The Story of Nimbus. FoC

[shane]

I picked this up from the National Trust 2nd hand book stall at Saltram a while ago. It tells the story of the creation of the Nimbus record label in the mid 70s, and the dedicated and slightly odd people behind it. I’d never realised how much they contributed to the development of CD before.


Fascinating stuff. If anyone wants a read, happy to send it off for the cost of postage. First one to PM me gets it.

[Vince]

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[Lawrence001]

I remember them from a sampler I got in the late 80s it was called the Nimbus Sound or something. They used a special technique to capture the ambience of a hall but I wasn't keen on it at the time as I preferred close mic'd recordings. I'd probably be more open to it now.

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[hornucopia]

Ambisonics! The full set-up included a speaker above you.
Akin to Betamax as an idea crushed.
I recall that the recording technique involved using a dummy head with microphones in it.
The recordings (pre-digital,remember) had to be embedded with a frequency separator.
Nimbus pressings of LPs were good. A Hifi mag commissioned limited edition reissue of some music,using Nimbus pressings including Sgt Pepper,Eagles,Barbirolli.......which are rare and now v.expensive.

[Lawrence001]

Thank you, well remembered.

I looked it up and there's a good essay on here about producing a more realistic concert style sound than the more common close mic technique.

https://www.nimbusrecords.co.uk/inde...ng-description



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[hornucopia]

Now try the Hafler version of surround sound….






Apologies for sidetracking the post!

[shane]

No problem! The book’s found a new home, and a discussion of Ambisonics can only be a good thing. It always had the potential to be the best surround-sound system, but only now with DSP is it becoming viable.