brians wig wrote: cmsdrums wrote:
A "remaster" only starts at the point of the original stereo mixdown, and therefore the individual levels of parts cannot be changed.
The Teo Torriate you refer to was actually a full remix from multitracks, and so therefore could be changed completely, hence why it sounds so different to the original mix.
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That's what i feared.
If that's the case with the albums, then they STILL haven't done the job right and I'll be keeping my money and dreaming of that alternate universe where the surround mixes took off and every album was done... :(
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Dream on Mr Wig........
Anyone know the official date in March for the first five albums?!
I found time to go a bit into the new GH2 vs the old GH2. It's also very interesting what can be found here.
Once again I'd like to point out, that I'm not putting down the work, it's a way to go. But it doesn't make the old versions worthless. Remember - when they were done they were also sold as "the best ever"....
Basically on GH2 the levels have been pushed up extremely. In case of Innuendo nearly 8dB were added to the loud parts while the middle section was only raised around 4 dB. The higher frequencies from 6 to 16 Khz have been slightly reduced. Most interesting is, that the track plays slightly slower while the final chord is faded earlier.
A Kind of Magic was also lifted nearly 8dB without other notable changes
Under Pressure never really sounded good in my ears and still does not here. Nearly 6 dB louder and with slightly reduced frequencies in the middle and top end.
Hammer to fall is treated similar with the middle range around 3 to 6 Khz slightly lifted. The track still plays off-key.
I don't want to bore you with further details. As I said before the idea behind those remasters is obviously to adjust the tracks to each other and to be louder than ever. In a way it was also done for the "Rocks" album years ago. The result is a more equal listening experience although the original dynamics of many songs are no longer in it's original form.
The problem is less in the change of the recordings. The real problem is, that music with little dynamics, where everything has the same level, is very tiring for human ears.
It may sound impressive at first, but after half an hour of listening it's not much fun anymore. So I hope Queen won't go further in this direction than they have done here.
