An album recalled for being too loud

[Silver Sonya]

I wish this happened more often.

- c

[Waltz Mastering]

That's some brilliant indie marketing right there...recall your own cd?

[Cellotron]

From Dinosaur Jr. ->

Dear Dinosaur Jr. Fans,
Please note that on the European CD version of the Farm album there is an audio problem. This occurred while duplicating the original master in a duplication studio. The problem occurred when the duplicate was produced, as the software program used for this duplication ‘doubled’ the sound layers. This resulted in a 3dB increase in the overall sound volume.

How the f did that happen??? Seriously - I'm asking this as someone who has been a production manager at both a CD pressing facility and who also ran their own CD-R duplication house in the past - it just doesn't make any sense. Sounds much more likely someone "rebaked" the provided master in something like iTunes.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Franco]

That's a helluva excuse for putting a 3db boost on the manufacturer's lap!

I'm also curious to know what software does an automatic "doubling of sound layers."

Also, they dup their CDs? They're not replicated? (as in the difference between a CD-R copier and the process of stamping CDs in replicating).

I like Dinosaur Jr. though, they had this version of The Cure's Just Like Heaven that I liked a lot.

[It'sJoeAgain]

from that site:

"the software program used for this duplication ' 'doubled' the sound layers, resulting in a 3 dB increase in the overall sound volume."

nonsense....

edit; i see everyone agrees

[Nordenstam]

Mixing two of the same waves gives 6dB boost..

[macc]

Originally Posted by Lupo

Mixing two of the same waves gives 6dB boost..

That's what I was just thinking.

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by macc

That's what I was just thinking.

twice the level in air is 3dB (spls)

eitherway...seems it isnt a retreat from the loudness war, just a feck up

[lerone]

Suspect!

[MTStudios]

Originally Posted by IIIrd

twice the level in air is 3dB (spls)

eitherway...seems it isnt a retreat from the loudness war, just a feck up

No, from memory

6dB = 2x pressure
3dB = 2x power

So 6dB = 2x SPL.

[narcoman]

i don't reckon it's a fek up. A lie coupled with bizarre marketing twist.....

[macc]

Originally Posted by IIIrd

eitherway...seems it isnt a retreat from the loudness war, just a feck up

Aye... Now it's only 6dB louder than it should be, not 12.

(or 9 :D )

[IIIrd]

Originally Posted by Antman

No, from memory

6dB = 2x pressure
3dB = 2x power

So 6dB = 2x SPL.

i stand corrected, your memory seems in better fettle than mine

[Bob Olhsson]

Originally Posted by Waltz Mastering

That's some brilliant indie marketing right there...recall your own cd?