QUEEN: EXPANDED COLLECTION (CMI Music)

amazing as always!

Thank you :)

Thank you for all your hard work!

Dear CMI;

I like so much all of your works. Listening your collection instead of the original releases. Great to have the albums with this quality but I would like to ask something:

Why some songs are noticeably slower than the original release versions?


Some examples:

The Miracle:
Hijack My Heart (2011 bonus disc) = 4:13 min.
Hijack My Heart (expanded studio collection) = 4:27 min.

The Game:
Another One Bites The Dust (Greatest Hits) = 3:37 min.
Another One Bites The Dust (expanded studio collection) = 3:42 min.

Maybe there are some other examples in your collection but I found these...

Before, I always listened these songs with original speed :) But, when the songs play slower, they lost some things which I can not explain exactly…

Is possible to fix these songs time?

Thanks again for your great works...

These songs were sped up for the original release by 1 semitone and 0.5 semitone respectively.
I decided to change the speed/pitch of each track back to the speed/pitch it was originally recorded.
So it's not an error.

Several songs were slowed down for commercial release, I corrected it as well. For example 'Hammer To Fall'.
Actually it is noted in the info file for each album.

CMI, and how did you determine or find out that these songs were accelerated?

I can't wait until the next album! CMI you're the best.

[QUOTE] [b]Susanin wrote:[/b]

CMI, and how did you determine or find out that these songs were accelerated?[/QUOTE]

Deep analisys of all available sources of particular recording + a special software which shows how near or how far the recording from 'perfect' in-tune speed. Not an easy task, I must say...

Another big project...

Awesome! Can't wait!

-Chin

Aside from speed/pitch, what are the other factors when it comes to choosing the best version of the track?

^
Main factors:
1) Overall sounding of the track (tape generation, drop outs, digital errors etc...)
2) Duration of track (longest intro/outro of the track - longest fade ins and outs)
3) Largest dynamic range
4) Largest frequency range
5) No noise reduction applied

Hot Space, I like it a lot. Thanks in advance.

I can't wait, I'm anticipating this one like it's Christmas!

I've been waiting for Hot Space with baited breath. A big project...I think it will be big because there's great possibilities with this one. It's time for us all to practice a little patience. Thanks in advance CMI.