Performer: Robert Silverman, piano
Recording Venue: The Maestro Foundation Recital Hall, Santa Monica, California
Recording Dates: January 21-24, 2000
Producer: Jim Turner
Piano Technician: Mike Kemper
Sponsors: Aaron Mendelsohn (The Maestro Foundation), David Lemon (OrpheumMasters)
Piano: Bösendorfer 290SE 9' Reproducing Piano
Microphones: two DPA 4011 ½" cardioids (ORTF pair), two DPA 4006 ½" omnis with diffuse-field nosecones (spaced pair)
Mike…
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[8-9] Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.24 in F-sharp Major, Op.78 (from Complete Sonatas, OrpheumMasters KSP-830)
[10] Trad., arr. Erick Lichte: "Danny Boy" (from Let Your Voice Be Heard, Cantus CTS-1201)
Performers: Cantus (Brian Arreola, Michael Hanawalt, Curt Hopmann, Albert Jordan, Lawrence Wiliford, Peter Zvanovec, tenors; Adam Reinwald, Paul Wilson, baritones; Kelvin Chan, Erick Lichte, bass-baritones; Alan Dunbar, Timothy Takach, second basses)
Recording Venue: The Concert Hall at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
Recording Dates: March 19-22, 2001
Producers: Cantus
Microphones: two Neumann M147 cardioids (ORTF pair), two DPA 4006 omnis (spaced pair)
Mike Preamps:…
[11] Debussy: Invocation (from Against the Dying of the Light..., Cantus CTS-1202)
Performers: Cantus (Brian Arreola, Michael Hanawalt, Albert Jordan, Lawrence Wiliford, Peter Zvanovec, tenors; Kelvin Chan, Adam Reinwald, Paul Wilson, baritones; Alan Dunbar, Erick Lichte, Timothy Takach, basses; with Charles Kemper, Steinway piano)
Recording Venue: The Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Shattuck St. Mary's School, Faribault, Minnesota
Recording Dates: March 18-22, 2002
Producers: Cantus
Microphones: DPA 4011 ½" cardioids (voices, ORTF pair); two DPA 4006 ½" omnis with diffuse-…
[12-14] Gershwin: Three Preludes, arr. Joe Cea (from Rhapsody, STPH010-2)
Performers: Hyperion Knight, piano; Krzysztof Zimowski, Anthony Templeton, Carol Swift-Matton, Linda Anderson, violins; Katherine Reynolds, Christine Johnson Rancier, violas; Joan Zucker, cello; Jean-Luc Matton, double bass; Robert Dorer, trumpet; Debra Taylor, trombone; Tia Perdomo, clarinet; Lori Lovato, bass clarinet; Jeff Cornelius, Steven Kimple, percussion
Recording Venue: First United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Recording Date: March 10, 1997
Producers: Hyperion Knight & John…
[15] Ellington, arr. Harris: "The Mooche" (from Rendezvous, STPH013-2)
Performers: Jerome Harris, Taylor acoustic bass guitar; Marty Ehrlich, alto sax; Arthur Baron, trombone; Steve Nelson, Müsser vibraphone; Billy Drummond, Gretsch drums, K. Zildjian cymbals
Recording Venue: Blue Heaven Studios, Salina, Kansas
Recording Dates: August 25-26, 1998
Producers: Wes Phillips & Jerome Harris
Microphones: two Shure SM-81 cardioids (vibraphone, ORTF pair); two DPA 4006 ½" omnis (sax, trombone spots); two DPA 4011 ½" cardioids (main drum pickup, ORTF pair); Shure Beta 57A…
[16] Liszt: Liebestraum, S.541 (from Sonata, STPH008-2)
Performer: Robert Silverman, Steinway D piano
Recording venue: First United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Recording Date: November 2-5, 1993
Producers: Robert Silverman & John Atkinson
Executive Producer: Larry Archibald
Assistant Engineer: Robert Harley
Piano Technician: Charles Rempel
Steinway D piano supplied by Riedling Music Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Microphones: Schoeps KFM 6 Sphere (center pair), two DPA 4006 ½" omnis with black (diffuse-field) grids (spaced pair)
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[17] Reference Tone
This track consists of a steady tone with a frequency of 1kHz generated in the digital domain. Its level of -20dBFS—which is 20dB below the maximum peak level of a CD or laserdisc player—corresponds in a THX-specified system to an acoustic level of 85dB SPL. To compare preamplifiers, power amplifiers, or CD players/processors, measure the level of this tone with an AC voltmeter at the loudspeaker terminals, and adjust the volume control so that the meter reads 1V (1000mV). As long as each component being compared produces a measured level that's within 10mV of 1V (990…
[20] 1kHz 1/3-octave warble tone at -20dBFS
[21] Bass Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 200Hz, 160Hz, 125Hz, 100Hz, 80Hz, 63Hz, 50Hz, 40Hz, 31.5Hz, 25Hz, 20Hz
[22] Midrange Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 250Hz, 315Hz, 400Hz, 500Hz, 630Hz, 800Hz, 1kHz, 1.25kHz, 1.6kHz, 2kHz
[23] Treble Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 2.5kHz, 3.15kHz, 4kHz, 5kHz, 6.3kHz, 8kHz, 10kHz, 12.5kHz, 16kHz, 20kHz
[21] Bass Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 200Hz, 160Hz, 125Hz, 100Hz, 80Hz, 63Hz, 50Hz, 40Hz, 31.5Hz, 25Hz, 20Hz
[22] Midrange Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 250Hz, 315Hz, 400Hz, 500Hz, 630Hz, 800Hz, 1kHz, 1.25kHz, 1.6kHz, 2kHz
[23] Treble Decade 1/3-octave warble tones at -20dBFS: Center Frequencies: 2.5kHz, 3.15kHz, 4kHz, 5kHz, 6.3kHz, 8kHz, 10kHz, 12.5kHz, 16kHz, 20kHz
These warble-tone tracks roughly illustrate the extent of the terms bass, midrange, and treble. They…
Sidebar: Editor's Choice Track Listing STPH016-2
System Diagnosis Tracks
[1] Channel Identification: 0:36
[2] Channel Phasing: 0:47
Music Tracks
[3] Mozart: Flute Quartet in D Major, K.285, Allegro 6:53
[4] Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581, Larghetto 7:15
[5] Mozart: Piano Quartet No.1 in G Minor, K.478, Rondo: Allegro 7:29
[6] Brahms: Horn Trio in E-flat Major, Op.40, Finale: Allegro con brio 6:23
[7] Schulhoff: Sonata for Solo Violin, Allegro con fuoco 1:55
[8] Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.24 in F-sharp Major, Op.78, Adagio cantabile:…
In the early days of digital audio, I remember talking with Dr. Tom Stockham, the developer of the groundbreaking Soundstream system used then by Telarc. As well as using a 50kHz sample rate, the excellent-sounding Soundstream stored its 16-bit data on large drum-shaped Winchester drives connected to a minicomputer. Twenty years later, the advent of ultra-high-density magnetic storage media and fast microprocessor chips has put high-resolution digital audio manipulation and storage within reach of anyone with a modern PC or Mac. And facilitating the transformation of the PC into a high-…