Sorry to bring up an old thread, but I figured it would be of some help if I left my experience here for others that might be having this problem. I followed ericj's instructions and the rattling has stopped entirely from what I hear. The noise only used to happen at certain frequencies so if I...

Shellac - This Is a Picture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EerlE7_wz8   Cloud Nothings - Wasted Days http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIitQNXVgb8   Both were recorded at Electrical Audio by Steve Albini. My favorite producer/engineer and my favorite recording studio.

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Quote:   THE DEAK lol

Alright! This was definitely one of the more strange and interesting albums I've listened to this year.   I'm not a huge fan of Animal Collective, but this was definitely enjoyable. I really liked how densely layered it is. Also, I agree with heyyoudvd about the mastering. Very good.

Quote:   I'm only joking with you. I'll probably listen to it tonight. I don't pay much attention to review sites.

Quote:   And how would you know that? 

There's a full stream of the album up on NPR. I haven't listened to it yet. I don't really feel like it to be honest.

Quote:   I wish I was this adventurous.

Quote:   Yep. There are cases where there was a different master, but they are rare.

Quote:   I threw together a cheap speaker system from buying used on Craigslist for this reason. When I'm doing things like cleaning or if I can't be tethered to the computer I'll use my speakers. In cases like that I kind of put audio quality in the backseat. When I want the full...

Quote:   AFAIK, yes. It's the same master with a limiter applied to it in most cases.

Quote:   The reason for this is because CD masters are too loud for vinyl. If they were pressed as is, the needle would jump right out of the groove. The quick way to get around this is to apply a limiter to the master. Hence no dynamic range improvements and no clipping.

Quote:   I just wanted to see where you were coming from with your claims. Yeah, there are much better drummers out there. Nothing special about those guys.

Quote:   Yeah. This. When I saw the link to Rolling Stone I said to myself "Oh boy, here we go!", but I didn't want to say it.