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OK Gang... get ready to SHIT YOUR PANTS!!! [message #89301] Mon, 03 September 2007 19:56 Go to previous message
Nei is currently offline  Nei
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Ready? Got diapers handy? OK, let's DO IT!!!

Below is a link to a sort of "mashup" I did between a song I
recorded & mixed (that I think most of you have heard) and a
typical heavily-compressed Mike Shipley-mixed/Ted Jensen-
mastered tune. Now, ths is not a diss on Mike Shipley, who's
got more platinum records on his wall than I'll ever have in 27
lifetimes, but it **MIGHT** just be a diss on Ted Jensen and
others who master like he does... well, he's got more platinum
than i'll ever have too, but nonetheless CHECK IT OUT! Here's
the deal:

1.) The file for "Panophobia" is a mixdown exported/rendered
direct from Cubase to hard disk; it was originally recorded at
24-bit 88.2k, and mixed down to 16-bit 44.1k. The 16/44 stereo
file was then imported back into a new project in Cubase, as
was the comparison song. No big deal - nothing weird or tricky
about all that.

2.) The file for the comparison song "Godspeed" by Anberlin was
imported directly into CubaseSX from CD, digitally imported
right from the onboard CD drive. No samplerate/bitrate
conversions were needed on either file as the new project was
set up as a 16-bit/44.1k project.

3.) Both songs were on separate stereo tracks in SX set at "0"
gain. The Master was also left at zero. NO effects, EQ,
plugins, or anything like that were used on either the master
or the individual tracks in the comparison project that
contained the stereo song files... all I did was snip & move.

4.) I exported to a hi-rez (320kbps) mp3 file - this is PLENTY
of resolution to be able to hear the differences. It's about a
2 1/2 minute long file, so it's not dragged out or anything
like that.

Here's the link... listen to how the DiMakina tune is VERY
competitive in volume to the fully-mastered major label
release, yet it's clearer, innit? Make sure you listen to the
whole thing, as there are a couple of SIGNIFICANT differences
right around the 2-minute mark/slighty thereafter.

http://saqqararecords.com/MiscAudio/VolumeWithClarityExample -Comparison.mp3

Hear all the high-end distortoshit up there in the Jensen-
Mastered piece? IOW, the stuff that's NOT there in mine? This
is what I've been trying to avoid, while acheiving competitive
volume levels, and I think I've landed on it now!

Comments welcome.

Neil

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