I finally got some time to sit down with the Surround Master and an SQ LP, a Q8 of the same title, and also a PC with an AA SQ Script to see what I could come up with. The results were interesting at best.
First of all, forget about either of the SQ methods equaling a discrete tape, even a "lowly" Q8. There is just no way that once you mix a bunch of stuff together you are ever going to get it all back totally whole. You can have the most complex and detailed decoding device known to man, but you are forever stuck with the ancient encoding device that was used 30+ years ago to encode the material. Fact of life.
So, here are some results, both visual and aural, of my experimenting with a track from Paul Simon's "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" LP called "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor". Not one of the hits, but one that's a good tune (IMHO) none the less.
For audio purposes, I sampled a single verse and converted it to MP3 so you could play it right from here if you like. I hope you can get something out of this little test. The results surprised me a bit, but then again, I am easily surprised! @:
First of all, forget about either of the SQ methods equaling a discrete tape, even a "lowly" Q8. There is just no way that once you mix a bunch of stuff together you are ever going to get it all back totally whole. You can have the most complex and detailed decoding device known to man, but you are forever stuck with the ancient encoding device that was used 30+ years ago to encode the material. Fact of life.
So, here are some results, both visual and aural, of my experimenting with a track from Paul Simon's "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" LP called "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor". Not one of the hits, but one that's a good tune (IMHO) none the less.
For audio purposes, I sampled a single verse and converted it to MP3 so you could play it right from here if you like. I hope you can get something out of this little test. The results surprised me a bit, but then again, I am easily surprised! @: