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Question for EBTG fans.....

Something that’s been bugging me is that about 30 seconds into the track “Low tide of the night” from Tempermental by Everything but the Girl is a faint snap/crackle/pop noise that my brain associates with stylus noise, but the recording I am listening to is digital (Tidal).  What am I hearing?  Is it noise from the recording, if so is it there intentionally?  

System is PS Audio dac -> BAT VK-55 -> Thiel CS 2.3s.
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jond
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Is the noise sustained or is it a transient?  It could be there intentionally to give an analog feel or if its a sudden short burst it could also just be a recording artifact. I have not heard the track itself though.
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gosta
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Sorry, cant hear anything special at 30 sec. This "vinyl" noice starts at 19 sec and goes on more or less for the whole track.
bgoeller
73 posts
 
I concur with gosta. Wouldn't characterize it as faint, I'd say it is intentionally added for effect.
acresverde
394 posts
 
Similar to what I hear when I spin the "The Sopranos" soundtrack CD. The second cut is R L Burnside singing "It's Bad You Know" and it sounds like a scratchy old vinyl LP was purposely sourced for the recording. Here, too, I feel it was an intentional decision made for a chosen effect. BTW, if you haven't heard it, this cut is absolutely blues bitchin'.
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thosb OP
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gosta - you are right on, it's at 19 seconds, when the vocal track kicks in.

All - I agree, I think the noise is there intentionally for some reasons only known to Watt and Thorn (how does an electro pop dance track benefit from intentionally added noise?  Same type noise is throughout Massive Attack's album Mezzanine), but I am glad others hear the same thing and reach the same conclusion, sometimes in this hobby I need help with a sanity check. 

acresverde - thanks for turning me on to some totally bitchin' blues, I hadn't heard R L Burnside before, glad I have.
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