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PlayClassics album premiere for ASR members

I have enjoyed some of your other recordings, I will buy the album when it is released, keep up the good work.
Keith
 
Could I have one as well if you are still providing them? Thank you!
 
Code please.

I have several Mapleshade jazz recordings which from about 15 years ago - well-recorded music by artists with whom I am not familiar - which limits my enjoyment. My Mapleshade recordings are an example the notorious "good recordings that I bought for the sound, not the music" audiophile trap. Well-recorded classical music can bypass that problem, since the music is widely known.

Founded in 1986, Mapleshade began as Pierre Sprey's home recording studio -- affectionately referred to as "Edison's Lab" by jazz great Walter Davis Jr. We record live to two-track analog, transfer to digital at a rate 100 times faster than the CD standard, and use no add-on EQ, reverb or noise reduction electronics. Our recordings are made with only 2 to 4 microphones and no cables longer than 20 feet. The resulting sound has startling, "in-the-room" clarity, raw and exciting, full of the life that few studios capture.

I also attended a Chanticleer Christmas music performance at the St. Ignatius Cathedral on the University of San Francisco campus about 20 years ago. My seat was about 10 rows from the front, and next to a man in the aisle seat who was recording the performance with a digital tape recorder and a pair of stereo microphones mounted about a foot apart next to him, and up on a 10ft. pole in the center isle. I regret not asking about his recording and whether I could get a copy. Chanticleer has released at least 38 CD's and the ones I have heard are excellent. I don't know much about how and were they recorded, but I think they are mostly studio recordings.
 
Listening on headphones right now. Relaxing...
 
Thank you Mario for once again making us a generous offer.
Have you ever considered making a 5.1 channel mix?
Something like that would be very appreciated by the multichannel lovers.
TIA, Sal

Thank you Sal for listening once again. We have our hands full with this project. It has taken us a long time to come to this results. We are now trying to make it work commercially...
 
Would appreciate a gift code. Thanks for the work you do!
 
Thank you very much, Mario! When you have a moment, please send me a code! ;)
 
Master WAV 24/96 -> FLAC 0 1024 kbps 24/96, reference libFLAC 1.3.2 20170101. With foobar2000 1.5.1. Tags added with Mp3tag.


foobar2000 1.5.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2020-02-02 18:17:11

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Analyzed: Harmonie Du Soir Ensemble / Modern Times
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.90 dB -20.67 dB 3:27 01-Le Tombeau de Couperin M68a. 1 Prelude_master
DR14 -4.52 dB -22.59 dB 6:06 02-Le Tombeau de Couperin M68a. 2 Forlane_master
DR15 -2.98 dB -22.73 dB 4:32 03-Le Tombeau de Couperin M68a. 3 Menuet_master
DR16 -0.07 dB -20.69 dB 3:14 04-Le Tombeau de Couperin M68a. 4 Rigaudon_master
DR15 -0.08 dB -19.16 dB 7:42 05-Sextet for Piano and Winds Op100. 1 Allegro vivace_master
DR13 -3.56 dB -22.53 dB 4:15 06-Sextet for Piano and Winds Op100. 2 Divertissement_master
DR15 -0.13 dB -19.72 dB 5:37 07-Sextet for Piano and Winds Op100. 3 Finale_master
DR12 -6.53 dB -22.18 dB 2:25 08-L'heure du berger. 1 Les Vieux Beaux_master
DR15 -0.07 dB -23.02 dB 2:17 09-L'heure du berger. 2 Pin-up Girls_master
DR14 -0.11 dB -20.17 dB 3:11 10-L'heure du berger. 3 Les petits nerveux_master
DR14 -5.54 dB -23.95 dB 7:03 11-Adagio from Piano Concerto in G major M83_master
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2227 kbps
Codec: FLAC
 
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Not only did I take advantage of Mario’s generosity , I purchased the Russia album after a listen to the gratis download.

Verum ear speakers and Sabaj DAC/amp have a beautiful presentation of both downloads. Am curious as to other’s opinions.

Highly recommended by the Winter Park Wino...
 
One more if you have it. Thanks!
 
I would love to hear it, as well-- great selection and very cool cover art! Thanks so much!
 
Thank you all for listening.

These is going fast, we have given out 46 codes so far.

We also had a few donations. Thank you very much for your contributions!

I would love to have a listen as well.
Code please.
 
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