Tribute

Originally released in 2001, Emilie-Claire Barlow’s Tribute was nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album at the 2002 Juno Awards. Tribute is Barlow’s fifth full length album to appear on NativeDSD, and was processed using 2xHD’s proprietary mastering process 2xHD FUSION.

The mastering chain consists of a selection of high-end vacuum tube equipment. For the recordings on this album, the original 88.2 kHz 24 Bit master was played on a Nagra REF DAC high-end tube playback converter, wired with OCC silver cables to the 2xHD analog mastering electronic tube system permitting 2xHD FUSION to obtain a better resolution and 3D imaging. The resulting signal is then transferred back into high resolution formats by recording it in DSD 256 using a custom 2xHD Technologies A to D converter. All analog and digital cables that are used are state-of-the-art Siltech. The 2xHD FUSION mastering system is powered by a super capacitor power supply, using a new technology that lowers the digital noise found in the lowest level of the spectrum.

Emilie-Claire Barlow – vocals