Re: SNR on Sensual World vs Hounds of Love

[brownfld@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Kenneth R Brownfield)]

jondr@sco.COM (Jon Drukman) writes:
>I briefly entertained the notion that the problem was in the mastering
>stage, but that doesn't account for the incredibly obvious "tearing" and
>hiss that accompany the entrace of practically every vocal part on the
>album.
>Do you have the US or UK disc?

    US.  I was listening for hiss and EQ, not anything more specific (or
incomprehensible to this mixing/etc. amateur.)

>>     Whoever recorded or mixed Rocket's Tail and turned the drums into mush
>>should be shot.  It almost sounds compressed.

>This is a fairly meaningless comment.  Compression is used on practically
>everything to some degree.  Without it, you get that great amateurish
>recorded in a basement feel as all the levels go zooming around.

     What I meant was severely compressed.  A local top-40 station compresses
the _Hell_ out of their stuff, and it sounds disgusting and blah.  Drums on
the station sound similar to Rocket's Tail, although not as bad.  I didn't
take into account that you couldn't read my mind.  :-)
     Reworded:  The drums have about as much whack as the vocals.  Closer?
     I agree with you on the rest; good points.

>If the songs were better, she could record them on a 4-track and I'd be
>happy...

     A Radio Shack mono cassette recorder...

>Jon Drukman (space children intro mix)       uunet!sco!jondr     jondr@sco.com
>Always note the sequencer - this will never let us down.
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