Articles

Please find the articles below by clicking on the "underlined pdf's". You will find scientific papers, interviews and reviews on subjects related to Northstar's field of expertise.




HQ|NORTHSTAR brochure May 2018

May 3rd, 2018

HQ|NORTHSTAR brochure May 2018

Goed luisteren!

May 9th, 2016

Puur, stijlvol en vernieuwend...Interview Music & Emotion December 2013

April 17th, 2014

Puur, stijlvol en vernieuwend...

Interview over de Spirit of Turtle box in het magazine Music Emotion.

"...Eens in de zoveel tijd komen er producten op de markt die niet alleen
anders en vernieuwend zijn, maar het ook gewoon verdienen om
er eens extra aandacht aan te besteden. Normaliter doe ik eigenlijk
alleen maar hardwarerecensies en interviews met ontwerpers of
personen uit de audioindustrie die er werkelijk toe doen. Maar dit
keer maak ik graag een uitzondering voor een prachtig nieuwe en
vooral heel bijzondere software release met verzameld werk van
klankmagiër Bert van der Wolf...."

PAGE FILLING ADVERT IN MUSIC EMOTION MAGAZINE

November 11th, 2013

Wisseloord Studio's & Northstar PRESS RELEASE on Spirit of Turtle

November 11th, 2013

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE BY WISSELOORD STUDIO's & NORTHSTAR RECORDING SERVICES. "The Spirit of Turtle" is the first Pure Audio BLU-RAY production produced in The Netherlands...

dCS PRESS RELEASE on The Spirit of Turtle

October 21st, 2013

Official Press release for The Spirit of Turtle

Artists Testimonies

August 13th, 2013

What do the musicians say about Northstar and Bert van der Wolf...

'THE SPOTLIGHTS' ON HQ|NORTHSTAR...

April 12th, 2013

Challenge Records International have launched an advertisement campaign in Dutch High End magazine Music & Emotion with exclusive emphasis on HQ|NORTHSTAR productions...

With an explanation of the HQ Musical Mastering principle, which is the basis of all our recordings, this advert is a great testimony for the passion and effort we put in our productions for Challenge.

Thank You!

'Audiotechniek Van opname naar weergave (9): Bert van der Wolf van Northstar Recordings

November 23rd, 2012

"Audiotechniek
Van opname naar weergave (9):
Bert van der Wolf van Northstar Recordings

- See more at: http://www.opusklassiek.nl/audiotechniek/opname_weergave9.htm#sthash.KX4YJz1z.dpuf


An extensive interview by Aart van der Wal who did spend a day at Northstar's studio.

"...Hoeveel cd- en sacd-opnamen zijn er in de loop van vele jaren al niet door zijn handen gegaan? Een groot aantal daarvan is terug te vinden op onder meer het klassieke label van Challenge Records (klik hier), waarover we al vaak de loftrompet staken en die zonder overdrijving best toonaangevend mogen worden genoemd..."

"...How many CD- and SACD recordings went through his hands over the many years? Many can be found at the classical label Challenge records and we frequently praised those and without exagerating one can state these recordings are leading in the field..."

'Vakmanschap is meesterlijk...'

November 4th, 2012

"Vakmanschap is meesterlijk..."
Interview in HVT (Hi-Fi/Video Test) nr 11 november 2012.

"...De lijst van producties waar hij
actief zijn stempel op heeft gedrukt, is ronduit indrukwekkend
en behoort qua opname en muzikale kwaliteit tot
de top..."

dCS World Premiere Presentation

December 8th, 2011

Friday and Saturday September 23rd & 24th, Northstar facilitated dCS's world wide introduction of a new format for audio playback on their Debussy DA converter... DSD master files played through a standard USB interface on a standard MAC/PC. This groundbreaking feature might forever change the way we will have access to high resolution audio formats. SACD will no longer be the sole carrier for this wonderful format for sure...!
Northstar was chosen to deliver the DSD source material and Bert van der Wolf gave a lecture on the use of DSD & DXD in the recording process and on why it is such a splendid alternative for traditional PCM formats. The event took place at Rhapsody Sound Masters in Hilversum, Holland.
After this the international press embarked on a tour to the Northstar Studio to get a glimpse of what might become possible in the forseable future with DSD surround files and Ultra High End playback systems!

"...Impressive!"
(Werner Ero / Music Emotion Magazine)

Northstar features in Audio Beat

November 28th, 2011

Northstar features in Audio Beat
Audio Beat's Chris Thomas visited the Northstar Studio and wrote a great article...

"...Piece after piece followed. These were mainly classical and all had equal effect. This was dynamic range like I've never heard from CD, but the sound was tonally acute as well, and I never got the impression that the medium itself was inhibiting what Bert was trying to convey with his recordings..."

"...I actually couldn’t stop smiling. This was dynamic range and transient freedom like I have never heard -- nor expected..."

"...Bert is a truly great producer of the type that I haven’t met for many years, and he has built this amazing installation purely for his own enjoyment. I admire that.
.."

HQMM Mastering

June 1st, 2011

High Quality Musical (Surround) Mastering
In this article the HQMM principle, which is developed by Northstar and executed in all of our recording projects, is explained. The principle is more of a philosophy, ("good") taste if you like, than a technical requirement and has it's basis in 25 years of recording practice with a large variety of artists and ensembles. The level of success of the principle is nevertheless largely dependent on the quality of the equipment used, because extremely correct temporal behavior and proper tonal and harmonic balance are certainly key elements. Most of the traditional Pro-Audio gear does not perform adequately and Northstar collaborated with many "High End" audio manufacturers to be able to reach an extreme high level of music reproduction which truly defines the HQMM.

Live optreden Jungle Boldie bij Rhapsody

June 1st, 2010

How "real life" can sound reproduction be...?
...De Hilversumse high-end winkel Rhapsody staat al sinds haar oprichting in het teken van muzikale diepgang. Daarvan getuigen niet allen de vele jaarlijks gegeven demo’s en shows, maar het is vooral het gedurfde abstracte buiten de gebaande paden denken, wat Rhapsody altijd tot zo’n bijzondere winkel heeft gemaakt. Een prachtig voorbeeld hiervan is het onlangs op 5 juni gehouden unieke live concert van Jungle Boldie (Maarten Ornstein, Tony Overwater en Wim Kegel). Uniek in de zin dat dit keer het optreden is vastgelegd door niemand minder dan Bert van der Wolf van Turtle Records en meteen na het concert in dezelfde ruimte op een top high-end systeem weer is afgedraaid!...

Artikel Music Emotion

June 1st, 2010

Interview door Werner Ero met Bert van der Wolf.
Passie voor Muziek...
"Hij startte een opname, gemaakt in een kleine kerk, die zo ontzettend realistisch op alle parameters scoorde dat mijn hersenen totaal in de war raakte."

Variaties op een filter...hoorbaar of voelbaar?

June 1st, 2008

"Variaties op een filter..."
Een grondige luistertest om de hoorbaarheid en/of "voelbaarheid" van verschillende filters bij "hogere" sample rates te onderzoeken.

Super Audio CD Artikel Pro Audio Visie / Bert van der Wolf

June 1st, 2008

Off to meet the Wizards...proof that pros realy do care

June 1st, 2008

Interview by Richard S. Foster.
"His Post Production Studio is absolutely out of this world"

Interview Studio Magazine (DE)

June 1st, 2008

Interview with Bert van der Wolf by Dieter Kahlen from Studio Magazin.
"Timing ist alles..."
Many issues about Northstar's recording philosophy are discussed.

January 1st, 1970

January 1st, 1970