When a cd has the symbol "ADD" that means it was an analog recording, right?

The three letters refer to the three stages in the process of getting a recording onto the CD:

• Recording: The actual recording of all the individual instruments.
• Mixing: The process of combining the individual instruments' tracks into a single pair of stereo tracks.
• Mastering: EQing the final mixes and sequencing the songs. The end result of mastering is a "master disk" you can give to a replication plant.

So ADD means recorded using analog equipment, but mixed and mastered using digital technology.

No. moonlit, you did nothign wrong. I really like your mixes! That question was for a cataloging assignment I have.

I kind of remember all those analog to digital things, but I don't trust my brain these days, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks for the info Jon and DX.

The AAD, ADD, DDD thing is pretty silly, IMO. There's crappy digital equipment and excellent analog equipment, so knowing what was done how tells you little to nothing about the audio fidelity of your CD.

Fun!

Magnet interviewed a bunch of musicians (including OK Go, Flaming Lips, FoW) for their Favorite Power Pop Songs. Lots of obvious choices ("September Gurls" Raspberries, Cheap Trick) but also some fun ones.

Heh. Some of my very favorite songs get mentioned multiple times. I feel so with it.

I have never heard of the Raspberries, and my dBs knowledge is pathetic. I see a lot of pleasure in my future. What should I get of these two oft-mentioned bands?

I have never heard of the Raspberries

t Boggles

You've probably heard them. It's nigh on impossible not to have heard "Go All the Way."

I have never heard of the Raspberries, and my dBs knowledge is pathetic. I see a lot of pleasure in my future. What should I get of these two oft-mentioned bands?

The first two dBs records (Stands for Decibels and Repercussions) are classic. Though I think of them more as quirky pop than power pop. Will Rigby (Amy Rigby's ex) was one of the more distinctive drummers of the era. You can often find both albums on one CD. It's where we get the jolly, funny, suicide song "Amplifier": "Dave went home and killed himself last night / she'd taken everything." Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple were the two key songwriters.

Raspberries were a major AM radio force in the early 70s. Grab a greatest hits, or if you want an album, try either Fresh or Starting Over.

"She doesn't have to have her dB's records back now But there's not a lot of things that she'll take back."

I'm not going to be quite as caustic as Steve Albini about it, but even with my limited musical knowledge, reading that list doesn't exactly improve my understanding of just what, exactly, power pop is.