No argument from me :)
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Fred Heutte <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll tell you what, not that this is news to anyone, but Ron Murphy > was a wizard. I give you Exhibit A: Wavejumper. > > fh > > ----------------- >>Great point about the mastering perhaps giving a more consistent >>quality, Emile... >> >>I hadn't been so interested in actually listening to the comp, since I >>know it all already, until you guys reminded me about the >>remastering...It'll be interesting to hear how esp. certain tracks >>might sound better/different -- Wavejumper & The Countdown Has Begun >>come to mind off the top of my head, the 909 in the originals is so >>punchy and I think that record is kinda crusty, in a good way and in a >>bad way... >> >>I think some stuff could really benefit in some ways but maybe others >>might lose some specialness, even if they sound technically better, >>I'm pretty curious now...Especially I think where Ron Murphy was >>involved, it'll be interesting to hear the difference because it's >>bound to be pretty different...Everything he mastered (like >>Wavejumper/UR-030) had his touch, a bit of wildness that fit the music >>so well..On the other hand, it wasn't always a 100% success...;) >> >>jt >> >>On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 5:29 AM, Emile Facey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> As Marsel says, it'll depend on what Alden Tyrell has done in his mastering >>> process, and if it's to your taste. Mastering techniques have definitely >>> come a long way since some of this stuff was released originally but not >>> everyone will agree that they've got better. He's normally a really good >>> engineer though and the clips sound great to me. >>> >>> One thing that might be interesting is that remastering everything in one >>> session from the original tapes might give the tracks a more consistent >>> sound. I don't know for sure but I'd imagine that because a lot of them were >>> released on different labels, most of these 12"s were mastered by different >>> engineers at different cutting sessions and that as a result all the records >>> sound a bit different, well at least to my ears, they do. >>> >>> 07 UNKNOWN JOURNEY is definitely something I've never heard before or seen >>> on any original releases. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 7 Dec 2011, at 09:48, Marsel van der Wielen wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> well, mastering is meant to have it sound better :-) >>>> >>>> but it's always personal judgement if it does of course >>>> and can depend on which system the music is played after (home headphones >>>> vs 100k stadium) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Op 7-12-2011 10:45, Placid schreef: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> all re-mastered - >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> A quick question. Does remastering actually man its going to sound >>>>> better. What if the technique they use isn't as good as it originally >>>>> was.... >>>>> >>>>> Going back to a post a few months back on how the trax stuff had been >>>>> remastered to sound great on big sound systems but lacked mids and hi end >>>>> clarity >>>>> >>>>> here - http://www.offmodern.com/2011/06/revisionist-house/ >>>>> >>>>> just thinking... >>>>> >>>>> >>> >> >> >
