Re: The Fireworks display in the Reykjavik Area

[madl74]

My conclusion when I first heard the recordings was that there was a very
good limiter at the digitiser stage. (All A to D's need a limiter.) The
maximum peaks were all within 3 dB or so and fireworks aren't made to that=

precision. What was welcome was that the recovery time was very fast and it=

didn't leave a "hole" after each peak which ruins the bang.

I come from a different age and still hanker after the peak distortion of
tape recording for big bangs. As the peak level approaches 100% magnetic
saturation, it progressively distorts the bang which give a full-blooded
effect which mimics the ear's overloading, and which you don't hear
nowadays.

Thanks for the recordings - it sounded like good fun.

BTW if anyone wants an explanation of magnetic tape limiting, I have one.

David Brinicombe