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post #31 of 189
2/7/10 at 2:03am
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Originally Posted by St3ve View Post
Deadwing seems to clip quite badly. Has anyone else noticed this? particularly noticeable for me in the left channel guitar in "shallow".....unless I am imagining it.
What does clipping sound like? I recently ripped and encoded the album to flac. I hear what sounds like crackle on the left side.
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post #32 of 189
2/7/10 at 4:06am
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What does clipping sound like? I recently ripped and encoded the album to flac. I hear what sounds like crackle on the left side.
Yeah, that would be clipping. It also happens a lot in Halo.
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post #33 of 189
2/7/10 at 4:20am
Hmm well this is interesting. Scratch off Praises to the War Machine then, since I'm pretty sure I hear distortion with some of the lower bass, and some piercing highs that don't sound like they off a cymbal. Can't decide if there's some with distorted guitars though. How do you get those graphs to check? Are there different types of distortion?
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post #34 of 189
2/7/10 at 11:08am
I would be interested to know what 5-10 records LFF would say are the best mastered albums of the decade ... you seem to know your stuff and I would check out all of the album you would have on your list :-)

I like the sound of Noah and the Whale - The first days of Spring.
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post #35 of 189
2/8/10 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by Ross Ergga View Post
What does clipping sound like? I recently ripped and encoded the album to flac. I hear what sounds like crackle on the left side.
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Originally Posted by Dublo7 View Post
Yeah, that would be clipping. It also happens a lot in Halo.
Good to know it isn't me imagining it, or me having faulty equipment. It is a shame really, because once you notice clipping/distortion on a track, it starts to pop out at you whenever you listen to it.
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post #36 of 189
2/9/10 at 2:43am
Is there a rock album from this decade that has mastering and production that you don't have to apologize about something for? Something where you don't have to add a "but" to and say "this album has good mastering but..."
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post #37 of 189
2/9/10 at 2:50am
Tool 'Lateralus' - best rock mastering
Dr. Dre 'The Chronic 2001' - best hip hop mastering
Beatles 'Remasters' stereo - best re-release mastering
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post #38 of 189
2/9/10 at 3:11am
Hrm...

The Beatles Mono Box sounds incredible IMO.

I found the new Rammstein CD (Liebe ist für alle da) actually sounds very good. I didn't notice any clipping and it has decent soundstaging. There is loudness, but not as bas as other stuff, and it's mastered better than the majority of stuff out there. I mean I put on a "Bullet For My Valentine" CD and it had a crap ton of clipping and compression, which the Rammstein CD did not have.
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post #39 of 189
2/9/10 at 5:04am
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Originally Posted by gugguson View Post
I would be interested to know what 5-10 records LFF would say are the best mastered albums of the decade ... you seem to know your stuff and I would check out all of the album you would have on your list :-)
Thanks!

Stay tuned....
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post #40 of 189
2/9/10 at 5:09am
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Thanks!

Stay tuned....
haha, i was actually getting ready to PM you to make sure youd seen that exact comment cant wait for your list. Ill probably make sure to check out every record on it.
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post #41 of 189
2/9/10 at 5:19am
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Originally Posted by SoupRKnowva View Post
haha, i was actually getting ready to PM you to make sure youd seen that exact comment cant wait for your list. Ill probably make sure to check out every record on it.
I could list 10 right now but I want to make sure 1) they are easily available, 2) affordable and 3) available on CD in case you don't have a vinyl rig.
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post #42 of 189
2/9/10 at 5:22am
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I could list 10 right now but I want to make sure 1) they are easily available, 2) affordable and 3) available on CD in case you don't have a vinyl rig.
Can you please include 10 from different genre if possible, thanks
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post #43 of 189
2/10/10 at 10:16am
Indigo Girls - Poseidon and the Bitter Bug (Folk-Rock, 2009)
Rick Spreitzer - From the Bottom (Folk-Rock, 2007)
Storyhill - Storyhill (Folk, 2007)
The Unthanks - Here's the Tender Coming (Folk, 2009)
Chris Difford - Last Temptation of Chris (Pop/Rock, 2008)
Dave Matthews Band - Live at Radio City Music Hall (Rock, 2008)
Manu Katche - Playground (Jazz, 2007)
Mathias Eick - The Door (Jazz, 2008)
Pat Metheny und Anna Maria Jopek - Upojenie (Jazz, 2008)
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post #44 of 189
2/10/10 at 11:10am
i made a thread about it somewhere else... but Tom Petty's new live anthology sounds phenomenal. one of the best sounding new releases i've heard in years. and it's available in many formats.
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post #45 of 189
2/10/10 at 11:24am
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Originally Posted by sesshin View Post
Tool 'Lateralus' - best rock mastering
Dr. Dre 'The Chronic 2001' - best hip hop mastering
Beatles 'Remasters' stereo - best re-release mastering
I find a lot of the Beatles stereo re-masters painful to listen to. Sometimes the hard panning is too overwhelming.
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