Re: Organic Fiasco

["Ronald W. Garrison" <rwgarr@intrex.net>]

Chris Williams wrote:
> 
>    Kate music with cheezy synths overdubbed? Speeds
> changed? Random quotes overdubbed?
> 
>    Selling one thing under the pretense of selling
> something else is another type of stealing.
> 
...### Granted, but there's something else people may be overlooking
here. Lots of people may like the "cheesy synths overdubbed". There's a
lot of popular stuff around that's even cheesier, as we all know.

> >I 've been looking for a long time for these songs
> >that are included in this CD and Mark was the only
> >one that offered me the chance to have them and
> >I don't see anything wrong in paying for something
> >that you want .
> 
The person Kate is now may not like the songs, but the person Kate
> was at the time of "The Whole Story" decided to re-record
> the vocals on "Wuthering Heights". Does this make the
> original vocal "bad"?

##### No, but the rec-recorded vocal on "Wuthering Heights" was very
skillfully and tastefully done. (Yell if you disagree, but I don't
expect many to do so.)

...
>    As for making copies? Please volunteer! The people who
> made the Love-Hounds Collection and Kateopia videotapes
> didn't have any special magical powers. We have not been
> inundated with offers from people with CD Recorders to
> make copies. We need people to make the offer to make it
> happen. (I know it's easier to make cassette dubs, but
> a cassette tree sounds like crap within three generations).
> 
>    So, if you have a CD-R and some time (or $500 burning
> a hole in your pocket to buy one) please make it happen.
> 
##### I don't think this is a bad thing in principle, as long as you
don't try to rake in royalty-free profits off it.
The thought of doing it one day, when time and equipment permit, has
crossed my mind. Of course, my version would absoutely epitomize good
taste. ;-)

>    Myself, I'm working on cleaning up the tape hiss with
> Sound Forge and don't plan to burn a CD until I get some
> decent results.

##### Sounds like a great idea in principle. Just don't overdo it--any
sounds you rub out along with the hiss are just plain gone.

--Ron
 
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