like Led Zeppelin. I wonder how much of this has to do with techiques during the original recording? ... and how much is influenced by the waveforms I just looked at.
On a related note, is there any way of telling when a CD was produced by looking at the info on the slieve? I have been looking at copyright dates and noticing that it can vary a lot. For instance, on my last purchase I had a choice between two used copies of Wish You Were Here. One had a copyright date of 1971, the other of 1992.
If possible, I want to be able to pick up earlier productions of a CD because it is more likely to be less compressed.
Fred
