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Originally Posted by PoorGlory  I do a lot of metal/rock, so my examples are mostly that genre.
For absurdly loud, bad masters: In Flames "Come Clarity" (zero dynamics, drums disappear), Arch Enemy "Rise of the Tyrant" (pumping, distortion), Disturbed "10,000 Fists" (overall bad), Slayer "God Hates Us All" (excellent example of what happens when you mix the kick WAY too loud, cut way too much low end, and misuse the **** out of a brickwall limiter)
For appropriately loud, great masters: In Flames "Clayman" (it's good to show the same band with a good master vs. a shitty master), Tool "10,000 Days" (just a coincidence that there are two records with the number 10K in the name), AC/DC "Back in Black" (Ted Jensen re-master) and AC/DC "Ballbreaker".
I always break out Nirvana's "Nevermind" also, since it's really "quiet" compared to what people have come to expect. People know what "Nevermind" should sound like, so it's a good example of how you can listen to a very abbrasive sounding record all the way through WITHOUT fatiguing your ears. Plus it gets the point across that loud doesn't equal record sales. |
Interesting, thanks man - i always thought disturbed's second album "believe" sounded flat and lifeless, this was actually before i knew anything about mastering so i never tested the levels, what do you think of the mastering quality of that record compared to their latest effort?
BTW, sorry to go off topic from the OP, but its still kinda relevant... kinda...
- Ry