I think 7FN will answer you when he'll read you, and I' m curious of the answer myself.

Ah ! You paid for dbpoweramp !... That's why it made such a mess when I tried the same convertion myself. Thanks !

Just to say that after May 2009 when ABC will be retiring so to speak, I will be happy to share the links with any people who ask for them and I might torrent it on Demonoid.com as well just to keep them going.

Thanks again ABC, they are really really something good!

Possessed said:

Just so you guys know, ABC's remastered versions are incredible.

Absolutely. Very nice.

Thanks guys !... And take your time to explore this stuff. I'm especially curious to know how far the remasters of ESB and ANH make a difference to your ears... The changes are a little more subtle than they are for RotJ I think.

@ Beatho: Ok, thanks. I'm about to make this mention in the first post... So, was this Lightsaber Duel the "icing on the cake" as you expected? (Big smile on my face).

Hey,

I updated the topic title... to make it more obvious for those who don't know what's going on in there... Lucasfilm and Sony incuded... Hehe! ;)

It's possible I will simplify it with time.

These sound friggin FANTASTIC,very nice job to all involved,I especially like the RSO LP rips,sound exactly how I rememeber them,just can't get enough of the Imperial March,love that song!

GREAT work guys!

@ Beatho: Ok, thanks. I'm about to make this mention in the first post... So, was this Lightsaber Duel the "icing on the cake" as you expected? (Big smile on my face).

...Wow is all I can say... honestly, when I heard the choir and strings melody when Luke charges out to confront Vader for the last time... I got shivers down my spine! A serious well done, can I ask how you managed it? What software did you use? I honestly don't know how you managed to get such clarity from such... rubbish.

Sonically the sound of 7FN's Empire Strikes Back LP rip frickin rocked as i listened to the opening bars of the star wars theme blare over my speakers.  The highs and the greater depth of sound i can totallly notice with my ears, even the lows and the greater soundstage and equalization beat the special edition release hands down.

I don't have the software nore do i have the 24 bit original 7FN made.  If you made a sound graph of that versus the Arista Records and Special Edition Releases Plus the truncated original RSO cd release on Polydor what the result would be i don't know.  I do know from experience High end captures of LP material give a much warmer sound than music that has been overly digitally cleaned by noise reduction, processed or compressed.

The one problem is that some tracks have pops or hiss or a crackle.  Though i would rather have that then ruin the sound by Processing it through a DNR filter.  I did that once with Goldwave and used the light settings and still the music was altered.

Beatho said:

...Wow is all I can say... honestly, when I heard the choir and strings melody when Luke charges out to confront Vader for the last time... I got shivers down my spine! A serious well done, can I ask how you managed it? What software did you use? I honestly don't know how you managed to get such clarity from such... rubbish.

I'm glad to hear you on this cue! As I said, this rubbish as you call it, as a good or would I say a great potential for remastering. Don' t trust what you see, nor what you hear ;).

The main softwares I used are 1). My ears 2). My feelings !... though the 1) and 2) may invert during the process :). A third point I noticed that would go with the ears is a good memory of the sound, because you won' t hear the same thing with your headphones while remastering than on your Hi-Fi ect... As 7FN said on the previous thread: one must be sure it will really improves the sound, not just give him a beautiful "look" or design.

Otherwise it's a secret.... A disappointing one! Lol! However, I worked step by step (making pre-remasters) and it asked to be well planned. And last but not least, I took all the time it needed.

skyjedi2005 said:

(RSO ESB) The one problem is that some tracks have pops or hiss or a crackle.

I forgot them quite fast. It is not a problem... But should you say "my problem..."?! :) Anyway, thanks for the comments.

Wonderful work ABC it sounds like I had out my turntable playing the old records. the sound really beats whats out their. I am glad you kept the noise and people if you dont want the noise just lower the treble.

EyeShotFirst said:

Wonderful work ABC it sounds like I had out my turntable playing the old records. the sound really beats whats out their. I am glad you kept the noise and people if you dont want the noise just lower the treble.

... That's 7FN's work you're talking about. Be sure he'll appreciate your words.

"your ears will probably thank me not to be blown away by the trumpets, far too high on all the versions I heard before, excepted on the RSO recording"

That's true. I have some sort of sensitivity with my ears, especially the left one, where it sort of buzzes when there are certain sounds, and really loud trumpets can do it. Though I can't think of any specific examples of this happening with the soundtracks, it certainly sounds plausible to me.

"However, the real surprise is that my remastered version brought sounds that are nearly absent on the RSO, as for archers stroke on cellos on some cues for exemple, and even gratings from the musicians chairs during many silences."

That is really cool. Though it is nice to hear pristine recordings for most types of music, for classical and such, it really makes me feel like there are a ton of people in the room and it is pretty much impossible to keep 100% silent. Can be fun to hear little noises. :)

This thread reminds me that I got the original 2 LP Star Wars set at Salvation Army a few months ago in perfect shape...for 25 cents! (2001: A Space Odyssey, too) And I keep forgetting I actually have a record player here, though I don't know if it actually works. My mother sort of uses it as a coffee table. :p

Anyway, I'm going to PM you for some links, ABC. Thanks!

Ripplin said:

That's true. I have some sort of sensitivity with my ears, especially the left one, where it sort of buzzes when there are certain sounds, and really loud trumpets can do it. Though I can't think of any specific examples of this happening with the soundtracks, it certainly sounds plausible to me.

Well, beware for your left ear then... Both the RSO and the remastered ANH have still strong trumpets, especially for the last battle track(s). I only make the difference between "strong" and 'tooooo strong" ;)

"However, the real surprise is that my remastered version brought sounds that are nearly absent on the RSO, as for archers stroke on cellos on some cues for exemple, and even gratings from the musicians chairs during many silences."

That is really cool. Though it is nice to hear pristine recordings for most types of music, for classical and such, it really makes me feel like there are a ton of people in the room and it is pretty much impossible to keep 100% silent. Can be fun to hear little noises. :)

If one wants to hear music as if he was on stage or at a concert, he won' t be silly enough to think about hidding such "noises", I think. They're all natural. You may find that it gives an unexpected dimension or perhaps even a characteristic tension to the music (listen to "loosing a hand" and "hyperspace" for reference).

This thread reminds me that I got the original 2 LP Star Wars set at Salvation Army a few months ago in perfect shape...for 25 cents! (2001: A Space Odyssey, too)

 Of couse it reminds you this, Lol !!!... Little memory you have my friend ! :) (Just check page 19 on GM's thread).

I have them all now and look forward to listening to them. Thanks again, ABC!

One thing I've noticed is that my copy of the LPs isn't by RSO. It says on the back 'manufactured and distributed by GRC of Canada.' Exact same content and packaging, just pressed in Canada instead of the U.S. :) I love the sleeve in it, too.

I have a set of mozarts The Abduction from the Seraglio and you can hear everything, from peoples foots keeping time to the rosin being appied during resatatives. And that was a recording from the 70's. This set still is very good. I like it simply because it is almost complete. Although I did add some tracks from my other sets. Like on one set their is an alternate Ewoks song so I just popped in the parade of ewoks from my anthology set between the other ewok songs.

I need some help with this,I am not an expert CD burner LOL,but I see in the ESB info you have this:

"IMPORTANT: 0'sec pause at tracks: CD2: 09. 11. "

is the 0 pause in between 8 to 9 or 9 to 10,I am confused is the pause before or after your song track mentioned,also what program is used to do individual pausing?
I see in Nero you can either have no pauses or pause the whole thing,no seperate settings,1 thing though,if you would have ripped these flac files in EAC and used a cue sheet we would not have to set these 0 sec pauses between certain songs.

thanks for the help

If you have Nero, select the track and in the properties, tip 0. It is the pause before the track (or between the previous and this one).

PS: Watch out, there're some on RotJ too.

@Possessed:

I love your comments!...:p. You'll be always welcome.

@ EyeShotFirst

I have a set of mozarts The Abduction from the Seraglio

What's this? What is the link with Star Wars and this Ewok Alternate?