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many thankls for these ... they sound really good !! just one issue . The thing is asking for a decryption key .

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many thankls for these ... they sound really good !! just one issue . The thing is asking for a decryption key .

thank you very much

many thankls for these ... they sound really good !! just one issue . The thing is asking for a decryption key .

---------- Post added at 07:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:55 PM ----------

many thankls for these ... they sound really good !! just one issue . The thing is asking for a decryption key .

I am getting the same on one - The Thing From Another World - all the others were fine

Thanks for a great set of uploads, much appreciated!

I've fixed the link for "The Thing From Another World" so hopefully, that's OK now!

I've fixed the link for "The Thing From Another World" so hopefully, that's OK now!


It does, Thanks!

Thanks for these. I will enjoy listening to them.

Hi,

Just to be sure, you are saying these files, when they came to you, were all originally 48/24, were processed in 48/24, and the resultant files linked to here are also 48/24? I mean, they were not uprendered at any point?

Thanks for doing the job, but I was just interested.

Update - scratch that; I ran the files through Lossless Audio Checker and it says they haven't been upscaled. Thanks!

Very nice!

Will you be redoing the other 2 volumes of Star Trek? I see that you had done those previously but the links are no longer active.

It looks like all the links are down?

Yes, the links are down.

Hi,

I worked in the audio industry for many years, and still do restoration of old recordings myself.
I was interested to see what sort of results you got, I don't know what software you are using for mono>stereo conversion, but I can't say I was overly impressed. I'm not having a go at you, but the results were a bit strange, to say the least. First, the levels were quite low, and the whole thing sounded like it was happening in the next room; kind of distant and nebulous. Parts of the sound were torn apart, and sounded like parts of some instruments were in one place, and other parts in another; kind of disturbing. Whilst it is stereo in one sense, it didn't have a coherent soundstage; you can't locate any given instrument in the spread. I've only used Izotope plug-ins for mono>stereo conversion, and theirs doesn't sound anything like what you got here.

As I say, not having a go; just a factual report of my findings for your information. :-)

Hi,

I worked in the audio industry for many years, and still do restoration of old recordings myself.
I was interested to see what sort of results you got, I don't know what software you are using for mono>stereo conversion, but I can't say I was overly impressed. I'm not having a go at you, but the results were a bit strange, to say the least. First, the levels were quite low, and the whole thing sounded like it was happening in the next room; kind of distant and nebulous. Parts of the sound were torn apart, and sounded like parts of some instruments were in one place, and other parts in another; kind of disturbing. Whilst it is stereo in one sense, it didn't have a coherent soundstage; you can't locate any given instrument in the spread. I've only used Izotope plug-ins for mono>stereo conversion, and theirs doesn't sound anything like what you got here.

As I say, not having a go; just a factual report of my findings for your information. :-)
Thanks for your input. Everyone has an equally valid opinion when it comes to audio. There are so many variables involved in listening, from playback equipment to personal preferences, that to take offense at any negative comments would be fairly irrational. Your own work in audio would probably result in different opinions from different ears but it�s what you hear that�s important to your work and the decisions you make.
What you describe sounds a lot like what I hear if I play the conversion to quietly. They are really meant for a fairly loud replay level, as the dynamic range is pretty wide. They certainly aren�t �low level� renders, maybe -4db at peak, but with a 24bit format that�s OK.
However, some may not like to play loud or may feel uncomfortable with music at high volumes or maybe the high frequencies would be upsetting at higher volumes�everyone is different. It�s not an exact science converting mono to stereo and the nature of such conversions will always produce some weirdness. Obviously, for me, the effort is worth it and I guess that�s what counts.
One thing about these conversions is that their �focus� level is fairly critical due to the nature of the conversion. I�m sure you know this but maybe others don�t. If you use a media player that has the ability to change the volume increments (like foobar for instance), then set the increments to 0.1dB and slowly raise the volume to see how the various factors of the sound change like its ambience, tonality vibrancy or even the feel of how the instrument is played and at a system dependent level, will snap into focus at the �correct� level. I wouldn�t use replaygain as a guide, instead trust your ears to find the right level.
Anyway, once again, thanks for your comments even though they�re negative, it�s nice to know that someone actually listened to these.

may I have a link to these? hope there can are still available after what happened Mega did. Thanks

Personally, I have found Mark's work to be outstanding. The Star Trek TOS files are just incredible and I love listening to them with headphones. They may not be as wide as I would like, but then I really HATE mono, as I have said many times in the past, and I give Mark a standing ovation! Cannot go wrong with his work, and it appears as if someone here is targeting him on MEGA. May be time to go to another file storage site, Mark!

Thanks for your great work. Steven