Not sure if this is the problem or not but there is some sort of feature on that CD to prevent copying. Before anyone gets all judgemental on me I was copying it for in my car, I dont like taking original CD's in it since I had a bundle stolen from it.
Also, sounds fine to my ears. Cheers BT --- "Odeluga, Ken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope you volunteered your services to CC then > Todd, after all you know > him better than most. ;-) > > > (I've never heard the Work Out CD so I can't judge. > However I have a few > mix CDs by CC and the sound on these seems ok. > Surely one would think an > audibly 'damaged' recording would not be passed as > fit for release by > CC? He's not alone amongst recording artists for > being a stickler, but > it's clear that he is one.) > > K > > -----Original Message----- > From: Todd Sines [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 January 2007 17:29 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) Carl Craig :: The Workout > > He probably engineered it himself though... > Mastering is usually handled > > by the label to give it a second listen with fresh > ears. > > I engineered the Death in Vegas mix for Richard > Fearless for Fabric. > Levels were adjusted by me and then adjusted again > by the mastering > facility that Fabric uses. They hear stuff you don't > after listening to > it over and over. I highly recommend that you let a > mastering facility > have the final say vs. the artist, because you > become so attached and > used to things, it's hard for you to think outside > of it. > > I also do some compilation CD mastering and import > all of the CD tracks > into Live, use a multi-band compressor on it all, > match the levels from > song to song and normalize it. Haven't had a > complaint yet. > > now, as for getting on the microphone and adding to > all of the tracks > your own MC'ing... that is another story. > > > +odd > > PS: http://www.toddsines.com/ ... new reviews of the > new release on > Frankie > > PPS: playing in Chicago next Wednesday 07 Feb, > available Thurs + Friday > .. plus also booking European tour dates for April + > May now. and dates > for Asia in July. get in touch: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Matt Kane's Brain wrote: > > In any case, Carl Craig didn't master this so it's > a silly reason not > to > > buy his mixes. > > > > On Jan 30, 2007, at 11:57, robin wrote: > > > >> > >> Is it not just really squashed with a compressor > rather than clipped? > >> > >> The two situations look the same in a wave editor > (still doesn't help > > >> the sound quality issue though, I hate "squashed" > mastering). > >> > >> Kent? :) > >> > >> robin... > >> > >> Williams, Graham wrote: > >>> I recently bought "The Workout" mix cd, I > haven't bought a cd in > years, > >>> but what a disappointment, when I was listen to > it, it sounded a bit > >>> rough, kinda like it was clipping, so I opened > it in Sound Forge to > have > >>> a look. At least 50% of the mix must have been > in the red when it > was > >>> recorded. What a disgrace. I wont be buying a CC > mix cd again. > Anyone > >>> else have this mix ? > >>> G > > > > -- > > matt kane's brain > > http://hydrogenproject.com > > aim -> mkbatwerk > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Todd Sines > director > + SCALE : http://www.scale.gs/ > +1.646.330.4873 studio > 195 Chrystie St. #403A, NY, NY 10002 > ////////////////////////////////////// > connecting the space between + within. >
