Dalton
Blue Crack Addict
MrBrau1 said:
yes. yes I am.
hmmmm..... with your ears sticking out like they do, I would recommend an edge like beanie cap. hot
MrBrau1 said:
yes. yes I am.
Dalton said:
hmmmm..... with your ears sticking out like they do, I would recommend an edge like beanie cap. hot
Dalton said:You have wings? Are you an angel?
MrBrau1 said:
No. I'm a small man with a freakishly large penis who'd like to hear the distortion for himself.
elfyx said:
Basically, the pressure to master CDs this way usually comes from the label execs. They all want their CD to be the one that "stands out" in the CD changer or on radio.
Dalton said:
well yeah. that made me laugh right out loud. well done.
MrBrau1 said:
yeah well, my girl came up behind me while I was writing that post, and all she saw was "freakishly large penis." I got this:
Cask said:I agree, there is also some hiss on the quiet parts. I thought it was because of the mp3s, but now on my original cd copy it is the same.
rjhbonovox said:I said it before, city of blinding lights is the worse mix and production of a U2 song I have ever heard. Its like listening in mono. Yeah I know another moan.
JOFO said:oh, I get it.
well, that's the way records are being produced for the last couple of years I guess.
hey, can you do a graph on pop? because to me that's the best sounding one they've done.
boosterjuice said:I still can't hear any distortion.
Yes, the graphs for Hut dub tracks are maxing out on the graphs, but this doesn't translate into distortion on the CD.
Yahweh said:Also the album that everybody loves Joshua Tree had very shotty quality in many places
elfyx said:I've been listening to HTDAAB, and while I think the music is really great- their best in a long time, I also think this CD is the worst sounding they have ever made.
It's basically way too loud. The entire thing just screams at you and doesn't let up. There is very little dynamic range in its dB levels. Nearly everything is brought to the surface and as a result the audio sounds flat, and one dimensional.
I can't believe U2 would put out a CD that sounds this bad. Louder is not better. Its really really bad; I start to go numb listening to it. ATYCLB was produced really well, and doesn't have this problem at all. HTDAAB had to have been mastered this way due to record label pressure, because I just can't see U2 purposefully putting this crap out there.
One of the side-effects of mastering a CD so hot is a lot of times you will get a lot of digital distortion. I'm checking for that now, and I've already found a few spots. It's just really really sad....
jick said:
The HTDAAB sound quality is a pity. They sacrificed it for the sake of loudness so that it will catch the listener's attention. Lots of distortion, compression, and clipping all over the place that leads to an overall flat sound.
But I think this is all part of a bigger more elaborate plan. In a few months, they will release a remastered version of the album in time to jack up sales when sales are slow. Perhaps they will release a remastered version along with a bonus 25th anniversary single or what-have-you. They want to sustain the album's chart position to keep it strong. Then sooner or later, they will have Mobile Fidelity remaster it for the audiophile market and do it in SACD and DVD-Audio. I think this will boost sales since U2's clientelle are old enough to be audiophiles who can afford.
Right now, the version of HTDAAB released is the compressed and clipped on for the teens.
Cheers,
J
GibsonGirl said:
I think he's incapable of writing anything positive about them.