July 9, 201312 yr Author Hoo boy. So the original members of Black Sabbath got together and recorded a new album. I think they were inspired by RHCP.
July 9, 201312 yr It's a Rick Rubin album, whadya expect? Edited July 9, 201312 yr by roadtonowhere08
July 9, 201312 yr Wow. Look at that brick wall. That being said, I find with a lot of recent releases the vinyl release gets a way better (read: more dynamic) mix. Maybe once someone gets their hands on a vinyl copy they can report back?
July 9, 201312 yr There have been a few rips already. Two are up on a certain Russian site, and another is up on a very well known vinyl ripping site. PM me if you need a point in the right direction.
July 9, 201312 yr Author I just want to see some waveforms.There is a "Mastered for iTunes" version, which is 256kbps AAC, of course. There's also a Japanese SHM-CD version. I am not sure if any of them are mastered any differently than the version I posted. I have the Best Buy 2CD version, FWIW.
July 30, 201312 yr After seeing Blacka Sabbath's work my eyes dropped off. Pitty but i did not expected anything else from rick rubin. Is Vlado Meller anywhere in credits?
August 13, 201312 yr Author Not my image (and, ahem, not my FONT CHOICE), but a painful comparison to to the original album and the "best of" remaster.
August 13, 201312 yr What is that? Chalkboard font? And yeah, some people don't like the sound of their debut. Too much reverb and sounds too much like arena rock. I say screw that. They NAILED the sound for that album. Fit the mood perfectly. I quite like the plain US CD issue, but I am sure the Z 47857 vinyl ripped by someone skilled would sound amazing. Edited August 13, 201312 yr by roadtonowhere08
October 2, 201312 yr Rush remix Vapor Trails ...but do they make it listenable? Listening now...will report back if I can finish it...not set up to take a screencaps of waveform from online streaming...
October 2, 201312 yr Well, you had to make me break out the science, didn't you. foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:21:33 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR6 0.00 dB -6.96 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR5 -0.01 dB -5.97 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR5 -0.01 dB -6.36 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR5 0.00 dB -6.27 dB 5:23 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR5 -0.01 dB -6.13 dB 4:29 05-The Stars Look Down DR5 -0.01 dB -6.42 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR5 -0.01 dB -6.71 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trails DR4 0.00 dB -5.65 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR5 -0.01 dB -5.49 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR5 0.00 dB -6.24 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR5 0.00 dB -6.70 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR6 0.00 dB -6.81 dB 6:21 12-Freeze -- Part IV Of 'Fear' DR4 -0.01 dB -5.71 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR5 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1057 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================ foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1 log date: 2013-10-01 22:22:30 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Analyzed: Rush / Vapor Trails Remixed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR Peak RMS Duration Track -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DR7 -0.30 dB -8.05 dB 5:09 01-One Little Victory DR8 -0.30 dB -9.35 dB 5:28 02-Ceiling Unlimited DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:41 03-Ghost Rider DR7 -0.30 dB -9.23 dB 5:24 04-Peaceable Kingdom DR8 -0.30 dB -9.26 dB 4:28 05-The Stars Look Down DR6 -0.30 dB -8.39 dB 4:05 06-How It Is DR8 -0.30 dB -10.37 dB 4:58 07-Vapor Trail DR7 -0.30 dB -8.64 dB 6:35 08-Secret Touch DR7 -0.30 dB -8.44 dB 5:38 09-Earthshine DR7 -0.30 dB -8.88 dB 3:41 10-Sweet Miracle DR7 -0.30 dB -8.65 dB 4:49 11-Nocturne DR8 -0.30 dB -9.43 dB 6:21 12-Freeze Part IV Of ''Fear'' DR7 -0.30 dB -9.05 dB 5:04 13-Out Of The Cradle -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of tracks: 13 Official DR value: DR7 Samplerate: 44100 Hz Channels: 2 Bits per sample: 16 Bitrate: 1017 kbps Codec: FLAC ================================================================================
October 2, 201312 yr The remix (remaster?) seems to be a higher DR, which looks good as a starter. Does it really sound better/different?
October 2, 201312 yr I don't know, I'd have to A/B them -- I'm still hearing some serious clipping, but (a) I'm still listening to it, so it is listenable, and (b ) I'm listening on a completely different system than I did then, so it be being euphonized. Cheers for doing that, Graham. Thought I'd compare it to Snakes and Ladders -- which, although very compressed, is still quite listenable. I consider S&L to be compressed the way we would expect a contemporary rock'n'roll record to be -- perhaps a little harsh. Vapor Trails Remixed is still worse.
November 7, 201312 yr Author OH DEAR LORD. This isn't a remaster, but it illustrates what's wrong with buying techno on the web in 2013:
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