It has also been made alot more audible with some Equalizing I''ve done. But thanks to the wonders of VSTs, that's gone, and I mean completely. Care has been taken to keep all the actual music in, and only affect the noise that shouldn't be there.
Equalizing: Lots of it. Balancing the audio spectrum to make sure no parts stick out and pierce your eardrums when you turn up the volume. Also, this balancing makes the sound just sound overall "fatter". The original had certain parts of the spectrum boosted compared to other, so you ended up with thin "peaks" of sound, and the rest was not easily heard from underneath. Bass Processing: Subharmonic generators are great. Because of the quite poor mixing and equalizing of the original source aswell as probably limitations and such of older recording technology , the bassguitar is often not heard at all, except for during less busy parts of tracks.
There isn't much low-end or bass in it if you are used to listen to modern records you will notice it alot. The low-end was also quite wobbly and weirdly recorded, it lacked alot of tightness.
SO what I have done is actually high-passing some of the low-end, to get rid of some of that. After that, a Bass-ehancer is used to get some low-end back. It actually analyses a higher portion of the audio spectrum for example the more high-frequency part of the bass guitar present in the mixes and from that it constructs a synthetic low-end that matches the higher part. If done right, the result can be excellent. I think it sounds pretty good. Stereo work: Some slight stereo-enhancing has taken place.
Nothing big, but it adds to the overall sound. If you overdo this, you can ruin the dept-perception of far-sounding instruments like the reverb of a snaredrum, or a guitar line with reverb. So subtle changes only. High-End enhancing: Similar to Bass Processing and Subharmonic generators, only it affects the high-end. It analyses audio to add new content to the audio signal. This can be used to great effect to add new sparkle to a track that lacks a high-end altogether, or you can just use it to spice up the already present sizzle of a track.
Also, it can add a great sense of air to the highest part of the audio spectrum. If the recording sounds very muffled or "closed" for some reason, this little processor can add a "shimmer" that helps alot in making the track easier to listen to thanks to a much more "open" feel. A subtle change also and not really necssary in this case because there was high-end already there , but the openness you get, along with the slight uppwards expansion of certain instruments and reverbs, makes it a welcome contribution.
Compression etc: I'm not a fan of compression with traditional compressors, especially not in situations like these. I've instead used tape-like processors, that don't have the prone-ness to pumping that normal "threshold" compressors can have. The effect of tape-processors is transparent and continuous, so you never get a sense of the compression kicking in at a certain volume. The source here is quite punchy and transient-rich, so you can use quite aggressive settings with great results.
Even thought it can be very hard to actually "hear" the result, A-B-ing reveals a "fatter" sounds that still retains alot of punch and openness. Transient Processing: Nothing changed in the upper frequencies, but the low-end kicks a bit more and is less flat. Bass-frequencies bounce and move more volume-wise. Some "issues" are still there.
There is clicking in parts of tracks or just a small section or just a single click here and there. In some cases it sounds like clipping and in some cases it could be clipping from the original source but I didn't introduce any of the obvious ones atleast. I don't have the desire to swat them out one by one, and click-reduction almost always affects the attacks and "good" clicks from snares, hihats and such, if only little.
So this was not a priority and not used here. Distorted and "loose"-sounding Bassguitar in certain parts certain sections of "The Thing That Should Not Be" where the guitar goes down low in pitch and climbs back up.
Not my fault, its in the original recordings and made somewhat "worse" by equalizing. It would need re-recording to fix properly, and although I don't like the sound of it at all, you will have to take it as nostalgia. Besides, if you were enjoying the original sound Overall, this is, in quality aspects, a really polished turd.
So the sound will sometimes be accordingly. Creative changes: There are a few "Creative" changes made, that are different from equalizing and other things that only alter volume etc of already existing sound information.
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