hairy_hen said:
Count me in as enthusiastically awaiting this release!
I wonder how much improvement it presents over the version 2 that I currently have... the benefits of this are probably a more subtle building from there.
That's the idea. The set you have was a kind of "wedding" between the sources. The AE is a solid alloy, no comparison possible. The new corrected pitchs and balances allowed a lot to go in that direction, not mentionning all the EQ's have been taken back from the beginning, excepted for some of the RSO CD album tracks. In term of richness the whole set goes beyond the previous sets I made, as for almost each single track.
A track like "Drawing the Battle Lines" as shown in the samples perhaps don't tell a lot listened to isolately, but as it is included in the set, not only it sounds great but there are almost no other EQ's possible for that track, for instance.
... that's what I attempted for all the set.
The idea to offer a 3rd CD came to slight ajustments possible for the best track and believe me: I couldn't find alternate EQ's for all the track to make a solid new whole. The equilibrium for this score and its sources to sound the best is quite narrow.
Must be a relief to be finished! It wouldn't surprise me if you didn't want to listen to this again for a while, ABC--I know how tiring it can get listening to the same thing over and over. Still, you can't stay away from this great music for too long. :)
True that's exhausting as long as you're still wondering how you can manage the over-modulation of the sessions transfers, how to temper the power of the layered tracks ect...
But now each time I try to listen to something else errr, how to say... the empire strikes back ! Haha !!! I'm still discovering a ton of details in the orchestration. Incredible.
Joel said:
ABC, another question:
How do you add an LP "layer" to another track and completely avoid phasing errors?
There may be *imo* two ways of thinking possible for such work:
- "I must absolutely avoid phasing errors"
- "I must find the pitch/speed as close as I can"
The first one is the way of the mathematician / technician, the second is the way of the artist. The first calculates and approaches the work with cautious expectation, the second just dares.
So to give a precise answer: I don't completely avoid phasing errors. I just make the tracks as close as I can, and the only phasing errors I can catch have to be, of course, acceptable.
Anyway, the RSO tracks layered on the sessions mixes are not the same mixes, not even the same transfers, so better left the mathematician way aside.
Now listen again to "Departure Of Boba Fett" in the 15mn overview, and tell me about... It has the most noticeable phasing error(s).
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PS: And to answer your question in the OT Salvage thread: no, I don't clean vinyl transfers. Yes, the AE has a few far cracklings. I want the sound untouched and can't believe you can digitally clean a LP without affecting the sound, notably when it's sharp as for the Empire LP's.
Don't mistake on me my friend: I'm not a dust buster. I will even add dust if it can improve the range and the detail ! ;)