Pink Floyd ‎ ** Pink Floyd ‎– The Final Cut ** Master Sound HM Half-Speed Mastering **Best Sound For The Best Prog** Out Of Print And Extremely Hard To Find To understand what the term “half-speed mastering” means, we first need to understand the basics of how a master record disc is cut during the mastering process. To create a master record,in simple terms,a lacquer disk is placed on the cutting machine,which is called a master lathe. The lathe cutting head engraves the source waveform into the paint. Once completed,the Varnish Master Disc is used to create the stamp that will eventually be used to make vinyl records. The whole process is highly skilled and requires a high level of accuracy. Half-speed mastering slows the whole process down to half the original speed. In other words,a typical record of 33 1/3 RPM will cut at 16 2/3 RPM. The source material is also slowed down(lowering the pitch),which means the final recording will still sound normal when played back. There are still many points that are responsible for improving the sound quality in the very complex and long production process,but essentially mastering at half speed leads to a superior sound recording that is both richer and fuller in the low to medium frequencies and softer in the upper range is. The stereo image is greatly enhanced and the overall sound is focused and engaging. “Cutting at half speed means that information within the source recording at around 17 kHz is actually recorded at 8.5 kHz. So this is a long way from where the feedback runs out. This results in a more accurate and open high frequency response in the vinyl at half speed compared to recording at normal speed. "" – The Final Cut (Mastersound halfspeed mastered) Tracklist: A1 The Post War Dream A2 Your Possible Pasts A3 One Of The Few A4 The Hero's Return A5 The Gunners Dream A6 Paranoid Eyes B1 Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert B2 The Fletcher Memorial Home B3 Southampton Dock B4 The Final Cut B5 Not Now John B6 Two Suns In The Sunset Manufactured by CBS/SONY Inc.(Tokyo Japan) "A requiem for the post war dream by Roger Waters" Mastersound halfspeed mastered. With insert in japanese and obi Condition: · LP/ Near Mint (well-kept, wonderful) few very light surface hairlines from handling, purely visual and not affecting playback · OBI / Near Mint (wrinkles light) · Cover /Near Mint(well-kept, wonderful) · Booklet / Excellent ( Please understand that there are individual differences in perception ★ Picture of the mastering machine not included ★★★ Best Sound For The Best Prog Collectors Special Release ★★★ ★★★ For every rare single & LP I add a new inner sleeve with acid-free plastic so that you can enjoy the singles & LPs for a long time ★★★ You will receive all of your valuable auctions in a special LP box so that nothing can happen to your LP during transport (see pictures) ★★★ Each LP/Single is washed again with a special record washing machine (see picture) before it is sent (this machine is of course not included in the scope of delivery) ★★★ Every week we have many interesting Collector LPs/CD´s...Memorabilia’s ...on offer, just go to the following button and you will see all our offers. You can also find us online, of course An offer exclusive from the seller : BLACKGOLD-MEMORABILIA & REAL TO REAL AUTOGRAPHS Thank´s for your interest. Check out our other rare items in current and future Auctions at Catawiki ★★★ No Delivery to Cran Canaria