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... By the way son, perhaps you should talk to that guy !

Make me proud !

You messed up in your research, as Brok Olie was my Uncle.  I'm actually Ric Olie, Jr.

That's what your uncle told you (who was meant to be your "father"). See my son, the truth depends of our own point of view. Your mother would never tell your "father" she was impregnated with the verticality of his brother.

And I can proove it... Wach this:

... Also, how do you think it came that you're so handsome !

xhonzi said:

Yeah, I knew Brok Olie.  And you, sir, are no Brok Olie.

Hey! Don't mix with familly business, kid !

Burdokva said:

Sorry for the late reply...

Oh, there's no hurry ... Though I must say I'm amazed with the silence over this topic, once again. And to tell the truth it was frustating enough for I removed for the moment the way to find the set.

I was thinking about writing a detailed feedback, but considering I'm not very knowledgeable in music and audio (and my English suffers when it comes to music terminology), that would be rather pointless...

Ah, you too? That's why I'm so much talkative: because I don't have the good vocabulary neither, mostly in English ! lol !

I've listened to some of these tracks in a live performance of the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra as part of a "Star Wars Suite" concert; your edit is the closest thing to capturing the feeling and detail of that concert.

Thank you! I'm touched with such a comparison! :) And I would have loved to witness such a performance.

 ... I'll be looking forward to the 2010 version you mentioned.

 It's almost ready but I can't tell if it's better. It's a little more what I intented to have as result though. Perhaps it is more a matter of taste here. And the appreciation (comparison) will also depend of your equipment I think.

What I really think is that the current version is a little light, and I as said before, has a too "opened" sound that I restrained somehow on the 2010 version notably by feeding most of the tracks with a little more lows... You could think it's not as important as it looks while actually it took me more than two weeks to find this new equilibrium (my Seinheiser headphones are not so accurate with lows). In the end I believe there's a little more depht and consistancy in that one.

PS. Dare I hope RotJ gets a similar treatment? Your previous effort was great, but the source scores (eh, the Anthology...) were less than spectacular and could benefit from a total overhaul. :)

 I think it's a crazy dream :) Though I could now do much better only starting from my own work on this. By the way, I'm amazed I've let go this set with so much noise remaining, even though it was not so much meant to be a restoration, but only a finally listenable version.

Anyway, the 1977 Star Wars score would have the priority if I decide to go on. And will I decide to " share " it through the forum?... Is another matter.

...

Thanks for your words. It's really my reward to know how it is caught by your ears :)

Ripplin said:

Just click the "fight me!" link in my signature...

 I never dared ! We'll see.

You don't get it Ripplin, it's me on the photo...

Yes Ric: I AM your father !

... My name's Brok Olie.

(Again) C3PX said:

Haven't you seen Ziz's avatar? Perhaps you are not as familiar with robot anatomy as you think you are.

Ooooh ! Indeed.

TMBTM said:

 

It's the exact translation of the french title "la guerre des étoiles".

Oh ben ça va hein, on ne se moque pas s' il vous plait !... On fait avec ce qu' on a.

Although in french the meaning his more like "the war from the stars" rather than stars actualy fighting (!)

 Ah tiens, je n' y avais pas pensé (l' habitude surement). C' est déjà un peu moins nul, ça me rassure.

Speaking of Vertical Force, I forsee this thread is going to fall down...

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C3PX said:

Haven't you seen Ziz's avatar? Perhaps you are not as familiar with robot anatomy as you think you are.

 Mwhaha !... Hem... Fortunately, I'm not !

... Congratulation for your equipment !

I don't know what's "Susan"... Actually it's a handwritten book from a weird guy who hears voices. We secretely call him "Ric d' Arc".

C3PX found it in the water closet just before TVF put his cheesy hands on it (... and unfortunately just after Ferris vomited his daily drink).

- And please don't ask what a robot does in the WC...

Bravo Captain, your last wish may have been impregnated with enough Force. Looks like it worked !

ps: You could have mention that one voice smells (melt of cheese and baby lotion)...

Speaking of turn of events, the observation thread is actually highjacked by a certain Captain handsome into an introspection thread. Perhaps my fault though, since it as been turned from exterior to interior. However I would decline any responsability about any kind of abuse !...

Wow ! Fortunately Mother as made the acronym buster...!

"FTW" ?

SQDHKDVLCJDZSQMKRGPG.WTF ???

Obi-Wan said:

"shouting" - What do you mean exactly?

The translation of the word I was searching for that was "loud", but for me "loud" would much mean "strong".

To make it short, I think the sound is too "open", idea that obvioulsly involves  mediums and high frequencies (the "resonnance" I mentionned before). It's mostly noticeable on tracks from 3 to 12 on CD1 and a little less on the other ones. - Said in another way it lacks a basis or background, something strong on what these highs and mediums can stand. Of course you could conclude then it lacks basses, but things are not so simple. There's a tight equilibrium to be respected, more the fact low frequencies are harder for me to deal, question of sensitivity. Oh but don't worry, the recovery follows its course ;)

... CD2 has perhaps less this problem.

When you're 30+ days are getting shorter. :-/

Oh, well... May I mention the first movie that striked me when I was a kid was justly "the Empire Strikes Back" that I watched in a theatre :) ... And it was not in 1997 !

At least this thread really goes all directions now ! Sorry I didn't warn about Vertical Force: it can rise... And it can fall. Notably true with some kinds of liquors.

Wow ! Having a bunch of new mixes now I can tell the actual "Optimum" version is quite too shouting.

Anybody noticed that?... Or anybody dares?

Then I would say what Obi-Wan's ghost says to Luke: "Let go..." !

May I ask who is the father by the way? (please don't tell me something that is not true or impossible).

PS: next post I'll rise Ric's ship with my hand (left hand, while the other holds a whiskey).

C3PX said:

You'd be hard pressed to find a household freezer that could manage that.

The Force can freeze anything.

... Xhonzi, you rode too much rubish ! I wonder how that happened.

Ric is right, he's - almost - the only sane guy here !

Perhaps we should end that whiskey discussion here... Or I wouldn't be surprised to see Ric crashing his ship. (He can't stand alcohol. Hear as he talks fast yet).

xhonzi said:

Then I wake up in a bath tub full of ice and I have stiches where my kidneys should be!

That's because you were drunk... The ice was indeed my stock of frozen whiskey ! (That's why I'm the only one allowed to put ice cubes in my glass by the way).

Oh ! By the way !... I didn't comment about that before (it would have been off topic on the thread on wich that was posted) but as we are on THE observation thread, thanks to Ric, I can't keep myself longer to say my thoughts about that...

Don't you think Nanner looks like BRUCE LEE ?!!!...

!!!!!!!!!!!!?

Good. Do you feel... impregnated now?

Just stay horizontal for a while.