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I’d like to give a huge and very public thanks to Bill Roberts.
They
say you can’t polish a turd. Well, I no longer believe that to be true. Some of you may recall that I am creating a
retrospective CD for my band’s 20th anniversary this year. The raw material I have is from a variety of sources including
studio outtakes, live cassette recordings and even boom box recordings. It is a bunch of disparate stuff of differing levels,
bad EQ and lots of distorted noise. But it’s all I’ve got to work with. After listening to boxes of old tapes,
I narrowed the field to a representative number and begged for help. Several fine folks responded but Bill Roberts went way
over and above. I have to say he worked pure magic. I now have a CD that is sonically consistent and a pleasure (well, except
for a bunch of the material) to listen to.
If anyone here is considering having a project mastered or needs some audio
restoration, I can’t possibly recommend Bill highly enough.
So Bill, here's to you
Thank you!!!
Paul Williams, Pontiac Blues band 2005
Reaction to Pontiac blues band remastering from 4Dak recording:
Well, I gotta say, Bill Roberts, you blew my attempt out of the water, and I didn't think mine was all that bad. Whew!
I'm listening to a burned, out of order, cd now, on my monitors while burning a cd with the correct order I and can't wait
to get it into the car, the main stereo and the garage stereo.
The daughter won't be riding with me for a’while 'cause
I'll be listening to PBB's music again for another long time.
Kudos Mr. Roberts, I bow down to you and grovel at your
feet...Help me do that.
Kevin White Productions.
As a recent client of Bill's...
I have nothing but GREAT things to say...he kept my album incredibly "natural" sounding, with absolutely no "slamma jamma"
(that's a technical term) on the levels -- and took the overall quality of sound to the next level of polish. He made me sound
better than I really am.
I was hesitant at first to utilize someone who I'd met only over the internet, and only after listening to one example
of his work. But needless to say, after hearing what this boy can really do, I'm now a big fan.
(FYI - I jumped in on my own volition here...Bill had no knowledge I was going to toot his horn.)
Just my .02 --
Best,
Kev.
Grekim Jennings, Acoustic refuge album: "Waterstone"
Bill Roberts knows exactly how to give it enough juice to make it powerful, but will never smash
and make it unmusical. He worked wonders on my CD.
Comment on Paul Williams CD by 4 Dak recording
I have a feeling that your remark about things done in order is the key to the differences, as well as experience and ears...
I
would love to get the line out and order in what you did with Paul's tunes. Though my results are decent, and IMHO quite listenable,
there is something about your work that just shines. It's like there is still some noise in mine and I couldn't tell/hear
it until I heard your work. It's, I guess, cleaner.
I sent a CD to Paul and it will be interesting to get his take
on it.
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