First impressions of this are that it's definitely sounding pretty
different from the original releases, I think AT has done a nice job
and it's a good thing he didn't try to recreate the original sound.
The mastering is a lot more clear and crisp, and a lot less distorted
than on the originals. You can hear a lot more detail in certain
tracks. Ron Murphy definitely played his part in turning these tracks
into dancefloor destroyers. For a fan it definitely has to be heard,
just because you can really hear a distinctly different take on the
music you thought you knew so well.
Anyone else got it yet?
On 14 Dec 2011, at 18:08, Patrick Wacher wrote:
No argument from me :)
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Fred Heutte
<ph...@sunlightdata.com> 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
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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 <em...@bleep43.com>
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...
