WOW SN-8! I really appreciate you candidness.
You know, after I uploaded that file to the website, I just deleted it from the hard drive, I mean, I have the CD. So I haven't heard the MP3 for a while. So after your comments, I just had to rip that song and convert.
Took a listen. Then listened to the CD. The real difference wasn't in the low end, but rather in the high end that seemed to loss a lot of it's sparkle. Now I will share a little secret with you. Neither me nor the other producer were very happy that the high end on the master really got lost compared to the original mix. After the fact, we really wished that it could have been redone, because most engineers that listen to it feel that the low end on this recording is a bit too much.
I have no idea what you monitor with, but upon listening just now with my Event 20/20's, with a Hafler P-3000 power amp, the kick drum almost dominated the mix! The toms were so pushed back that they seem almost like a ghost in the mix. What is funny is that drummers all always talking about how they love that snare sound too. How it is tight, crispy, but with body.
Depending on what you are monitoring with, you may be losing the kick drum. It is down there. I agree that the MP3 (even at 192kbs conversion)has lost a bit. But, the kick is much louder on the MP3 than on the CD, and on the CD, the kick is just plain too loud. So, your monitors? What are they?
Let me know. But thank you for the input. As I say, I learn from feedback from people.
Good luck.
Ed Rei
Echo Star Studio
www.echostarstudio.com