KABOOM!!!

[AlanB]

Here is a copy of the original digital case of Telarc's 1812. It indeed says "Digital Cannons" but by all accounts that is misleading. The label does reference page 6 of the enclosed pamphlet I do not have the booklet from the original release, but I have found references that it says that the cannons were fired 24 times. The cannons (owed and set off by the Fifth Virginia Regiment) were recorded, digitally I believe, and digitally mixed with the bells and the orchestral recording to produce the final product.

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Surely all cannons are digital in that they are either firing (on) or not (off)?

 

[Burnside]

This reminds me of the Hifi News test CD that carried a speakers warning for the "fenny poppers" track, info below from Google:

"The "Fenny Poppers" referenced in the context of HFN 015 (Hi-Fi News Test Disc II) are a series of small, cast-iron cannon-like devices used in a historic, annual ceremony in Fenny Stratford, England, intended to create very loud bangs for test recordings

Safety Warning Context

• Audio/High-Fidelity Hazard: The track "Fenny Poppers" on the Hi-Fi News & Record Review Test Disc (HFN 015) is designed to produce high-impact, sudden sound effects. Listeners should exercise caution with volume levels, as these, along with other tracks like the garage-door slam (HFN 003), are designed to test the dynamic range and transient response of speakers.
• Physical Safety (Event): The actual "Fenny Poppers" are, in reality, cast-iron mugs stuffed with gunpowder and fired three times on St. Martin's Day (November 11th). Signs are typically posted to warn the public of the loud noises and potential hazards during this event."

Maybe the previously mentioned recordings should have a similar warning