10-11-2010, 19:02
Wracając jeszcze do Death Magnetic - jak to miało brzmieć dobrze w świetle poniższych wypowiedzi:
KH:
A lot of that has to do with [producer] Rick Rubin's opinion that the kind of production on "Death Magnetic" makes the album sound livelier. I'm inclined to agree with him. I think it sounds pretty cool. I think it sounds good and raw and in the moment. It's less than perfect, but I like that aspect of it. In the past, we've gone to great pains to eliminate any kind of digital distortion or redlining. I think for these songs — and the concept of this record — it sounds good.
LU (kolejna idiotyczna wypowiedź):
A METALLICA record is too loud for people? That's a statement in itself. The irony of that. Welcome to the world of digital recordings, compression overload, MP3's. People are moving in a different direction and things are becoming more linear, less dynamic. We can't put out records for every niche in our fan base. We attract such a diverse group of people, we can't please everybody. METALLICA has made career out of doing what we need to do for ourselves … I love the way the album sounds. Rick pushed it as far as he needs to go. Did he push it too far, farther than some people wanted? Absolutely. In a world of compression, maybe it's too hot for some people. But there is some perverse beauty in knowing that a METALLICA record is considered too loud.
LU - tutaj z kolei dowiadujemy się, że nie ma dobrze i źle brzmiących płyt:
There’s a lot of the rock generation who have aged and who are now in their 40s, and who are still holding on to what was 20 or 30 years ago, and I don’t fault that, whatsoever. But obviously compression plays a different role in music and mixing and mastering than it did 20 years ago or 30 years ago. And obviously, MP3s and online services and downloads — it’s a different game than it was. So obviously things sound different. You know, there’s no right or wrong here. It’s truly about tastes, and it’s truly about what people prefer.
Ted Jensen - jedyny który otwarcie przyznaje zjebany mastering:
I'm certainly sympathetic to your reaction, I get to slam my head against that brick wall every day. In this case the mixes were already brick-walled before they arrived at my place. Suffice to say I would never be pushed to overdrive things as far as they are here. Believe me, I'm not proud to be associated with this one, and we can only hope that some good will come from this in some form of backlash against volume above all else.
Gdzieś jeszcze czytałem wypowiedź Rubina, ale nie mogę znaleźć.
Ba, to brzmienie jest tak spierdolone że nawet kolesie z MoFi, którzy przygotowywali wersję 5LP nie byli w stanie nic z tego wyciągnąć.
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