Quote:
Originally Posted by Rappinghood  ...but I genuinely don't think that the average listener would even notice it was much louder or less dynamic than anything else on their mp3 player. |
With this one, I actually think average punters might notice. Have a listen to it on headphones... (as most mp3 player users will). That's where the real drama begins.
Chris:
I think everyone posting here gets that TJ didn't enjoy mastering this and that this kind of distortion was not his choice. He was just one link in the chain that led to - what is to my knowledge - the loudest and most distorted release of a major, internationel calibre artist yet. I think noone here assumes him to be the one in the chain that wanted the album to be this way... but someone did, and that's what's so puzzling. Who on earth heard it and thought it was good that way? And who, assuming that TJ at some point communicated to those in charge that the mixes are less than ideal to work with, insisted that he would have to go ahead and work with them?
I guess this thread so far has been a nice opportunity for everyone to bash the quality of the product, me included, but I for one am genuinely interested to hear how this came to be - because it is just so extreme.