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Old 10th May 2005   #30
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With the risk of embarrassing myself in public (wouldn't be the first time though), I think Mystery File no. 1 sounds more open and airy and better than Mystery File no. 2 which sounds more compressed and narrow in terms of dynamics. However, no. 2 also has a...well...nice quality to it despite the stuff mentioned above.

The cymbals also sound more airy and reverb-ish on no. 1. I've no idea which one is which but no. 1 sounds the best in my ears.

Although my laptop speakers here at work (yes, I work at 11 pm) are crappy. But the difference is there nonetheless.

This tune was way more commercial and compressed already compared to the Crosby stuff. I can't wait to find out which file is which! My guess though, is that no. 2 is cassette.
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