http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/02/mastered-for-itunes-how-audio-engineers-tweak-tunes-for-the-ipod-age.ars
― my opinionation (Hamildan), Friday, 24 February 2012 22:27 (twelve years ago) link
That's one for the "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" files.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Friday, 24 February 2012 22:47 (twelve years ago) link
Format conversion, dithering and compression are different beasts than "dynamic range compression". Still, an interesting article.
I had a WTF moment when I ripped Youtube audio for a DJ set and decided to tweak the EQ in Logic. I was surprised at how muffled the track sounded compared to the other songs. Flipping on the frequency analyzer, it seems that Youtube audio contains NO audio information above 15 kHz.
― mac and me (รwen P.), Friday, 24 February 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
ha, i did the same thing recently. did you use it? i overdubbed some tambourine and lasers.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
Smart! No, nothing as cool as that, I used a gentle plug-in called Vintage Warmer, which simulates tape saturation. It didn't *really* do the trick, but I went with it.
Then I e-mailed the friend who'd played the track for me originally and asked him for a copy of the CD version.
(The track was "Jon E Storm" by Dog Ruff. Good track! I don't even know where it came from, some German electroclash compilation.)
― mac and me (รwen P.), Friday, 24 February 2012 22:58 (twelve years ago) link
here's the one i used: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzQ_xGsxgvs
but since the mix isn't yet, you inspired me to get a legit copy, so thanks!
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:05 (twelve years ago) link
WHOA! Sounds muddy as anything, what a mess. (20% suspicious that the problem might be in the mix entire.)
― mac and me (รwen P.), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:24 (twelve years ago) link
I mean, his ssss's are all there but Magnolia sounds like she's shouting in the basement; the drum machine and high end on the sawtooths are non-existant, etc. Youtube audio! Fuggedaboutit.
― mac and me (รwen P.), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:25 (twelve years ago) link
i think it might be a radio rip too - i downloaded an mp3 that sounds waaaay better.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Friday, 24 February 2012 23:27 (twelve years ago) link
https://gist.github.com/kylemcdonald/1fab024c9878106b486deb1a26bc2079
http://i.imgur.com/UoQIzG8.png
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:14 (six years ago) link
the tempo plot is super interesting btw
http://i.imgur.com/0wNMcw9.png
― ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ (caek), Tuesday, 8 August 2017 15:15 (six years ago) link