[quote author=stride link=board=tv-film;num=1043190555;start=15#20 date=03/30/06 at 23:56:00]possible surround sound DVD of this show in the wings <br>courtesy of Frank Filipetti ...<br><br><br>Joe Travers, Frank Zappa’s longtime friend, engineer, and guardian of the Zappa library, has been meticulously transferring many of Frank’s analog tapes to Nuendo format, with each multitrack tape equaling one session. Joe uses a system whereby each session is the equivalent to a particular tape in the vault—with labels, time code, and track numbers corresponding perfectly to the originals. The tapes from this 1974 concert were originally recorded on 2-inch, 16-track at 30 ips.... <br><br>"With Frank’s recordings, I’m trying to bring the listener into Frank’s world, and that approach demands an allegiance to fidelity first, noise second. I tend not to concern myself with noise problems unless they intrude on the vibe.”<br>“ You don’t get something for nothing,” says Filipetti, “and everything you do affects something else. In trying to eliminate noise, you’re invariably going to eliminate some of the good stuff as well, like low level harmonic content, ambience tails, etc., which I prefer to keep. If a little bit of noise seeps through, so be it. <br><br>
link<br><br>and here's what he
bakes the tapes in

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linko[/quote]<br><br>I could've sworn you were pullin' my leg until I actually
read the article. ;D<br><br>"Smoke the tapes?!" NMB