New DSD Title from Blue Coast World -- Vijay Iyer "Solo" -- ACT Music

As Thanksgiving approaches, we are compelled to thank all of your for your support of our high resolution audio efforts!  We are very, very grateful to you all!

As our way of saying "Thanks!" we wanted to give you the first opportunity to purchase our new DSD Downloads!

From now until Nov, 24, we are offering a 20% rebate or choice of any high resolution album when you purchase our DSD files (see details below or in our backstage area on how to claim your rebate).

We have added Vijay Iyer's critically acclaimed album, "Solo", as our second DSD title.  While it's distributed by ACT Music in Germany, the recording was done in the Extended Sound Environment (E.S.E.) fashion at our studio in the Bay Area.  Cookie Marenco was the engineer and co-producer.  It was recorded to analog 2" tape and mixed to DSD.  The recording has received numerous accolades in the New York Times and other media.

http://actmusic.downloadsnow.net/solo

Our first DSD release, Blue Coast Collection, is available now as DFF or DSF files as well.
http://bluecoastrecords.com/blue-coast-collection

More great news, Korg has announced free downloads of their Audiogate software making DSD easier for most computer systems.

http://www.korguser.net/AudioGate/


Many of you support our venture of higher quality audio through DSD and 96 24 high resolution files.  Blue Coast Records has become the first label in the USA (that we are aware of) to release native DSD files... meaning masters recorded to analog tape or DSD and mixed to DSD. Our files can now be downloaded as DFF or DSF files, depending on the player you have at home.  If you've never tried to hear DSD audio, we suggest joining our Backstage area where we have free DSD downloads for you to try.  These are recordings of our favorite Blue Coast Artists captured in ive performances at CAS.  Unadulterated by effects.  If natural is your preference, this is what a showroom at a convention sounds like!  All recordings were direct to DSD on the Sonoma System.

Thank you and all the best throughout the Holiday season!

The Crew

Blue Coast Records
Blue Coast World
Downloads NOW!

How to get your rebate or free download!
To Register for our Backstage area
Go To 
http://bluecoastrecords.com/dsd-disc-burning
and look under "Member's Chat" for Information!

 Rebates and downloads will come to you before Nov 29.

How to Playback your DSD data files on a Sony Playstation

Originally posted July 24, 2010 

Updated Sept 12, 2013
These pages may have broken links due to upgrade of our recent website.

Because of the wider acceptance of DFF and DSF files, Blue Coast Records is no longer selling ISO image discs.  However, if you would like to experiment, we recommend downloading Korg's Free Audiogate software.  Links for the software can be found at http://audiogate.bluecoastrecords.com along with free DSD downloads to test.  With Audiogate, you can create ISO image discs.  

Not all Sony Playstation 3's play DSD ISO files.  We recommend reading the pages at http://ps3sacd.com/ where serial number information might be found as to whether your Playstation works with DSD ISO images.

From these humble beginnings, there are now more than a 100 devices ready for playing DSD audio.  You can find out more information at DSD-Guide about these devices.

Thank you!
The Blue Coast Crew

DSD Disc Burning

We're excited to begin offering our music in the new DSD Disc Format. DSD Disc is an open format and does not require an SACD transport system to hear the full quality of the Blue Coast Recorings. DSD Discs can be played in any Sony Playstation 3 (PS3), Sony's SCD-XA5400ES and their upcoming SCD-XE800. DSD Disc files can also be played using Korg's AudioGate software which accompanies their MR series DSD Recorders. We are hopeful that additional manufacturers will be adding DSD Disc Format capability in future.

If you are already familiar with burning disc images you may not need the instructions below. If you're not we have set-up a step-by-step procedure for the burning the downloaded ISO disc image file to DVD, including a free (and very simple) image-burning application for Windows users. If you need support please contact us.

NOTE: It will not work to simply copy the ISO file to DVD media. The ISO file must be burned to the disc as an image, which contains the formatting and file structure necessary for the PS3 and other units to read the DSD Disc Format.

Burning the ISO file with a Windows PC (XP/Vista/7):

1. Download the ISO image file of the DSD_DISC from our website.
2. Download Free ISO Burner. (freeISOburner.com, download link at bottom of page)
3. Install Free ISO Burner & open the application.
4. Insert a blank DVD-R (DO NOT use a CD-R/RW).
5. Click the [Open] button and select the ISO image file you downloaded.
6. Check the box labeled "Finalize Disc".
7. Click the [Burn] button to start the disk burning.

Burning the ISO file with a Mac:

1. Download the ISO image file of the DSD_DISC from our website.
2. Start Disk Utility (usually found in Applications\Utilities).
3. Insert a blank DVD-R (DO NOT use a CD-R/RW).
4. Click the Burn button with the black & yellow icon.
5. Use the file browser to select the ISO image file you downloaded.
6. Click the [Burn] button.

You can play DSD Discs on any PS3, including those that are not SACD-compatible. DSD Discs also play on Sony's SCD-XA5400ES and their upcoming SCD-XE800.


Resource Links

• Super Audio Center
• PS3/SACD DSD Disc FAQ
• freeISOburner.com