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All of the recordings will be performed entirely live, with any number of participants required for each composition all performing simultaneously at Magnetic Fidelity, while being recorded directly on stereophonic master tape or lacquer disk using exclusively analog electronic equipment. Any sound effects or signal processing required would be added in real time and no further processing will be permitted once the recording is captured. Such drastic rules shall reveal the true talent of musicians and engineers alike, in the delicate art of live performance, improvisation and chance.\r\n\r\nThe master medium is then subsequently used to create the different consumer media, usually including 1\/4\" tape, vinyl records, DSD and high definition PCM. The tape duplication is done in real time, with each reel of tape being individually loaded and recorded at 15 ips, using a 100% analog signal path at Magnetic Fidelity.\r\n\r\nThe lacquer masters are also cut in-house, directly from the master tape or the live source, on a pure analog signal path.\r\n\r\nThe DSD and PCM versions are derived from the master tape signal directly undergoing an A\/D conversion, with no further processing.\r\n\r\nThe equipment in the recording process can vary according to what is deemed most appropriate for capturing the realism of the event. As a matter of principle, minimalist techniques are preferred without employing large numbers of microphones or unnecessary signal processing. The majority of the equipment is based in vacuum tube electronics and is heavily customised.\r\n\r\nThus, Magnetic Fidelity Records releases capture the spirit along with the sound in a pure, unadulterated form, while expanding the repertoire into previously uncharted territory in he world of high fidelity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nxtrs02-naxatras-ep","title":"Naxatras EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eNAXATRAS is a hard psychedelic rock band from Greece. This is their latest release, a 3 track EP. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Formed in 2012, fresh heavy psych outfit NAXATRAS is another mad product of an ever growing, ever expanding, ever surprising Greek scene, where the seeds of psychedelic, doom, and stoner have flourished into a great subculture. (...) 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It is the fast follow-up to the 2-song ‘EP’ released a little less than a month ago as well as their self-titled debut from last year but there is nothing that indicates a rushed product in any way, not by any stretch of the imagination. After all, that’s the key phrase here..”stretch of the imagination”, as that is exactly what Naxatras invites you to do yet again with this interstellar-traversing example of sonic explorations. 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