[atlantaprog] Re: another aspect

From: "Jeff Blanks" <jblanks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Brian King pointed out:
>
>
>http://www.prorec.com/prorec/articles.nsf/articles/8A133F52D0FD71AB86256C2E
005D
> >AF1C
>
> I've seen it, thanks, and really, I know what he's talking about.  But I
> can't help but think this is another instance of confusing technical flaws
> with esthetics.  Maybe some people just don't like the production--I don't
> know.

Perhaps.  It would only be an esthetic decision if the band and/or engineers
_intended_ to squash the dynamics down to almost nothing and introduce >100
sheared-off transients into the mix, but maybe they did.  It was only a few
decades ago that distorted guitar was considered desirable, after all.  When
we were having our cd mastered the engineer (Jay Frigoletto, ex-Atlantan now
in LA, who I'd HIGHLY recommend to anyone) made different versions for us to
consider, one through old analog equipment (Tektronics, Drawmer, Urei, etc),
and a couple of Sonic Solutions versions with different degrees of peak
limiting.  The more extreme one was very fatiguing-- louder but with less
punch-- and even it was nowhere close to what they did with Vapor Trails.

Brian

Other related posts: