The Master (NYE2011 Mix)

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Hey Ray, I have listened to various versions of this song and have never commented before now.

Not happy with this version at all....something is seriously jacked up in the highs, I cant imagine that is how you wanted this to evolve. You might wanna check out the song and try reposting, it sounds really fucked up to me.....
 
I'm guessing the static-y sound at the beginning is an intentional nod to a retro-lo fi sound? Assuming yes, this sounds awesome. The sound is big and wide but not overdone. The drums are killer! Everything has its own space and can be heard clearly. The solo at about 3:30 could maybe come up a little for my taste--but that's a fairly subjective nit. Excellent job!
 
Listened again, it's more on the instruments and bg vox, the main vox don't seem to be as affected....am I crazy or does anyone else hear what I am talking about?
 
I get ya on the intro, but it carries on in the song....maybe it's just me. I'll shut up now.

By the way, just read the studio thread WS, awesome, truly inspiring.
 
Showstone & White Strat,
Thanks for the listen. there shouldn't be any static or jack up - the 1st guitar is low fi & slightly pitchy - as a matter of aesthetic (yeah, right) but otherwise there shouldn't be any issues. I've just checkd the link & there are server problems and all sorts of things happening so I'll post a wav to a host & drop the link as soon as that's done. Come back in a little while & have a go at the wav.
Thanks in anticipation.
Cheers
ray
 
Ok, so I am hard-headed and cant let this go.....I had my gf, who has no musical talent or education what-so-ever have a listen. Instantly, without any prior instruction she said, "sounds distorted and staticky, I don't like it."

Just saying......
 
Yup, of course. Because obviously I am so stupid that I would not be able tell the difference between a sweet sounding well balanced mix and one that is riddled with static and distortion. Refer to the other post where WS suggests that the static is done for a lo-fi effect.
 
The simple fact that you call something you hear "static", when there clearly is no actual static, does in fact mean you must be stupid. That's all I'm saying.

Maybe you could be more clear, and less static, in your critique.
 
I had a couple of problems listening at Soundclick - server error & slow starts etc. It may transpire that the problem is there.
Try the wav. link below.
There other possibility is the conversion from 24 to 16 which I managed went awry inside R8Brain - I've listened & don't percieve any probs but am infamous for my band of hearing loss due to tinitus. Greg's ear is famously excellent for detail so there'd have been no problems at his end.
Wav file link for those who want to listen to something other than a streamer & ascertain the truth:
Hotfile.com: Hébergement de fichiers par un clic: The Master 12-29masteredr8b.wav
 
"I'm guessing the static-y sound at the beginning is an intentional nod to a retro-lo fi sound?"

He must be stupid too.

OR.....

Maybe you are over-opinionated douche bag that thinks he know everything.

Fact of the matter is, that 3 people have hear said static, one thought it was for effect, that means that it DOES indeed exist. Read the beginning post where I said I have listened to the song in it's various forms and this is the first time I have heard any static or distortion. I liked the song before and still, aside from the artifacts in the posted mix, it sounds good. Wide, deep, well balanced.

I have grown up listening to music, performing music and providing live sound reinforcement. That makes me qualified to judge music. I hear static and distortion all over this mix. It is there, I heard it, my gf heard it and WS heard it. So in your infinite wisdom, explain to again, in detail, how all of us are stupid.
 
Lol. Calm down, retard. Why are you so fucking angry? There's no static, dude. Describe, if you can, what you're actually hearing, because it's not static.

I don't think I know everything. What I do know is that there is no static on this track.
 
Retard? Wow, what are you 7?

Ray, got the WAV, sounds great! Drums sound fantastic, guits are well done. I can actually hear the tamb in the intro now. Before it sounded like the high's were overdriving and the song had no articulation. Must have had to do with streaming, this mix sounds clear and sharp. Good job.

Overall, I think it do with a just a touch of low end boost.....just to give it some weight in the ass end.

David Bowie would be proud! Great song, good mix.
 
Just for clarification and so we can all get on the same page before showstone has an aneurism, this is "static", or "white-noise":



I'm listening to this thing down to the molecular level, and I'm not hearing white-noise or static.
 
Yep, you are a douche Greg....spose you cant help it. Years of being picked on from birth to graduation has left you with a chip the size of the Pacific Trash Vortex on your shoulder. Thanks for the tutorial, I know what white noise is....

Guess you got a extra touchy since it's your name after the "mastered by".

Did not mean to imply that the mastering was what "fucked up" the song.....in fact, I eluded to a technical issue in my original post. You probably missed that while you were falling all over yourself trying prove the song was alright. All that aside, the song, in WAV form sounds great....and you are still an opinionated asshole.....but, that's just my opinion.
 
Not really touchy at all. I guess my attitude towards people that can't usefully describe what they're hearing could be a little friendlier, but damn, it gets old sometimes reading useless critiques from people that can't seem to accurately describe what they hear. I didn't try to "prove" anything. I simply said, and I'm still right, that there is no static. Thanks for playing.
 
Ummmm, think you missed the point completely. There was no critique, until I could actually hear the song. My original post quite clearly states check the song and repost. There wasn't anything to critique, would you try give intellectual feedback on a song that had a gigantic dose of 60 cycle hum smack dab in the middle of it? Really....would you?

Obviously, there was tech glitch somewhere....it is resolved....critique delivered.....where in lies the problem?

At no time did I attack your engineering skills, I merely stated that the streaming version had STATIC, and distortion. You, apparently did not have that problem, I did. That does not mean my skill set is deficient or lacking and my ears are just fine, thank you.
 
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