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David Roth - Pearl Diver - 180g LP
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Stockfisch - SFR 357.8031.1 -180 Gram Virgin Vinyl -
Mastering by Hans-Jorg Maucksch at Pauler Acoustics - Pressed in Germany
With the first cut of Pearl Diver, it was apparent that these LPs are "audiophile quality". Superbly recorded. David Roth was sitting in my living room singing and playing his guitar, backed up by another guitar and a fretless bass But I don't see how any audiophile can quibble with the sound. - Positive Feedback
The songs of David Roth stimulate all of the listener’s senses... His clear and soulful voice conveys so much emotion that it can be frightening at first – such is the intensity that he projects. Every word is carefully formed and sounds absolutely unique. The stories he sings reveal themselves as reality. David Roth has not invented these stories, and why should he?
The songs of David Roth appear at first to be harmless, but every word counts: "John & Josie" describes an experience that makes it crystal clear that things are not always as they appear. "That Kind of Grace" is an exemplary portrayal of the all-pervading violence in today’s society. And then there are the very personal songs that allow the listener to discover almost forgotten memories, - brought to life through the imagery of the lyrics. David Roth is an observer – one with a keen and honest eye. He speaks to the listener’s intellect via the heart.
Producer Gunter Pauler describes his first encounter with the singer-songwriter: "I was amazed at the surety, with which David Roth turns such diverse themes as the career of a basketball player and the closing of a bakery into works of art. It would unfortunately be two years before our working schedules would coincide and this album could be recorded."
David Roth was born in Chicago and lives on Cape Cod. For his Stockfisch debut, he made his way to the Stockfisch studio in Northeim, Germany and recorded 12 wonderful songs and one instrumental piece. An outstanding album – intelligent, poetic and very emotional.
"One of the reasons I write songs and play music is to try and bring more beauty into a world that needs more beauty." (David Roth)
"David Roth, a powerful new singer-songwriter has reached our hearts. With voices like his still singing, there's a certainty that the candle will remain lit, the hope reasserted and the dream still sung..." - Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary)
"David writes and sings songs with a devastating combination of heartfelt wisdom and incisive wit. In my eyes he sets a new 'contemporary singer/songwriter' standard for the rest of us to aspire to, and it's a standard that is very, very high..." - Christine Lavin
Musicians:
David Roth, vocals, guitars, triple ocarina
Chris Jones, guitars
Hans Jorg Maucksch, fretless bass
Hrolful Vagnsson, accordion
Thomas Klippel, hammond b3
Christina Lux, backing vocals
Christiane Eiben, backing vocals
Christine Maringer-Tries, backing vocals
Beo Brockhausen, accordion, uillean pipe chanter, saxophone, gu-zheng, sarod, flutes, santur
1. Before I Die
2. Bake Sale
3. Rising In Love
4. Pearl Diver
5. John and Josie
6. The Jordan Waltz
7. Vincent
8. That Kind Of Grace
9. Some Kind of Hero
10. Lullaby
The crucial step to DMM-CD:
Our Neumann VMS-82 cutting lathe functions as the original record player, because after the cutting process, we leave the copper master on the lathe held firmly by vacuum suction. This way the disc has no vertical or lateral movement, which would affect the tracking of the pick-up stylus.
Using the best possible components, we play back the signal from the freshly cut groove. The components used are: an EMT TSD-15 Pick-up, a factory built special version of EMT’s legendary Broadcast TONDOSE TSD-15 and incorporates a diamond made from a square natural rod. This diamond is refined with a highly sophisticated shape with multiple facets resulting in a frontal parabola measuring 17 x 25 µ. This diamond quality secures not only very little distortion, but also very low FIM (Frequency Intermodulation Distortion). Moreover we decided to use an EMT 997 pick up arm and a top of the range EMT JPA66 valve pre-amplifier. With critical listening tests, this combination has proven to us to be the optimal chain when it comes to obtaining a sound as close as possible to the master.
The output of the JPA66 cutting curve equalizer transfers the analog signal to the A/D converter, a "Meitner EMM Labs adc 8 MK IV". This is still regarded as a reference for the best possible conversion to the 1-bit Direct Stream Digital format. The DSD signal is then recorded at a sampling rate of 2.8224 MHz on to our SADiE DSD8 mastering system. Later, on the finished Hybrid-SACD, you will find this true 1-bit DSD layer and also a generated CD format at 16-bit/44,1kHz.
To enhance the tonal quality of the DMM transfer for the DMM-CD, we cut the music programme at 45 rpm, and basically only use the area between the two zero crossings of the cartridge arm. This is the area where the geometry of the pick-up arm is optimal. However, this decision costs a few copper blanks more, as it reduces the running time per side as opposed to the pressed vinyl LP.
With this new sophisticated process, a new digital recording media (DMM-CD) has emerged retaining the original sound of a Vinyl-LP but without the unwanted side effects. The DMM-CD/SACD gives you the direct sound of the DMM Copper cut - without having to go through the stages of pressing a record.
Direct Metal Mastering is a quality term for authentic records dubbing. We have deliberately opted for the then current state of the template cutting technology - just before the CD 1982 their (alleged) triumphant launched.
The DMM copper master knows no pre-echoes and no loss of high frequencies, provides longer seasons and has much less noise than a cut in nitro lacquer film "Urschallplatte". A reduced electroplating DMM dies in the pressing plant also benefits the quality and the price.
Hendrik Pauler is home Pauler Acoustics / stockfish specializes in the demanding process of records dubbing. Here the stockfish vinyl productions are not only cut, but also numerous other labels use the long-standing experience in Disc Cutting Pauler Acoustics. In Northeim the Direct Metal Mastering system VMS 82 of the Berlin company NEUMANN is used for.
DMM Cutting-Head SX84
How does a DMM matrices-cutting process in detail?
Before the actual cut the dubbing parameters must be determined in a trial run. Depending on the length of the program, from its frequency response - especially in the bass range, depending on the phase correlation and in particular determines it is by the dynamics of the stereo signal, define important values for VMS-82: the feed rate of the diamond stylus, the groove depth and the dubbing level.
Today, the advantages of the so-called Füllschrift method are used for the record section. If one were to renounce this technique, the Stichelvorschub would be constant and the groove spacing would have on the maximum deflection, so the loudest part addressed in the program somewhere. So much space would presented on the plate and the entire duration of one side would be extremely short.
Pauler Acoustics - cutting studio
The cutting head, the music must for Füllschrift process first, so to speak "learn" before he can cut into the copper plate. For this, the signal is the cutting system leaked twice in quick succession. The cue tells the system how much the displacement will be in the next groove. The second, time-delayed signal is then sent to the cutting box SX-84. The groove pitch will therefore be less great when quieter program than on loud signals. It dynamically adapts to the music parameters.
The test run will take place in real time. The cutting system is started and is running - though still without the copper matrix. When the sample program rehearsed for a page found a sensible and efficient use of space, the actual cut can begin.
DMM Cutting Lathe VMS 82
The stainless steel carrier of 0.1 mm provided with a microcrystalline layer of copper is placed on the plate of the VMS-82. A vacuum pump draws in the blank flat on the cutting plate firmly. The diamond is lowered and cuts the subsequent lead-in groove of the record. Now the music player device is started. The modulation start is recognized by the cutting system and when music is played, the automatic FAST switched to the normal Füllschrift feed. The diamond cuts now in copper the record groove exactly as it will enable even later in the pressed vinyl record the stylus in the correct analog vibrations.
After the last track of Cutting Engineer on the groove pitch in the spiral form of the escape groove. Subsequently, the cutting can automatically moves to the copper center and Raut there with extremely fine grooves on the surface to which the label will be glued later during the pressing process. At the end of the cutting process, it is still personal: In order for the die in the pressing plant can be clearly assigned, scratches on the disc Cutting Engineer catalog number in the free area of the escape groove and additionally records with his initials. This identifier can find the listener a record later on closer inspection.
