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Fred and all,
The noise on "State of Wonder" is not only Gould's
humming. On track 16, you can hear some faint drumming sounds and later
some orchestral music in the background. I have confirmed that the noise
is on the previous "Glenn Gould Edition" as well, albeit much fainter. It
is much more obvious on the remastered analog version. I first noticed it
while playing the CD on my PC at work using Media Player 7. I had the
option called "WOW Effects" turned on. When I turned it off, the
background noise was less evident. I can also bring out the noise by
playing with the equalizer on any player by adjusting the treble up. I
later upgraded to Media Player 9 (Beta), and the sound was almost totally gone,
but again by playing with the equalizer presets, I was able to bring it back
out.
Again, this is not a problem with the current
release, but something that must have always been there. It's not a big
deal, but that I know it's there, I find it distracting. But I like the
humming, too.
Has anyone else noticed it? If not, try it
out using any edition. 16th track (variatio 15). Use headphones and
play with your equalizer and you'll hear it as plain as day.
Jamie
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