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Has Anyone Gotten a SYRO Limited Edition Preorder "Ticket" Yet?

Joyrex

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azatoth Grand Master

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i remember being a friend's house and using a program that could decode (really rough) audio from scans of a record's grooves... and that was in about 2001.

 

it can definitely be done!

 

I am more interested in hearing how it was to be your friend's house!

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MisterE Grand Master

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theres no way a scanner like most people have is going to be able to scan that in any way that any kind of software is going to make anything out of. you'd need a laser that scans the depth of the groove which is where the audio info is contained. regular scanner doing that is just unpossible. there is no software that could possibly do that. absurd

 

obviously there's software that exists that could do it from a '3d scan' of some sort, but it likely exists on few computers in labs like the links i linked to in my last post. the software would have to be pretty complicated, to be able to even track where the grooves are going. like with a wax cylinder they go around the cylinder whereas on a record theyre on a flat surface. nobody is just going to make super complex software that can do all that and release it for free for everyone to dick around with, at least not any software that's really good at what it does.

 

just as an example i was looking into software to remove wow/flutter from analog recordings a while back, and that stuff is super expensive/exclusive/specialist stuff. just like this will be.

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MisterE Grand Master

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fwiw im not trying to come off like a know it all here, just laying out where i think (imo) the only options are if anyone who has it is actually interested, and to say that outside of just putting it on a turntable and trying that (someone said earlier they tried turning it by hand and the needle wouldnt stay in the groove, but if aphex really played a copy you'd have to assume he used a turntable (although it could be another of his questionable statements...)), it isn't going to be easy or quick or painless. and would involve trying to contact some specialist types who have custom setups for pulling audio from strange old recordings. (also fwiw imo its prob not worth it)

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Aphex_Squarepusher_Twin

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sorry, but that's my thought and I want to say after several reflections ... I was very tempted, first ... then I saw the price ... then the content of the object. I found this very ridiculous collector, beautiful, yes, it's true that it's a beautiful object, but for a collector, in our day, it's too much. I liked the simple collector without unnecessary surplus with the serial number. There, he's not a collector, but a random limited... Stupid fate! And it didn't make me want to participate ... Again, if it were not so, I'll have maybe bought (for resale, always new, 5 years later at an exorbitant price !)

 

Warp doesn't do this to prevent resale, instead, to take only those who buy the more copies... I'm convinced of that, there is no true of the draw... I do know, having worked in publishing houses or companies where the raffle is not really a lot, but take the most interesting customer...

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Joyrex Grand Master

Joyrex

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Well, looks like I'm not getting SYRO deluxe unless I make someone on Ebay richer...

Do you get a cut from caustic?

 

My digipak sales, yes - but that's my project - no involvement from Rephlex/Richard other than their blessings to do it.

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Well, looks like I'm not getting SYRO deluxe unless I make someone on Ebay richer...

Do you get a cut from caustic?

 

My digipak sales, yes - but that's my project - no involvement from Rephlex/Richard other than their blessings to do it.

 

 

oh nice. good work man :)

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fumi Grand Master

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Just got a ticket by email about fifteen minutes ago. Rules on purchasing have now changed.

 

It says:

 

Please note ballots are no longer lasting a week. You must complete your purchase by 24th October 2014 00:00 GMT+1. After this point your code will no longer be valid, and the opportunity to buy will be passed on to another customer.

 

I just bought and paid for mine.

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WaxenPith Mentor

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Hey Joyrex there is still a chance.

i got an email at 6 am today!

 

EDIT: Apparently this is "Ballot Round 6"

Nice to know, thanks!

 

 

Can either of you or anyone else tell me who the email comes from? As in what should I be watching for specifically? Not holding my breath really but I'm tired of looking at every email so closely to tell if it's related and not sure if I've accidentally deleted it in junk or something. Thanks in advance.

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