GeezerJem
Active Member
Okay, this has been bugging me for a while. RANT ALERT !
I am flipping hacked off, because every time I want to buy an album on CD that I already have a superb copy on vinyl of, I have to do hours of research. I have bought 'remastered' CD's where there are jarring errors ( the ZZ Top La Grange, ignoring any digital drumming update f**kups, the original remaster's mis-step, real nasty ). Newly released stuff that should have the advertised DTS track that just isn't there ( XTC - Nonsuch IFIRC ). JMJ's back catalogue ( e.g. Zoolook's re-ordered tracklist with two tracks remixed, and a failed crossfade of the title track ). Again, JMJ's Revolutions, substituted for another track ( yes, due to copyright reasons but ..... ). Kraftwerk's Radioactivity - absolutely beautiful on vinyl but ( and I'm going on internet reviews here soz ) noise reduction applied that gets rid on the intentional 'noise' across the album.
AND I'm not even beginning to 'discuss' the current trend for dynamic range compression.
Every time something new and improved is released, someone f**ks up. Peoples finds it, and tries to report it. Sometimes it gets fixed, sometimes there is no email to report problems to, no feedback link to click on.
I thought the main problem with old master tapes was shedding. It doesn't seem that way to me...
Thanks for staying with me, I'd really like to read your responses,
Jem.
I am flipping hacked off, because every time I want to buy an album on CD that I already have a superb copy on vinyl of, I have to do hours of research. I have bought 'remastered' CD's where there are jarring errors ( the ZZ Top La Grange, ignoring any digital drumming update f**kups, the original remaster's mis-step, real nasty ). Newly released stuff that should have the advertised DTS track that just isn't there ( XTC - Nonsuch IFIRC ). JMJ's back catalogue ( e.g. Zoolook's re-ordered tracklist with two tracks remixed, and a failed crossfade of the title track ). Again, JMJ's Revolutions, substituted for another track ( yes, due to copyright reasons but ..... ). Kraftwerk's Radioactivity - absolutely beautiful on vinyl but ( and I'm going on internet reviews here soz ) noise reduction applied that gets rid on the intentional 'noise' across the album.
AND I'm not even beginning to 'discuss' the current trend for dynamic range compression.
Every time something new and improved is released, someone f**ks up. Peoples finds it, and tries to report it. Sometimes it gets fixed, sometimes there is no email to report problems to, no feedback link to click on.
I thought the main problem with old master tapes was shedding. It doesn't seem that way to me...
Thanks for staying with me, I'd really like to read your responses,
Jem.