Copper


Snow Comes; Snow Goes

Issue 70Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper #70! The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest took place October 5-7, and as is often the case, we had our first snow shortly thereafter. Just a few days later, temps are back...

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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2018 Part 1

Issue 70FEATURED

The biggest news of the 2018 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest was, oddly, about the 2019 Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. After 15 years at the Denver Marriott Tech Center, the show...

Medieval Spanish Chant

Issue 70SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

When I learned there was a new recording of music from the medieval manuscript called the Codex Las Huelgas, I thought it would be fun to compare it to a few...

Monterey Auto Week Part 2

Issue 70FEATURED

[We began Rich’s tale of Auto Week in Copper #69, and reluctantly conclude it here. Many thanks to Rich for allowing us non-gazillionaires to dream, if only for a little while—Ed.] While Werks is...

Sabotage

Issue 70HAND PICKED

Okay…so, in this edition’s piece, I am going to go out on a bit of a limb. I am fairly confident that most of you will have, at best, a...

Tracy Chapman

Issue 70OFF THE CHARTS

Some pop stars wear the glamour of fame and fortune, like a suit they’ve longed to try on since they first picked up a guitar or a mic. Keeping the...

50 Ways to Read a Record Part 5

Issue 70VINTAGE WHINE

In our last installment, we saw the beginning of  the transition from monaural records to single-groove stereo records. Even today, software changes often require similar changes in hardware— we’ve discussed how the change...

Suicide

Issue 70MUSIC'AL NOTES

As I age, I become aware of my mortality. My wife and I have talked about what to do if one of us becomes brain dead. I want her to...

Radio R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Issue 70TWISTED SYSTEMS

Aretha Franklin (and all recording artists) get no “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” in regards to being paid to have their songs played on the radio. Aretha Franklin has never been paid for the...

Hearing Bach

Issue 70TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Among the most-played and -recorded of J. S. Bach’s instrumental works are his six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin and six Suites for solo cello. They have acquired a reputation for being quite...

Glossolalia

Issue 70THE AUDIO CYNIC

If you don’t know the meaning of the babbling brook of a word above, don’t feel bad. I deliberately chose an obscure word in order to make a point—here’s the...

Radio R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Issue 70

Aretha Franklin (and all recording artists) get no “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” in regards to being paid to have their songs played on the radio. Aretha Franklin has never been paid for the...

Oh, I Bumped Into Elton John Today...

Issue 70QUIBBLES AND BITS

Actually, it was in 2002, but that’s okay. I was in LA on business for a week, and found myself in Beverly Hills one evening, strolling along Rodeo Drive (as...