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Rappinghood · 15th September 2008

I have to admit that although it is incredibly loud (I was just A/B-ing it against a mono reggae re-issue I just mastered and it nearly blew my head off!) I quite like how it sounds. OK, it's hitting the wall on almost every note except the intro of the first track, and my poor needles are melting at +3 VU...but if I take off my mastering engineer hat and put on my average punter hat it then I like the production and at low level listening I can stand it.

I am actually a Metallica fan and seeing as I'll mainly be listening in the car (don't have an iPod) I hope that its incredible loudness won't be so noticeable and won't spoil my enjoyment of the songs on the album.

I notice how everybody's naming Jensen & Rubin - I just noticed the co-mixer was Andrew Scheps, who mixed a lot of Stadium Arcadium - another album that has roundly been criticised for its heavy clipping, distortion and excessive levels. I definitely sympathise with Mr Jensen on this one.

15th September 2008	#68
Rappinghood Gear nut Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 97	I quite like it... I have to admit that although it is incredibly loud (I was just A/B-ing it against a mono reggae re-issue I just mastered and it nearly blew my head off!) I quite like how it sounds. OK, it's hitting the wall on almost every note except the intro of the first track, and my poor needles are melting at +3 VU...but if I take off my mastering engineer hat and put on my average punter hat it then I like the production and at low level listening I can stand it. I am actually a Metallica fan and seeing as I'll mainly be listening in the car (don't have an iPod) I hope that its incredible loudness won't be so noticeable and won't spoil my enjoyment of the songs on the album. I notice how everybody's naming Jensen & Rubin - I just noticed the co-mixer was Andrew Scheps, who mixed a lot of Stadium Arcadium - another album that has roundly been criticised for its heavy clipping, distortion and excessive levels. I definitely sympathise with Mr Jensen on this one.