Hi, I've had a look through the forum, and haven't found anything on this subject. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the loudness war? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war
I'm basically curious about the mastering of the reissues - does anyone familiar with the subject have any info on the difference between these versions and the originals? As a poor man on the dole, I'd hate to splash out money on these albums and find they've been ruined...
ianegg wrote: Hi, I've had a look through the forum, and haven't found anything on this subject. I don't know if any of you are familiar with the loudness war? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war I'm basically curious about the mastering of the reissues - does anyone familiar with the subject have any info on the difference between these versions and the originals? As a poor man on the dole, I'd hate to splash out money on these albums and find they've been ruined...
Because they were recorded to be released on CD. They should be the same as the originals. I thought it was more 80's/ 70's e.t.c. that was recorded on different type of equipment were you can hear sound loss.
Some of the re-releases of classic stuff I've bought from the 70's is flat as a fart.
no. he means something quite different. read the wikipedia article he linked to. most engineers are very aware of the clipping debate now, i doubt it would happen for the pulp ones, mostly because it tends to only happen on major studio releases that will get a lot of radioplay
I have to admit that I'm a sucker for that over-modulated sound. My CD burning program has a graphic equalizer filter and I'm always bumping the loudness up. Sometimes it makes the music sound tinny, but on the right song it can bring out the nuances. Maybe it's just I've gone deaf, but the songs on Different Class in particular always call for a wee boost.
